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Code · CFR · Title 20 — Employees' Benefits · Part 655 — Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States · § 655.143

§ 655.143. Notice of acceptance.

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(a)Notification timeline. When the CO determines the Application for Temporary Employment Certification and job order meet the requirements set forth in this subpart, the CO will notify the employer within 7 calendar days of the CO's receipt of the Application for Temporary Employment Certification. A copy of the notice will be sent to the SWA serving the area of intended employment.
(b)Notice content. The notice must:
(1)Authorize conditional access to the interstate clearance system and direct each SWA receiving a copy of the job order to commence recruitment of U.S. workers as specified in § 655.150;
(2)Direct the employer to engage in positive recruitment of U.S. workers under §§ 655.153 and 655.154 and to submit a report of its positive recruitment efforts meeting the requirements of § 655.156. If the OFLC Administrator's annual determination of labor supply States under § 655.154 requires the employer to engage in a specific additional positive recruitment activity in a labor supply State, the NOA will describe the precise nature of the additional positive recruitment required and will specify the documentation or other supporting evidence that must be maintained by the employer as proof that positive recruitment requirements were met;
(3)State that positive recruitment is in addition to and will occur during the period of time that the job order is being circulated by the SWA(s) for interstate clearance under § 655.150 and will terminate on the date specified in § 655.158;
(4)State any other documentation or assurances needed for the Application for Temporary Employment Certification to meet the requirements for certification under this subpart;
(5)State that the CO will make a determination either to grant or deny the Application for Temporary Employment Certification not later than 30 calendar days before the first date of need, except as provided for under § 655.142 for modified Applications for Temporary Employment Certification or when the Application for Temporary Employment Certification does not meet the requirements for certification but is expected to before the first date of need; and
(6)Where appropriate to the job opportunity and area of intended employment, direct the SWA to provide written notice of the job opportunity to organizations that provide employment and training services to workers likely to apply for the job and/or to place written notice of the job opportunity in other physical locations where such workers are likely to gather.
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