March 17, 2026. OFLC Announces 60-Day Public Comment Period on the Form ETA-9142B and Related Forms for the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Program

Key changes

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing a revision to the information collection for the Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s H-2B forms. The H-2B forms include the Form ETA-9142B, Application for Temporary Employment Certification, its accompanying appendices, related forms, and instructions (OMB Control Number 1205-0509).

OFLC seeks to renew the following forms without changes: Form ETA-9142B, Application for Temporary Employment Certification; Form ETA-9142B appendices, Appendix A - Additional Place(s) of Employment and Wage Information, Appendix C - Foreign Labor Recruiter Information , and Appendix D – Joint Employer/Job Contractor Information ; Form ETA-9142B, Final Determination ; Form ETA-9142B, Seafood Attestation ; and accompanying form instructions. A non-substantive change was made to update a footnote citation for Appendix B - Employer and Attorney/Agent Declaration for H-2B Employers to reflect the most recent appropriations bill.

OFLC has characterized this action as a revision, however, because OFLC seeks to eliminate the Form ETA-9155, H-2B Registration , and its accompanying instructions. The Form ETA-9155 was not implemented and is not in use.

The Federal Register notice informs the public of the request for three-year approval of the information collection under OMB Control Number 1205-0509 and invites comments from the public for 60 days. Written comments must be submitted in accordance with the Federal Register notice instructions. The deadline to submit comments is Monday, May 18, 2026 .

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