Notice – Non-Electronic Filing of Applications for Permanent and Temporary Foreign Labor Certification

March 6, 2008

ETA REGIONAL INFORMATION ALERT NO. 055-08

ORIGINATING OFFICE: Region 5

SUBJECT: Notice – Non-Electronic Filing of Applications for Permanent and Temporary Foreign Labor Certification.

PROGRAMS: Foreign Labor Certification

1. Purpose. To transmit a notice to announce administrative changes in the locations where future non-electronic applications must be filed under the permanent and temporary foreign labor certification programs.

2. References. Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 44, March 5, 2008, pp. 11954-11956; Immigration nd Nationality Act (INA); 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1182, 1184 and 1188; 20 CFR part 655 subparts A, B, C, F, G, H, I, L, M; 29 CFR part 501.

3. Links. This Alert is in the Regional website Resource page at: http://www.doleta.gov/regions/regionalresources/

Link to the Federal Register attachment (.pdf)

4. Substance. This Notice is effective on June 1, 2008. Beginning June 16, 2008, applications and attestations filed non-electronically with the incorrect National Processing Center or the National OFLC will be returned to the filer for proper submission.

The Department is announcing administrative changes in the locations where future applications must be filed under the permanent labor certification program and certain temporary foreign labor certification programs administered by the OFLC. The Atlanta NPC will receive all applications for permanent labor certification under the Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) System, and the Chicago NPC will receive all applications for temporary labor certification under the programs as identified below. Beginning on the effective date of this Notice, the National OFLC will no longer receive any foreign labor certification applications. Centralizing the filing of labor certification applications and specializing each NPC will increase operational efficiencies in each program, improve customer service that reduces confusion with respect to where permanent and temporary labor certification applications should be filed, enhance efforts to combat fraud and abuse within and across each program, and promote greater consistency and uniformity in the adjudication of labor certification applications.

**National Processing Centers**
Location	Address
Atlanta NPC:	U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Atlanta National Processing Center, Harris Tower 233 Peachtree Street, NE., Suite 410 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Telephone: (404) 893–0101 Facsimile: (404) 893–4642 Help desk e-mail: plc.atlanta@dol.gov.
Chicago NPC:	U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Chicago National Processing Center 844 North Rush Street, 12th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60611 Telephone: (312) 886–8000 Facsimile: (312) 353–3352 Help desk email: plc.chicago@dol.gov.
OFLC National Office:	Temporary Programs Manager Office of Foreign Labor Certification U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW. Room C–4312 Washington, DC 20210 Telephone: (202) 693–3010

5. Action. Program administrators are requested to share this Information Alert with appropriate staff and other agencies.

6. Contact. Further information about this notice may be directed to William Carlson on 202.693.3010. Questions or comments about the format of this Alert may be directed to Robert Rainault on 312.596.5416.

7. Expiration Date. Continuing

8. Attachment. Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 44, March 5, 2008, pp. 11954-11956.