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Designan países elegibles para visas H-2A y H-2B para el 2013

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS, siglas en inglés) hoy anunció que han identificado a 59 países cuyos ciudadanos son elegibles para participar en los programas H-2A y H-2B en el próximo año.
El programa H-2A permite a empleadores estadounidenses traer a extranjeros a los Estados Unidos para empleos agrícolas temporales. El programa H-2B permite traer a extranjeros para empleos temporales no relacionados con la agricultura.
Con pocas excepciones, USCIS sólo aprueba las peticiones de ciudadanos de los países designados por el Secretario del DHS como elegibles para participar en el programa H-2A y H-2B. La nueva lista de países elegibles se anuncia en el Registro Federal y es válida por un año a partir de la fecha de publicación.
A partir del 18 de enero de 2013, ciudadanos de España y los siguientes países de Latinoamérica son elegibles para participar en los programas H-2A y H-2B:
Argentina, Belice, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Perú, Uruguay.
Puede ver la lista completa de todos los países aquí.
Esta nueva lista no afecta el estatus de personas que actualmente tienen visas H-2A ó H-2B.

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(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

 information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

 and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

 burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

 use of automated collection techniques, 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

 information technology.

Food Labeling; Notification Procedures 

for Statements on Dietary 

 Supplements—21 CFR 101.93 (OMB 

Control Number 0910–0331—Extension) 

 Section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act (21 

U.S.C. 343(r)(6)) requires that FDA be 

 notified by manufacturers, packers, and 

distributors of dietary supplements that 

 they are marketing a dietary supplement  

product that bears on its label or in itslabeling a statement provided for in section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act.

Section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act requires that FDA be notified, with a submission about such statements, no later than 30 days after the first

marketing of the dietary supplement.

Information that is required in thesubmission includes: (1) The name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the dietary supplement

product; (2) the text of the statement that is being made; (3) the name of the dietary ingredient or supplement that is the subject of the statement; (4) the

name of the dietary supplement (including the brand name); and (5) a signature of a responsible individual who can certify the accuracy of the information presented, and who must certify that the information contained in the notice is complete and accurate, and that the notifying firm has

substantiation that the statement is truthful and not misleading.

The procedural regulation for this program is codified at § 101.93 (21 CFR 101.93). Section 101.93 provides submission procedures and identifies the information that must be included in order to meet the requirements of section 403 of the FD&C Act.

Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection of information include manufacturers, packers, or distributors of dietary supplements that bear section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act statements on their labels or labeling.

We estimate the burden of this collection of information as follows:

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1

21 CFR Section Number of respondents 101.93

Number of  responses                                  2,200

Number of responses per  respondent       1      

Total annual responses                                2,200                               

Average burden per response                      0.75                    

Total hours                                                     1,650

1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

We believe that there will be minimal 

burden on the industry to generate 

 information to meet the requirements of 

 

section 403 of the FD&C Act in

submitting information regarding  section 403(r)(6) of the FD&C Act 

statements on labels or in labeling of 

 dietary supplements. We are requesting

only information that is immediately 

 

available to the manufacturer, packer, or 

 distributor of the dietary supplement 

that bears such a statement on its label 

 or in its labeling. We estimate that, each 

 

year, approximately 2,200 firms will 

submit the information required by 

 section 403 of the FD&C Act. We

estimate that a firm will require 0.75 

 

hours to gather the information needed 

and prepare a submission, for a total of 

 1,650 hours (2,200 × 0.75). This estimate 

 

is based on the average number of 

notification submissions received by us 

 in the preceding 3 years.

Dated: January 14, 2013.

Leslie Kux,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 2013–01031 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

 

SECURITY

[DHS–2011–0108]

RIN 1601–ZA11

Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible To 

Participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

 Nonimmigrant Worker Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

 

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under Department of 

 

Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, 

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

 

Services (USCIS) may approve petitions

for H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant 

 

status only for nationals of countries 

 

that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of

State, has designated by notice 

 

published in the Federal Register. That 

 

notice must be renewed each year. This 

 

notice announces that the Secretary of

Homeland Security, in consultation 

 

with the Secretary of State, is 

 

identifying 59 countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs for the 

 

coming year. The list published today 

 

includes one new addition: Grenada.

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

 

effective January 18, 2013, and shall be 

 

without effect at the end of one year 

 

after January 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Francis Cissna, Office of Policy, 

 

Department of Homeland Security, 

 

Washington, DC 20528, (202) 447–3835.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

 

Background: Generally, USCIS may 

 

approve H–2A and H–2B petitions for 

 

nationals of only those countries that 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

 

State, has designated as participating 

 

countries. Such designation must be

published as a notice in the Federal 

 

Register and expires after one year. 

 

USCIS, however, may allow a national 

 

from a country not on the list to be 

 

named as a beneficiary of an H–2A or 

 

H–2B petition based on a determination 

 

that such participation is in the U.S. 

 

interest. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F) and 

 

8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(E).

In designating countries to include on 

 

the list, the Secretary of Homeland 

 

Security, with the concurrence of the 

 

Secretary of State, will take into account

factors including, but not limited to: (1) 

 

The country’s cooperation with respect 

 

to issuance of travel documents for 

 

citizens, subjects, nationals, and 

 

residents of that country who are subject 

 

to a final order of removal; (2) the 

 

number of final and unexecuted orders 

 

of removal against citizens, subjects, 

 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

 

(3) the number of orders of removal 

 

executed against citizens, subjects,

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nationals, and residents of that country; 

 

and (4) such other factors as may serve 

 

the U.S. interest. See 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) and 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1). 

 

In December 2008, DHS published in 

 

the Federal Register two notices, 

 

‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

 

Participate in the H–2A Visa Program,’’ 

 

and ‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

 

Participate in the H–2B Visa Program,’’

which designated 28 countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. See 73 

 

FR 77,043 (Dec. 18, 2008); 73 FR 77,729

 

(Dec. 19, 2008). The notices ceased to 

 

have effect on January 17, 2010 and 

 

January 18, 2010, respectively. See 8 

 

CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(2) and 8 CFR 

 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(3). To allow for the 

 

continued operation of the H–2A and 

 

H–2B programs, the Secretary of 

 

Homeland Security, with the 

 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

 

has published subsequent notices on an 

 

annual basis. See 75 FR 2,879 (Jan. 19,

 

2010) (adding 11 countries); 76 FR 2,915

(Jan. 18, 2011) (removing Indonesia and 

 

adding 15 countries); 77 FR 2,558 (Jan. 

 

18, 2012) (adding five countries).

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

 

has determined, with the concurrence of

 

the Secretary of State, that the 58 

 

countries designated in the January 18,

2012 notice continue to meet the 

 

standards identified in that notice for 

 

eligible countries and therefore should 

 

remain designated as countries whose 

 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs. Further, 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

 

State, has determined to add Grenada to

the list. This determination is made 

 

taking into account the four factors 

 

identified above. The Secretary of 

 

Homeland Security also considered 

 

other pertinent factors including, but 

 

not limited to, evidence of past usage of 

 

the H–2A and H–2B programs by 

 

nationals of the country to be added, as 

 

well as evidence relating to the 

 

economic impact on particular U.S. 

industries or regions resulting from the 

 

addition or continued non-inclusion of

 

specific countries.

Designation of Countries Whose 

 

Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in 

 

the H–2A and H–2B Nonimmigrant 

 

Worker Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

 

under sections 214(a)(1), 215(a)(1), and 

 

241 of the Immigration and Nationality 

 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1), 1185(a)(1), and 

 

1231), I am designating, with the 

 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

 

nationals from the following countries

 

to be eligible to participate in the H–2A 

 

and H–2B nonimmigrant worker 

 

programs:

Argentina

Australia

Barbados

Belize

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Costa Rica

Croatia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Jamaica

Japan

Kiribati

Latvia

Lithuania

Macedonia

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Nauru

The Netherlands

Nicaragua

New Zealand

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Peru

The Philippines

Poland

Romania

Samoa

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Uruguay

Vanuato

This notice does not affect the status

 

of aliens who currently hold valid H–2A 

 

or H–2B nonimmigrant status. Persons 

 

holding such status, however, will be

affected by this notice at the time they 

 

seek an extension of stay in H–2 

 

classification, or a change of status (1) 

 

from another nonimmigrant status to H–

2 status or (2) from one H–2 status to 

 

another.

Nothing in this notice limits the 

 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

 

Security or her designee or any other 

 

federal agency to invoke against any

foreign country or its nationals any 

 

other remedy, penalty, or enforcement 

 

action available by law.

Janet Napolitano,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2013–00908 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

 

SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

 

Agency Information Collection 

 

Activities: Application for Foreign 

 

Trade Zone and/or Status Designation, 

 

and Application for Foreign Trade 

 

Zone Activity Permit 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

 

Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

 

comments; Extension of an existing 

 

collection of information: 1651–0029. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

 

burden, CBP invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

 

on an information collection

requirement concerning the Application 

 

for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/ 

 

or Status Designation, and Application 

 

for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Permit 

 

(CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C and 

 

216). 

This request for comment is being 

 

made pursuant to the Paperwork 

 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).

DATES: Written comments should be 

 

received on or before March 19, 2013 to 

 

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

 

Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and 

 

Rulings, Office of International Trade, 

 

799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor, 

 

Washington, DC 20229–1177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

 

Requests for additional information 

 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

 

International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 

 

5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177, 

 

at 202–325–0265.

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