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20 CFR § 655.432 - Submission of modified applications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s655.432"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 655.432 - Submission of modified applications."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "655.432"
section_name: "Submission of modified applications."
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "655"
part_name: "TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(i); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806)."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 45899, Sept. 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 655.432 Submission of modified applications.

(a) *Review of a modified CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification.* Upon receipt of a response to a NOD, including any modifications, the CO will review the response. The CO may issue one or more additional NODs before issuing a decision. The employer's failure to comply with a NOD, including not responding in a timely manner or not providing all required documentation, will result in a denial of the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification.*

(b) *Acceptance of a modified CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification.* If the CO accepts the modification(s) to the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification,* the CO will issue a NOA to the employer and, if applicable, the employer's attorney or agent.

(c) *Denial of modified CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification.* If the modified *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* does not cure the deficiencies cited in the NOD(s) or otherwise fails to satisfy the criteria required for certification, the CO will, at its discretion, either send a second NOD or deny the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* in accordance with the labor certification determination provisions in § 655.453.

(d) *Appeal from denial of modified CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification.* The procedures for appealing a denial of a modified *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* are the same as for appealing the denial of a nonmodified *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification,* outlined in § 655.461.

(e) *Post acceptance modifications.* Notwithstanding the decision to accept the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification,* the CO may require modifications to the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* at any time before the final determination to grant or deny the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* if the CO determines that the job offer does not contain the minimum benefits, wages, and working conditions set forth in § 655.441. The employer must make such modifications, or the application will be denied under § 655.453. The employer must provide all workers recruited in connection with the job opportunity in the *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification* with a copy of the modified *CW-1 Application for Temporary Employment Certification,* as approved by the CO, no later than the date work commences.