# Division of Foreign Labor Certification; Designation of Centralized Location in Each State for the Processing of H-2A Applications; General Administration Letter No. 2-01
The Employment and Training Administration administers and interprets the requirements of the temporary, alien agricultural labor certification (H-2A) program. These interpretations are issued in General Administration Letters (GAL's) to its Regional Offices and the State Employment Security Agencies. The GAL below is published in the *Federal Register* in order to inform the public.
**GAL No. 2-01**
GAL No. 2-01 lists the centralized H-2A processing locations in each state.
Signed at Washington, DC this 10th day of April 2001.
Raymond J. Uhalde,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor.
**U. S. Department of Labor**
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Classification: H-2A
Correspondence Symbol: OWS
Date: March 14, 2001
Directive: General Administration Letter No. 2-01
To: All State Employment Security Agencies
From: Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Subject: Designation of Centralized Location in Each State for the Processing of H-2A Applications
1. *Purpose. * To distribute a list of the centralized H-2A processing locations in each State.
2. *References. * 20 CFR part 655, Subpart B 20 CFR 655.101(a).
3. *Background. * As a result of funding reductions and streamlining measures which have occurred throughout the years, most States have transferred the H-2A functions to a centralized location within the State to better coordinate the programmatic efforts between the State and the Regional Office and to expedite the H-2A certification process. The H-2A regulations at 20 CFR 655.101 require the simultaneous submission of an H-2A application to the Regional Office of the Department of Labor (DOL) and the State Employment Service Agency (SESA) in the area of intended employment. While most of the functions of the H-2A process are actually administered by one or more State-level office(s), the regulations frequently refer to the local offices of the SESA when referring to the recruitment process of the application. Most, if not all, of the correspondence that occurs during the submission of the application and the recruitment process is actually between the employer and a centralized location within the State, since most States have designated a centralized location for the processing of H-2A applications.
4. *Action Required. * SESAs are required to assure that employers using the H-2A program in their areas are aware of the specific location where filing and notification must occur. In the very near future, the Employment and Training Administration web site will include the listing of the SESAs' Central Office processing addresses which will be updated periodically.
5. *Inquiries. * Address questions and inquiries to Charlene Giles at (202) 693-2950.
6. *Attachment. * Listing of State Employment Service Agencies with Central Offices processing H-2A applications.
**H-2A State Job Service Offices**
**Region I—Boston**
**Connecticut**
Department of Labor
200 Folly Brook Blvd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: (860) 263-6020
**Maine**
Department of Labor
45 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0045
Phone: (207) 624-6487
**Massachusetts**
Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training
Charles F. Hurley ES Building
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 626-5358
**New Hampshire**
New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
32 South Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 228-4083
**Rhode Island**
Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training
Center General Complex, Building 73
1511 Pontiac Ave.
Cranson, RI 02920-4407
Phone: (401) 462-8813
**Vermont**
Vermont Department of Employment and Training
700 Exchange St., Suite 106
Middlebury, VT 05753-1529
Phone: (802) 388-5716
**Region I—New York**
**New Jersey**
New Jersey Department of Labor
Labor Building, John Fitch Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 777-1838
**New York**
New York State Department of Labor
State Campus Office Bldg #12, Rm 286
Albany, NY 12240
Phone: (518) 457-6798
**Puerto Rico**
Puerto Rico Department of Labor
Metro Center Building Mayaguez St. Corner Cidra
San Juan, PR 00918
Phone: (787) 754-5151 ext 2292
**Region II—Philadelphia**
**Delaware**
4425 N Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19809-0828
Phone: (302) 761-8116
**Maryland**
Maryland Department of Labor
Suite 100
14 North Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301) 393-8218
**Pennsylvania**
Bureau of Employer & Career Services
7th and Forster Streets, 13th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 787-6521
**Virginia**
Virginia Employment Commission
P.O. Box 1358, Room 333
Richmond, VA 23211
Phone: (804) 786-8714
Virginia Employment Commission
192 Bristol East Road
P.O. Box Drawer 16129
Bristol, VA 24209-6129
Phone: (540) 642-7350
Virginia Employment Commission
400 Preston Avenue
P.O. Box 1587
Charlottesville, VA 22902-1587
Phone: (804) 984-7630
Virginia Employment Commission
910 North Mecklenburg Ave
P.O. Box 6800
Danville, VA 24540
Phone: (804) 791-5291
Virginia Employment Commission
5240 Oaklawn Boulevard
Hopewell, VA 23860
Phone: (804) 541-6503
Virginia Employment Commission
3204 Main Street
P.O. Box 9
Onley, VA 23418
Phone: (757) 302-2029
Virginia Employment Commission
P.O. Box 40008
Roanoke, VA 24022
Phone: (540) 561-7489
Virginia Employment Commission
P.O. Box 485
South Hill, VA 23970
Phone: (804) 447-8700
Virginia Employment Commission
P.O. Box 67
Warsaw, VA 22572
Phone: (804) 333-3675
Virginia Employment Commission
100 Premier Place
Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: (540) 722-3415
**West Virginia**
Bureau of Employment Programs
112 California Avenue
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2850
**Region III—Atlanta**
**Alabama**
Department of Labor
Industrial Relations Building, Room 2805
649 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36131
Phone: (334) 242-8020
**Florida**
Agency for Workforce Innovation
P.O. Box 10869
Tallahassee, FL 32302-0512
Phone: (850) 921-3830
**Georgia**
Georgia Department of Labor
148 International Blvd., Suite 450
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 656-3164
**Kentucky**
Division of Employment Services
Frankfort, KY 40621
2 West 275 East Main Street
Phone: (502) 564-7456
**Mississippi**
Mississippi Employment Security Commission
P.O. Box 1699
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 961-7529
**North Carolina**
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
P.O. Box 27625
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: (919) 733-3210
**South Carolina**
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
P.O. Box 1406
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 737-2599
**Tennessee**
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Davy Crockett Tower—11th Floor
500 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37245-1200
Phone: (615) 741-1977
**Region IV—Dallas**
**Arkansas**
Employment Security Department
Post Office Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203-2981
Phone: (501) 682-3129
**Colorado**
Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment
Tower 2, Suite 400
1515 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80202-2117
Phone: (303) 620-4202
**Louisiana**
Louisiana Department of Labor
Post Office Box 94094
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9094
Phone: (225) 342-3280
**Montana**
Department of Labor & Industry
Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: (406) 444-3480
**New Mexico**
New Mexico Department of Labor
401 Broadway, NE
P.O. Box 1928
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Phone: (505) 841-8878
**North Dakota**
Job Service of North Dakota
P.O. Box 1727
Minot, ND 57502
Phone: (701) 857-7557
**Oklahoma**
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Will Rogers Memorial Office Building
P.O. Box 52003
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003
Phone: (405) 557-7126
**South Dakota**
South Dakota Dept. of Labor
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3101
**Texas**
Texas Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th Street Room 424T
Austin, Texas 78778
Phone: (512) 463-2977
**Utah**
Utah Department of Workforce Services
140 E 300 Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0249
Phone: (801) 526-9459
**Wyoming**
Department of Employment
P.O. Box 70
Rawlins, WY 82301-0070
Phone: (307) 324-3485
**Region V—Chicago**
**Illinois**
Illinois Department of Employment Security
401 South State Street, 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: (312) 793-6807
**Indiana**
Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development
10 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-7187
**Iowa**
Iowa Workforce Development
150 Des Moines St.
Des Moines, IA 50309-5563
Phone: (515) 281-9336
**Kansas**
Department of Human Resources
Division of Employment and Training
401 Southwest Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
Phone: (785) 296-5014
**Michigan**
Michigan Dept of Career Development
7310 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 876-5284
**Missouri**
Division of Employment Security
P.O. Box 1087
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-3773
**Minnesota**
Minnesota Dept of Economic Security
390 N. Robert St.
Minneapolis, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 296-2949
**Nebraska**
Nebraska Workforce Development
P.O. Box 94600
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2776
**Ohio**
Ohio Dept of Jobs & Family Services
145 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43216
Phone: (614) 644-7288
**Wisconsin**
Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development
201 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-0017
**Region VI—San Francisco**
**Alaska**
Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development
P.O. Box 25509
Juneau, AK 99802
Phone: (907) 465-5956
**Arizona**
Arizona Department of Economic Security
P.O. Box 6123
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-6515
**California**
Employment Development
800 Capitol Mall, MIC 37
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 654-9270
**Hawaii**
Workforce Development Division
830 Punchbowl Street Room 329
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-8820
**Idaho**
Idaho Department of Labor
317 W Main Street
Boise, ID 83735
Phone: (208) 334-6139
**Nevada**
Department Employment Training & Rehabilitation
500 East 3rd Street
Carson City, NV 89713
Phone: (775) 684-0415
**Oregon**
Oregon Employment Department
875 Union Street NE Rm 201
Salem, OR 97311
Phone: (503) 947-1679
**Washington**
Employment Security Department—WorkSource Operations Division
P.O. Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
Phone: (360) 438-3285