; (ii) that the registered employer remains a bona fide employer operating in a full employment area; and (iii) to the number of H–2C nonimmigrants the employer employed the prior year. (B) No longer a full employment area An employer is ineligible to file an application for a new permit or to renew an existing permit if the unemployment rate in the county or metropolitan statistical area where the business said employer operates rises so that the area is no longer designated as a full employment area. (8) Notice of failure of H–2C nonimmigrant to appear An employer shall inform the Secretary if an H–2C nonimmigrant does not appear for employment with the employer during the time period specified in subsection (c)(6)(A)(i). (e) Registered positions (1) In general (A) Application Each employer may submit with an application or renewal under subsection (d) for adjudication to the Secretary an application to designate a registered position for which the employer is seeking to hire an H–2C nonimmigrant at any time during the year without regard to the date the employer needs each position to be filled. (B) Attestation An application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a general description of each such position and an attestation to each of the following: (i) The number of full-time equivalent employees of the employer. (ii) The occupational category, as classified by Bureau of Labor Statistics, for which each registered position is sought. (iii) That the wages to be paid to H–2C nonimmigrants employed by the employer in each registered position will be the greater of— (I) the actual wage level paid by the employer to other employees with similar experience and qualifications for such position in the same location