; (B) has filed a complaint concerning the employer’s compliance with the immigration laws relating to the H–2B program, or any rule or regulation relating to such program; (C) cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an investigation or other proceeding concerning the employer’s compliance with the immigration laws relating to the H–2B program, or any rule or regulation relating to such program; or (D) has taken steps to exercise or assert any right or protection under the provisions of this section, or any rule or regulation pertaining to this section, or any other relevant Federal, State, or local law. (c) Interagency communication The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shall establish mechanisms by which the agencies and their components share information, including by public electronic means, regarding complaints, studies, investigations, findings and remedies regarding compliance by employers with the requirements of the H–2B program and other employment-related laws and regulations. 31009. Program eligibility (a) In general A petition filed by an employer under subsection (c)(1) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) ), or to extend or change to such status, may be approved only for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as participating countries, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in a notice published in the Federal Register, taking into account for each such country factors, including— (1) the fraud rate relating to petitions under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) ) filed for by nationals of the country and visa applications under such section filed by nationals of the country; (2) the denial rate of visa applications under such section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) filed by nationals of the country