[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14465-14466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7586]
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FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL
Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity;
Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: Federal Service Impasses Panel.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel) is soliciting
public comments on FLRA Form 14, Request for Assistance, as described
below, prior to submission of the proposal to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
DATES: Comments due: May 26, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should
be sent to: H. Joseph Schimansky, Executive Director, Federal Service
Impasses Panel, 607 14th St., N.W., Suite 220, Washington, D.C. 20424-
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information collection should be directed to H.
Joseph Schimansky, Executive Director, Federal Service Impasses Panel,
(202) 482-6670, 607 14th St., N.W., Suite 220, Washington, D.C. 20424-
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
This Notice solicits comments from members of the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.
The comments will be used to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Panel, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the Panel's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Request for Assistance.
OMB Number: 3070-0007.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection, with
minor changes.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The
information to be collected by FLRA 14, Request for Assistance, is
required for the Panel to be able to process and decide collective
bargaining impasses arising under the Federal Service Labor-Management
Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 7119. The information collected on the
form is to be used to enable Panel staff employees to contact affected
parties in impasse proceedings, and to enable staff employees to take
the necessary steps to begin the processing of the Request for
Assistance. The form will be provided to members of the public who
request the form from the Panel, to enable those members of the public
to initiate an impasse proceeding before the Panel. The petition form
is filed with the Panel's office. Use of the form is not required to
obtain Panel assistance, however, so long as the written request by a
party for assistance contains the information requested on the form.
The document lists the following information: (1) The title of the
information collection; (2) identification of the parties and
individuals authorized to act on their behalf, including facsimile
numbers; (3) statement of issues at impasse and the summary of
positions of the initiating party or parties with respect to those
issues; (4) a description of the bargaining unit along with the number
of employees included; (5) the expiration date of the parties' labor
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agreement; (6) the number, length, and dates of negotiation and
mediation sessions held, including the nature and extent of all other
voluntary arrangements utilized; (7) if approval of binding arbitration
is requested, a statement as to whether any of the proposals to be
submitted to the arbitrator contain questions concerning the duty to
bargain, a statement of each party's position concerning such
questions, and a description of the arbitration procedures to be used;
(8) if the impasse arises from an agency determination not to establish
or terminate a compressed work schedule under the Federal Employees
Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act, the schedule or proposed
schedule which is the subject of the agency's determination and the
finding on which the determination is based, including, in the case
where the finding is made by a duly authorized delegatee, evidence of a
specific delegation of authority to make such a finding; (9) the name
and signature of the party or parties filing the request; and (10) an
estimate of the total annual reporting hours and record keeping burden.
Members of the Affected Public: Federal employees representing
Federal agencies in their capacity as employer, and Federal employees
and employees of labor organizations that are representing those labor
organizations, are the members of the public who may file the Request
for Assistance form.
Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection: It should normally take a party no longer than
one hour to complete the Request for Assistance form for filing with
the Panel. In FY 1997, 148 requests for assistance were filed with the
Panel.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chap. 35, as amended.
Dated: March, 19, 1998.
H. Joseph Schimansky,
Executive Director, Federal Service Impasses Panel.
[FR Doc. 98-7586 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]
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