[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61400-61401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21274]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Labor-Management Standards

29 CFR Part 404

RIN 1215-AB49


Labor Organization Officer and Employee Reports

AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Employment Standards 
Administration, United States Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for comments on the proposed 
rule published on August 29, 2005. The proposed rule would revise the 
financial reports (Form LM-30) required to be filed by union officers 
and employees under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
of 1959, as amended (LMRDA). The comment period, which was to expire on 
October 28, 2005, is extended ninety days to January 26, 2006.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published on August 29, 2005 (70 
FR 51166) must be received on or before January 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1215-AB49, by any 
of the following methods:
    E-mail: [email protected]

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    FAX: (202) 693-1340. To assure access to the FAX equipment, only 
comments of five or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX transmittal, 
unless arrangements are made prior to faxing, by calling the number 
below and scheduling a time for FAX receipt by the Office of Labor-
Management Standards (OLMS).
    Mail: Mailed comments should be sent to Kay Oshel, Director of the 
Office of Policy, Reports and Disclosure Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 
N 5605, Washington, DC 20210. Because the Department continues to 
experience delays in U.S. mail delivery due to the ongoing concerns 
involving toxic contamination, you should take this into consideration 
when preparing to meet the deadline for submitting comments.
    OLMS recommends that you confirm receipt of your comment by 
contacting (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals 
with hearing impairments may call (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
    Comments will be available for public inspection during normal 
business hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay H. Oshel, Director of the Office 
of Policy, Reports and Disclosure, at: Kay H. Oshel, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-5605, Washington, DC 
20210, [email protected], (202) 693-1233 (this is not a toll-free 
number), (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD), E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 29, 2005 
(70 FR 51166), the Department published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
that would revise the forms that officers and employees of labor 
organizations are required to file under the LMRDA.
    Interested persons were invited to submit comments on or before 
October 28, 2005, 60 days after the publication of the notice. Based on 
separate requests by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of 
Industrial Organizations and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and 
Joiners of America for additional time to prepare comments, the 
Department has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 
ninety days.
    The proposed rule, including revisions to the Form LM-30 and its 
instructions, is available on the Web site maintained by OLMS at http://www.olms.dol.gov. (Anyone who is unable to access this information on 
the Internet can obtain the information by contacting the Employment 
Standards Administration at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5605, 
Washington, DC 20210, at esa.gov">olms-mail@dol-esa.gov, or at (202) 693-0122 
(this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing impairments 
may call 1-800-877-8339 (TTY/TDD).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 19 day of October, 2005.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards.
Don Todd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-21274 Filed 10-21-05; 8:45 am]
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