[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 13, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27459-27460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10598]



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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

5 CFR Part 2429


Changes in Filing Address and Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Labor Relations Authority.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) is amending 
sections of part 2429 of its Regulations. The amendments, described 
below, make technical changes to the regulations regarding the address 
to which filings must be sent and the number of copies to be filed.

DATES: Effective Date: May 13, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Tobey, Acting Executive 
Director, (202) 218-7999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Labor Relations Authority 
(Authority) is making two technical changes to part 2429 of the 
Authority's Regulations, 5 CFR part 2429. First, the filing address 
located in Sec.  2429.24(a) is changed to reflect the new name of the 
office with which filings must be made. Second, Sec.  2429.25 is 
amended to require five legible copies to be provided with the filing 
of the original, rather than the current requirement of four legible 
copies.
    Publication of this document constitutes final agency action on 
these changes under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). 
Notice and public procedures are unnecessary because the Authority is 
making only non-substantive technical changes.

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking

    The Authority for good cause finds that prior notice and 
opportunity for comment on these changes are unnecessary pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) because the amendments to the affected sections are 
merely technical in nature and propose no substantive changes regarding 
which public comment could be solicited.

Waiver of 30-Day Delayed Effective Date Requirement

    This Final Rule is made effective upon publication in the Federal 
Register. The Authority finds that good cause exists for the final rule 
to be exempt from the 30-day delayed effective date requirement of 5 
U.S.C. 553(d) because a delay in implementation of the new filing 
requirements would be contrary to the public interest.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 
U.S.C. 605(b), I have determined that this regulation, as amended, will 
not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small 
entities, because this rule only applies to federal employees, federal 
agencies, and labor organizations representing federal employees.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This rule change will not result in the expenditure by state, 
local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private 
sector, of $100,000,000 or more in any one year, and it will not 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no 
actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996

    This action is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This rule 
will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or 
more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse 
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, 
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to 
compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    The amended regulations contain no additional information 
collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 2429

    Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Labor 
management relations.

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For these reasons, the Authority amends 5 CFR part 2429 as follows:

PART 2429--MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

    1. The authority cited for part 2429 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134; 2429.18 also issued under 28 U.S.C. 
2112(a).


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2. Section 2429.24(a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2429.24  Place and method of filing; acknowledgement.

    (a) All documents filed or required to be filed with the Authority 
pursuant to this subchapter shall be filed with the Chief, Case Intake 
and Publication, Office of Case Adjudication, Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, Docket Room, Suite 200, 1400 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20424-0001 (telephone: (202) 218-7740) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). Documents hand-
delivered for filing must be presented in the Docket Room not later 
than 5 p.m. to be accepted for filing on that day.
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3. Section 2429.25 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  2429.25  Number of copies and paper size.

    Unless otherwise provided by the Authority or the General Counsel, 
or their designated representatives, as appropriate, or under this 
subchapter, and with the exception of any prescribed forms, any 
document or paper filed with the Authority, General Counsel, 
Administrative Law Judge, Regional Director, or Hearing Officer, as 
appropriate, under this subchapter, together with any enclosure filed 
therewith, shall be submitted on 8\1/2\ by 11 inch size paper, using 
normal margins and font sizes, The original and five (5) legible copies 
of each document or paper must be submitted. Where facsimile filing is 
permitted pursuant to Sec.  2429.24(e), one (1) legible copy, capable 
of reproduction, shall be

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sufficient. A clean copy capable of being used as an original for 
purposes such as further reproduction may be substituted for the 
original.

    Dated: May 7, 2008.
William R. Tobey,
Acting Executive Director, Federal Labor Relations Authority.
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