[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22629]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Labor-Management Relations Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review: Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) hereby 
announces the submission of the following public information collection 
request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13). The information collection request is the Notice to 
Mediation Agencies (Agency Form F-7), OMB control number 3076-0004. No 
comments were received pursuant to FMCS's prior 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register on June 26, 2012. However, we would like to make a 
correction to that notice. The collection is actually being submitted 
to OMB as a reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection. The changes include modest streamlining and improvements 
for clarity. OMB is interested in comments on specific aspects of the 
collection. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that: (1) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluates the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden 
of the proposed collection information;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology.
    Burden: FMCS receives approximately 21,000 responses to the form 
Notice to Mediation Agencies (OMB No. 3076-004).
    Affected Entities: Private sector employers and labor unions 
involved in interstate commerce that file notices for mediation 
services to the FMCS and state, local and territorial agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Email: [email protected]. Please include the FMCS form number, the 
information collection title, and the OMB control number in the subject 
line of the message. Comments may also be sent to fax number 
202.395.5806 to the attention of Desk Officer for FMCS.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the related 
60-day notice published in the Federal Register at Vol. 77 No. 38062 on 
June 26, 2012.

    Dated: September 10, 2012.
Jeannette Walters-Marquez,
Attorney Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2012-22629 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
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