[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 207 (Monday, October 26, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22332]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

29 CFR Part 102

RIN 3142-AA17


Representation-Case Procedures: Voter List Contact Information; 
Absentee Ballots for Employees on Military Leave; Reopening of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: By this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the National Labor 
Relations Board (NLRB) is announcing a reopening of the period to 
submit comments to the initial comments (or reply comments) to the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in the Federal Register on July 
29, 2020. On October 5, 2020, the NLRB issued a press release 
indicating the Board was extending the comment period for replies to 
initial comments from October 13, 2020 to October 27, 2020.

DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rule published July 
29, 2020, at 85 FR 45553, is reopened. Reply comments to the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking must be received by the Board on or before October 
27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: 
    Internet--Federal eRulemaking Portal. Electronic comments may be 
submitted through http://www.regulations.gov.
    Delivery--Comments should be submitted by mail or hand delivery to: 
Roxanne L. Rothschild, Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations 
Board, 1015 Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20570-0001. Because of 
security precautions, the Board continues to experience delays in U.S. 
mail delivery. You should take this into consideration when preparing 
to meet the deadline for submitting comments. The Board encourages 
electronic filing. It is not necessary to send comments if they have 
been filed electronically with regulations.gov. If you send comments, 
the Board recommends that you confirm receipt of your delivered 
comments by contacting (202) 273-1940 (this is not a toll-free number). 
Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-866-315-6572 (TTY/TDD).
    Only comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov, hand 
delivered, or mailed will be accepted; ex parte communications received 
by the Board will be made part of the rulemaking record and will be 
treated as comments only insofar as appropriate. Comments will be 
available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov and 
during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST) at the above 
address.
    The Board will post, as soon as practicable, all comments received 
on http://www.regulations.gov without making any changes to the 
comments, including any personal information provided. The website 
http://www.regulations.gov is the Federal eRulemaking portal, and all 
comments posted there are available and accessible to the public. The 
Board requests that comments include full citations or internet links 
to any authority relied upon. The Board cautions commenters not to 
include personal information such as Social Security numbers, personal 
addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments, as 
such submitted information will become viewable by the public via the 
http://www.regulations.gov website. It is the commenter's 
responsibility to safeguard his or her information. Comments submitted 
through http://www.regulations.gov will not include the commenter's 
email address unless the commenter chooses to include that information 
as part of his or her comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne Rothschild, Executive 
Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street SE, 
Washington, DC 20570-0001, (202) 273-1940 (this is not a toll-free 
number), 1-866-315-6572 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Labor Relations Board (``NLRB'' 
or ``Board'') published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal 
Register on July 29, 2020, seeking comments from the public regarding 
amending the Board's rules and regulations to eliminate the requirement 
that employers must, as part of the Board's voter list requirement, 
provide available personal email addresses and available home and 
personal cellular telephone numbers of all eligible voters. It also 
proposes an amendment providing for absentee mail ballots for employees 
who are on military leave.

    Dated: October 5, 2020.
Roxanne L. Rothschild,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-22332 Filed 10-23-20; 8:45 am]
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