[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14857-14858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05543]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Notice of Stakeholder Surveys for Facilitation and Other Purposes

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: FMCS invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the surveys and other information 
FMCS will collect to inform the process and participants for its 
conflict prevention, management, and resolution services provided to 
Federal Agencies, particularly public policy mediations and 
facilitations that include participants external to the federal 
government.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through one of the following 
methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Stakeholder Survey Comments c/o Sarah Cudahy, One 
Independence Square, 250 E. St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note 
that at this time, mail is sometimes delayed. Therefore, we encourage 
emailed comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Cudahy, 202-606-8090, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed questions are 
available below. Paper copies are available by emailing 
[email protected]. Please ask for the Stakeholder Survey.

I. Information Collection Request

    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: Not yet assigned.
    Type of Request: New collection; generic clearance.
    Affected Entities: Private sector; state, local, and tribal 
governments; individuals or households; and federal government.
    Frequency: These methods of engagement are utilized on an as-needed 
basis. Each engagement is completed once.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Administrative Dispute Resolution Acts of 
1990 and 1996, 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq. and 571 et seq., and 29 U.S.C. 
173(f), the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service provides 
conflict prevention, management, and resolution services, including, 
but not limited to, public policy facilitation and mediation services, 
to Federal agencies. As part of these services, sometimes FMCS 
employees need to survey or ask questions to determine the best process 
and participants to prevent, manage, or resolve the issue, particularly 
for public policy mediations, public policy or environmental 
facilitations, or negotiated rulemaking. To do so, FMCS has created a 
set of questions to ask various stakeholders about issues, concerns, 
engagement, and appropriate

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stakeholders relevant to the issues. The survey format will differ 
depending on the project, but may be conducted in one or more of the 
following ways, both in-person and virtually: Individual or group 
interviews, individual or group discussions, or written surveys. The 
survey requests information such as stakeholder understanding of the 
particular issue, stakeholder interests in the particular issue, 
appropriate stakeholders, methods of engagement with the issue, and 
other similar information that will allow FMCS to best create a 
successful process. A link to the survey is found here: https://tags.fmcs.gov/4DAction/FC/DoAsynchTop?Fedreg*UPPJ*919/10300. To log in, 
go to: https://tags.fmcs.gov/, use user name ``Fedreg'' and password 
``UPPJ.'' The collection of such information is critical for ensuring 
the appropriate process, stakeholders, and stakeholder input in the 
process. No other collections are being conducted that would provide 
this information to FMCS.
    Burden: The current total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will 
receive information from approximately 15,000 respondents per year. 
Interviews and discussions would be approximately thirty minutes in 
duration. Written surveys would take approximately ten minutes to 
complete. FMCS expects the total burden to not exceed 2,535 hours per 
year.

II. Request for Comments

    FMCS solicits comments to:
    i. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    ii. Enhance the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information.
    iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected.
    iv. 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.

III. The Official Record

    The official records are electronic records.

List of Subjects

    Information Collection Requests.

    Dated: March 11, 2022.
Sarah Cudahy,
Senior Advisor, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05543 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
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