[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16186-16187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06070]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Arbitrator's Report and Fee Statement

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites 
the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on the following information collection request, 
Arbitrator's Report and Fee Statement, (Agency Form R-19). This 
information collection request was previously approved by the Office of 
Management Budget (OMB) but has expired. FMCS is requesting a 
reinstatement without change. The Arbitrator's Report and Fee 
Statement, (Agency Form R-19), allows FMCS to comply with its statutory 
obligation pursuant to the statute, 29 U.S.C. 171(b), to make 
governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry 
out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations, 29 CFR part 1404, which 
provide for the operation and maintenance of a roster of professional 
arbitrators. The Agency Form R-19, which arbitrators file with the 
Agency following each decision rendered, allows FMCS to monitor the 
work of the arbitrator and to collect arbitration information, such as 
median arbitrator fees and days spent on each case, for the Agency's 
annual report.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Report 
and Fee Statement (Agency Form R-19), through one of the following 
methods:

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     Email: Arthur Pearlstein, [email protected];
     Mail: Arthur Pearlstein, HQ Office of Arbitration, One 
Independence Square, 250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note 
that at this time, the FMCS office is not open for visitors and mail is 
not checked daily. Therefore, we encourage emailed comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Pearlstein, 202-606-8103, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the agency form are available 
here. Paper copies are available from the Office of Arbitration 
Services by emailing Arthur Pearlstein at the email address above. 
Please ask for the Arbitrator's Report and Fee Statement (Agency Form 
R-19).

I. Information Collection Request

    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0003.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Individual arbitrators who render decisions 
under FMCS Arbitration policies and procedures.
    Frequency: This form is completed each time an Arbitrator hears an 
arbitration case and issues a decision.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 171(b) and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS 
assumes responsibility to monitor the work of the arbitrators who serve 
on its Roster. This is satisfied by requiring the completion and 
submission of a Report and Fee Statement, which indicates when the 
arbitration award was rendered, the file number, the company and union, 
the issues, whether briefs were filed and transcripts taken, if there 
were any waivers by parties on the date the award was due, and the fees 
and days for services of the arbitrator. FMCS publishes this 
information in the agency's annual report, to inform the public about 
the arbitration services program and certain national trends in 
arbitration.
    Burden: FMCS receives approximately 2,000 responses per year. The 
form is filled out each time an arbitrator hears a case and the time 
required is approximately ten minutes. FMCS uses this form to review 
arbitrator conformance with its fee and expense reporting requirements.

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

    Labor-Management Relations.

    Dated: March 15, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-06070 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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