[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 16186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06071]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Arbitrators' Personal Data Questionnaire

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 Personal Data Questionnaire, (Agency Form R-22). 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 Personal Data 
Questionnaire, (Agency Form R-22), 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 arbitrators are private citizens, not employees of 
FMCS, and are paid by the parties for hearing and deciding the issues 
submitted under a collective bargaining agreement and in other 
circumstances. Applicants for listing on the roster submit an 
Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22) which is 
used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be 
able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Personal 
Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22), through one of the following 
methods:
     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 Personal Data Questionnaire (Agency 
Form R-22).

I. Information Collection Request

    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0001.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Individual who apply for admission to the FMCS 
Roster of Arbitrators.
    Frequency: This form is completed once, which is at the time of 
application to the FMCS Roster of Arbitrators.
    Abstract: Title II of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 
29 U.S.C. 171(b), provides that ``the settlement of issues between 
employers and employees through collective bargaining may advance by 
making available full and adequate governmental facilities for 
conciliation, mediation, and voluntary arbitration . . .'' 29 U.S.C. 
171(b). Pursuant to the statute and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS has long 
maintained a roster of qualified, private labor arbitrators to hear 
disputes arising under collective bargaining agreements and provide 
fact finding and interest arbitration. The existing regulation 
establishes the policy and administrative responsibility for the FMCS 
roster, criteria, procedures for listing and removing arbitrators, and 
procedures for using arbitration services.
    Burden: The number of respondents is approximately 100 individuals 
per year, which is the approximate number of individuals who request 
membership on the FMCS Roster. The time required to complete this 
questionnaire is approximately one hour. Each respondent is required to 
respond only once per application and to update the information as 
necessary.

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 17, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-06071 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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