[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32024-32025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11341]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Arbitrator's Report and Fee Statement

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites 
the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection request, Arbitrator's 
Report and Fee Statement, FMCS 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, FMCS Form R-19, 
allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation to make 
governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry 
out this policy, FMCS has issued regulations which provide for the 
operation and maintenance of a roster of professional arbitrators. The 
FMCS 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 June 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Report 
and Fee Statement (FMCS Form R-19), 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, FMCS mail is sometimes delayed. 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 (FMCS 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.

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    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 five 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. 60-Day Comment Period

    This information was previously published in the Federal Register 
on March 22, 2022, allowing for a 60-day public comment period under 
Document 2022-06070 at 87 FR 16186. FMCS received no comments.

IV. The Official Record

    The official records are electronic records.

List of Subjects

    Labor-Management Relations.

    Dated: May 23, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-11341 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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