[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32025-32026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11344]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Arbitrators' Personal Data Questionnaire

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 general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on the following information collection request, 
Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, (FMCS 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, (FMCS Form R-22), 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 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 the roster submit an Arbitrator's 
Personal Data Questionnaire (FMCS Form R-22) which is used by FMCS to 
evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to restrict its roster 
to qualified individuals only.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Personal 
Data Questionnaire (FMCS 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, 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 Personal Data Questionnaire (FMCS 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: 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 . . .'' 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 50 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 two hours. 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.

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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 2022-06071 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. 2022-11344 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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