[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 44391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15964]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Request for Arbitration Panel

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, Request for 
Arbitration Panel, (FMCS Form R-43). This information collection 
request was previously approved by the Office of Management Budget 
(OMB) and FMCS is requesting a revision of a currently approved 
collection. The Request for Arbitration Panel, (FMCS Form R-43), allows 
FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation pursuant to the statute to 
make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To 
carry out this policy, FMCS have 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. The 
Request for Arbitration Panel (FMCS Form R-43) is used by the parties, 
labor and management individually or jointly, to request that FMCS 
furnish a list of arbitrators.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the Request for 
Arbitration Panel (FMCS Form R-43), 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, 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 Request for Arbitration Panel (FMCS Form R-43).

I. Information Collection Request

    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Individual who request a list of arbitrators.
    Frequency: In most instances, this form is completed once.
    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 purpose of this information 
collection is to facilitate the processing of the parties' request for 
arbitration assistance.
    Burden: The number of respondents is approximately 11,000 
individuals per year. The time required to complete this form is 
approximately ten minutes.

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: July 21, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-15964 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
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