[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 59420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21281]



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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Request for Arbitration Panel

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, 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 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 October 31, 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, 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 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 10,000 
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. 60-Day Comment Period

    This information was previously published in the Federal Register 
on July 26, 2022, allowing for a 60-day public comment period under 
Document 2022-15964 at 87 FR 44391. FMCS received no comments.

IV. The Official Record

    The official records are electronic records.

List of Subjects

    Labor--Management Relations.

    Dated: September 27, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-21281 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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