Notice2022-05543
Notice of Stakeholder Surveys for Facilitation and Other Purposes
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Published
March 16, 2022
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Abstract
FMCS invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the surveys and other information FMCS will collect to inform the process and participants for its conflict prevention, management, and resolution services provided to Federal Agencies, particularly public policy mediations and facilitations that include participants external to the federal government.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14857-14858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05543]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Notice of Stakeholder Surveys for Facilitation and Other Purposes
AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: FMCS invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the surveys and other information
FMCS will collect to inform the process and participants for its
conflict prevention, management, and resolution services provided to
Federal Agencies, particularly public policy mediations and
facilitations that include participants external to the federal
government.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments through one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b0a7a5abb1b6a7b082a4afa1b1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295b4c4e405a5d4c5b694f444a5a074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Stakeholder Survey Comments c/o Sarah Cudahy, 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: Sarah Cudahy, 202-606-8090,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#295b4c4e405a5d4c5b694f444a5a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bf9eeece2f8ffeef9cbede6e8f8a5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed questions are
available below. Paper copies are available by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf9eeece2f8ffeef9cbede6e8f8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a7b0b2bca6a1b0a795b3b8b6a6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. Please ask for the Stakeholder Survey.
I. Information Collection Request
Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Form Number: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New collection; generic clearance.
Affected Entities: Private sector; state, local, and tribal
governments; individuals or households; and federal government.
Frequency: These methods of engagement are utilized on an as-needed
basis. Each engagement is completed once.
Abstract: Pursuant to the Administrative Dispute Resolution Acts of
1990 and 1996, 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq. and 571 et seq., and 29 U.S.C.
173(f), the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service provides
conflict prevention, management, and resolution services, including,
but not limited to, public policy facilitation and mediation services,
to Federal agencies. As part of these services, sometimes FMCS
employees need to survey or ask questions to determine the best process
and participants to prevent, manage, or resolve the issue, particularly
for public policy mediations, public policy or environmental
facilitations, or negotiated rulemaking. To do so, FMCS has created a
set of questions to ask various stakeholders about issues, concerns,
engagement, and appropriate
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stakeholders relevant to the issues. The survey format will differ
depending on the project, but may be conducted in one or more of the
following ways, both in-person and virtually: Individual or group
interviews, individual or group discussions, or written surveys. The
survey requests information such as stakeholder understanding of the
particular issue, stakeholder interests in the particular issue,
appropriate stakeholders, methods of engagement with the issue, and
other similar information that will allow FMCS to best create a
successful process. A link to the survey is found here: <a href="https://tags.fmcs.gov/4DAction/FC/DoAsynchTop?Fedreg*UPPJ*919/10300">https://tags.fmcs.gov/4DAction/FC/DoAsynchTop?Fedreg*UPPJ*919/10300</a>. To log in,
go to: <a href="https://tags.fmcs.gov/">https://tags.fmcs.gov/</a>, use user name ``Fedreg'' and password
``UPPJ.'' The collection of such information is critical for ensuring
the appropriate process, stakeholders, and stakeholder input in the
process. No other collections are being conducted that would provide
this information to FMCS.
Burden: The current total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will
receive information from approximately 15,000 respondents per year.
Interviews and discussions would be approximately thirty minutes in
duration. Written surveys would take approximately ten minutes to
complete. FMCS expects the total burden to not exceed 2,535 hours per
year.
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
Information Collection Requests.
Dated: March 11, 2022.
Sarah Cudahy,
Senior Advisor, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05543 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
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