Arbitrators' Personal Data Questionnaire
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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, (Agency 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, (Agency Form R-22), allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation pursuant to the statute, 29 U.S.C. 171(b), to make governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations, 29 CFR part 1404, 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 listing on the roster submit an Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22) which is used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 16186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06071]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Arbitrators' Personal Data Questionnaire
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,
Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, (Agency 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, (Agency Form R-22), allows FMCS to comply with its
statutory obligation pursuant to the statute, 29 U.S.C. 171(b), to make
governmental facilities available for voluntary arbitration. To carry
out this policy, FMCS have issued regulations, 29 CFR part 1404, 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 listing on the roster submit an
Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22) which is
used by FMCS to evaluate their qualifications. This allows FMCS to be
able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Personal
Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22), through one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Email: Arthur Pearlstein, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a4b5a0a4b7a9b6b1a0acab85a3a8a6b6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0b1a0b5b1a2bca3a4b5b9be90b6bdb3a3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>;
<bullet> Mail: Arthur Pearlstein, HQ Office of Arbitration, One
Independence Square, 250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note
that at this time, the FMCS office is not open for visitors and mail is
not checked daily. Therefore, we encourage emailed comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Pearlstein, 202-606-8103,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b9a8bdb9aab4abacbdb1b698beb5bbabf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4d5c494d5e405f584945426c4a414f5f024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 (Agency
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, which is 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 . . .'' 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 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 100 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 one hour. 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.
III. The Official Record
The official records are electronic records.
List of Subjects
Labor-Management Relations.
Dated: March 17, 2022.
Anna Davis,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-06071 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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