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, (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32025-32026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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:
<bullet> Email: Arthur Pearlstein, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c3d2c7c3d0ced1d6c7cbcce2c4cfc1d18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1170617470637d626574787f51777c72623f767e67">[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, FMCS mail is sometimes delayed. Therefore, we
encourage emailed comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Pearlstein, 202-606-8103,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eeffeebeffce2fdfaebe7e0cee8e3edfda0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f5e4f5a5e4d534c4b5a56517f59525c4c11585049">[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 (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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