Rule2024-02912
Changes in Filing Addresses and Procedures
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Published
February 15, 2024
Effective
March 1, 2024
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Federal Labor Relations Authority
Abstract
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), including the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), and the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), are amending their regulations to update their addresses and telephone numbers, and to eliminate the requirement that parties file four copies of original documents that they file with: the FLRA's three-member, decisional component (the Authority); the OGC; and the FLRA's Administrative Law Judges, Regional Directors, and Hearing Officers.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11701-11703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02912]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2024 /
Rules and Regulations
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
5 CFR Parts 2417, 2429, 2471, and Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV
Changes in Filing Addresses and Procedures
AGENCY: Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Federal Service Impasses Panel.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), including the
Office of the General Counsel (OGC), and the Federal Service Impasses
Panel (FSIP), are amending their regulations to update their addresses
and telephone numbers, and to eliminate the requirement that parties
file four copies of original documents that they file with: the FLRA's
three-member, decisional component (the Authority); the OGC; and the
FLRA's Administrative Law Judges, Regional Directors, and Hearing
Officers.
DATES: This final rule is effective on March 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Balkum, Chief, Office of Case
Intake and Publication at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca9aeada0a7b9a18caaa0beade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86e3e4e7eaedf3ebc6e0eaf4e7a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a> or at: (771) 444-5805.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due primarily to budgetary constraints, the
FLRA is consolidating its office space at 1400 K Street NW, Washington,
DC, so that all of the offices currently on the second floor of that
address will now be located on the third floor of that address, along
with the other FLRA offices that are already located on the third
floor. The FLRA is updating its rules to reflect that consolidation and
new telephone numbers. The FLRA is also updating telephone numbers and
addresses for regional offices that changed since the last update to
the regulation, and making one minor change to clarify that ``Panama,''
rather than ``Panama/limited jurisdiction,'' is excluded from the
Washington Regional Office's geographic jurisdiction.
In addition, as part of its continued move towards fully electronic
case files, and to alleviate parties' filing burdens, the FLRA is
amending 5 CFR 2429.25(a) to eliminate the requirement that parties
file four copies of original documents that they file with: the
Authority; the OGC; and the FLRA's Administrative Law Judges, Regional
Directors, and Hearing Officers. Because 5 CFR 2429.25(b)(1) provides
an exception to the four-copies requirement for documents filed by
facsimile, the amendment to Sec. 2429.25(a) renders Sec.
2429.25(b)(1) unnecessary. Therefore, the FLRA is also amending Sec.
2429.25(b) to remove current subsection (b)(1), and to redesignate
subsections (b)(2) through (b)(4) as subsections (b)(1) through (b)(3).
The FLRA also is making a minor punctuation change to Sec. 2429.25(a).
As this rule pertains to agency organization, practice, or
procedure, it is exempt from prior notice and public comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(A). For the same reason, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the
FLRA and FSIP find that good cause exists for not providing a more
delayed effective date.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 605(b), the Chairman of the FLRA has determined that this final
rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small entities, because this final rule applies only to Federal
agencies, Federal employees, and labor organizations representing those
employees.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Review
The FLRA is an independent regulatory agency and thus is not
subject to the requirements of E.O. 12866 (58 FR 51735, Sept. 30,
1993).
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
The FLRA is an independent regulatory agency and thus is not
subject to the requirements of E.O. 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 4, 1999).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local,
and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
$100,000,000 or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This action is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This final
rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000
or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to
compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
The amended regulations contain no additional information
collection or record-keeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 2417, 2429, 2471 and Appendix A to
Chapter XIV
Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Labor
management relations.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the FLRA amends 5 CFR
chapter XIV as follows:
PART 2417--TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION
AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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1. The authority citation for part 2417 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7105; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3101-3107.
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2. Amend Sec. 2417.204 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 2417.204 Where to submit a request or demand.
(a) Requests or demands for official records, information, or
testimony under this part must be served on the Office of the Solicitor
at the following address: Office of the Solicitor, Federal Labor
Relations Authority, 1400 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20424-
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0001; telephone: (771) 444-5775; fax: (202) 343-1007; or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#52213d3e3f333b3e12343e20337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7c4d8dbdad6dedbf7d1dbc5d699d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>. The request or demand must be sent by mail, fax, or
email and clearly marked ``Part 2417 Request for Testimony or Official
Records in Legal Proceedings.''
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PART 2429--MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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3. The authority citation for part 2429 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134; Sec. 2429.18 also issued under 28
U.S.C. 2112(a).
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4. Amend Sec. 2429.24 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 2429.24 Place and method of filing; acknowledgement.
(a) Except for documents that are filed electronically through use
of the eFiling system on the FLRA's website at <a href="http://www.flra.gov">www.flra.gov</a>, anyone who
files a document with the Authority (as distinguished from the General
Counsel, a Regional Director, or an Administrative Law Judge) must file
that document with the Chief, Case Intake and Publication, Federal
Labor Relations Authority, Docket Room, Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20424-0001 (telephone: (771) 444-5805). To file
documents by personal delivery, you must schedule an appointment at
least one business day in advance by calling the telephone number in
the previous sentence. Personal delivery is accepted by appointment
Monday through Friday (except federal holidays). If you file documents
electronically through use of the FLRA's eFiling system, then you may
file those documents on any calendar day--including Saturdays, Sundays,
and federal legal holidays--and the Authority will consider those
documents filed on a particular day if you file them no later than
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that day. Note, however, that although you
may eFile documents on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal legal holidays,
you are not required to do so. Also note that you may not file
documents with the Authority by electronic mail (``email'').
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5. Amend Sec. 2429.25 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a),
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b. Removing paragraph (b)(1), and
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c. Redesignating paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) as paragraphs (b)(1)
through (b)(3).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 2429.25 Number of copies and paper size.
(a) General rule. Except as discussed in paragraph (b) of this
section, and unless you use an FLRA-prescribed form, any document that
you file with the Authority, General Counsel, Administrative Law Judge,
Regional Director, or Hearing Officer, including any attachments, must
be on 8\1/2\ by 11-inch size paper, using normal margins and font
sizes. You must file one original document, but you may substitute for
the original document a clean copy of that document, so long as the
copy is capable of being used as an original for purposes such as
further reproduction.
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PART 2471--PROCEDURES OF THE PANEL
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6. The authority citation for part 2471 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7119, 7134.
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7. Revise Sec. 2471.2 to read as follows:
Sec. 2471.2 Request form.
A form is available for parties to use in filing either a request
for consideration of an impasse or an approval of a binding arbitration
procedure. Copies are available on the FLRA's website at <a href="http://www.flra.gov">www.flra.gov</a>,
or from the Office of the Executive Director, Federal Service Impasses
Panel, Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20424-0001.
Telephone (771) 444-5762. Use of the form is not required, provided
that the request includes all of the information set forth in Sec.
2471.3.
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8. Revise Sec. 2471.4 to read as follows:
Sec. 2471.4 Where to file.
Requests to the Panel provided for in this part must either be
filed electronically through use of the eFiling system on the FLRA's
website at <a href="http://www.flra.gov">www.flra.gov</a>, or be addressed to the Executive Director,
Federal Service Impasses Panel, Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20424-0001. All inquiries or correspondence on the
status of impasses or other related matters must be submitted by
regular mail to the street address above, by using the telephone number
(771) 444-5762, or by using the facsimile number (202) 482-6674.
Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV--Current Addresses and Geographic
Jurisdiction
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9. The authority citation for Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV continues
to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134.
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10. Revise Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV to read as follows:
Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV--Current Addresses and Geographic
Jurisdictions
(a) The Office address, telephone number, and fax number of the
Authority are: Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20424-
0001; telephone: (771) 444-5801; fax: (202) 482-6657.
(b) The Office address, telephone number, and fax number of the
General Counsel are: 1400 K Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
20424; telephone: (771) 444-5790; fax: (202) 482-6608.
(c) The Office address, telephone number, and fax number of the
Chief Administrative Law Judge are: Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20424; telephone: (771) 444-5715; fax: (202) 482-
6629.
(d) The Office addresses, telephone and fax numbers of the
Regional Offices of the Authority are as follows:
(1) Washington, DC Regional Office--1400 K Street NW, 3rd Floor,
Washington, DC 20424-0001; telephone: (771) 444-5780; fax: (202)
482-6724.
(2) Atlanta Regional Office--229 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303; telephone: (470) 681-7630; fax: (678) 498-
2697.
(3) Chicago Regional Office--224 S Michigan Avenue, Suite 445,
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2505; telephone: (872) 627-0020; fax: (312)
281-6500.
(4) Denver Regional Office--1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 446,
Denver, Colorado 80204-3581; telephone: (303) 225-0340; fax: (303)
844-2774.
(5) San Francisco Regional Office--1301 Clay Street, Suite
1180N, Oakland, California 94612-5242; telephone: (510) 982-5440;
fax: (415) 872-1445.
(e) The Office address, telephone number, and fax number of the
Federal Service Impasses Panel are: Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20424; telephone: (771) 444-5762; fax: (202) 482-
6674.
(f) The geographic jurisdictions of the Regional Directors of
the Federal Labor Relations Authority are as follows:
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State or other locality Regional office
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Alabama......................................... Atlanta.
Alaska.......................................... San Francisco.
Arizona......................................... Denver.
Arkansas........................................ Atlanta.
California...................................... San Francisco.
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Colorado........................................ Denver.
Connecticut..................................... Washington, DC.
Delaware........................................ Washington, DC.
District of Columbia............................ Washington, DC.
Florida......................................... Atlanta.
Georgia......................................... Atlanta.
Hawaii and all land and water areas west of the San Francisco.
continents of North and South America (except
coastal islands) to long. 90 degrees East.
Idaho........................................... San Francisco.
Illinois........................................ Chicago.
Indiana......................................... Chicago.
Iowa............................................ Chicago.
Kansas.......................................... Denver.
Kentucky........................................ Chicago.
Louisiana....................................... Atlanta.
Maine........................................... Washington, DC.
Maryland........................................ Washington, DC.
Massachusetts................................... Washington, DC.
Michigan........................................ Chicago.
Minnesota....................................... Chicago.
Mississippi..................................... Atlanta.
Missouri........................................ Chicago.
Montana......................................... Denver.
Nebraska........................................ Denver.
Nevada.......................................... San Francisco.
New Hampshire................................... Washington, DC.
New Jersey...................................... Washington, DC.
New Mexico...................................... Denver.
New York........................................ Washington, DC.
North Carolina.................................. Atlanta.
North Dakota.................................... Chicago.
Ohio............................................ Chicago.
Oklahoma........................................ Denver.
Oregon.......................................... San Francisco.
Pennsylvania.................................... Washington, DC.
Puerto Rico and coastal islands................. Chicago.
Rhode Island.................................... Washington, DC.
South Carolina.................................. Atlanta.
South Dakota.................................... Chicago.
Tennessee....................................... Chicago.
Texas........................................... Denver.
Utah............................................ Denver.
Vermont......................................... Washington, DC.
Virginia........................................ Washington, DC.
Washington...................................... San Francisco.
West Virginia................................... Washington, DC.
Wisconsin....................................... Chicago.
Wyoming......................................... Denver.
Virgin Islands.................................. Atlanta.
Panama/limited FLRA jurisdiction................ Atlanta.
All land and water areas east of the continents Washington, DC.
of North and South America to long. 90 degrees
East, except the Virgin Islands, Panama, Puerto
Rico and coastal islands.
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Approved: February 8, 2024.
Thomas Tso,
Solicitor and Federal Register Liaison, Federal Labor Relations
Authority.
[FR Doc. 2024-02912 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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