Request for Arbitration Panel
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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the 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 will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, allows FMCS to comply with its statutory obligation 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.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 96 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21481-21482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08913]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Request for Arbitration Panel
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 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
will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB)
in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Request for
Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, allows FMCS to comply with its
statutory obligation 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 July 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the Request for
Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43, through one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb998e8c82989f8e99ab8d868898c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd8f989a948e89988fbd9b909e8ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>;
<bullet> Mail: Office of General Counsel, One Independence Square,
250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Pierce, 202-606-3672,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d465d44485f4e486d4b404e5e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412a31282433222401272c22326f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the agency form are available
here. Paper copies are available from the Office of Client Services by
emailing Karen Pierce at the email address above. Please ask for the
Request for Arbitration Panel, FMCS Form R-43.
I. 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.
II. Information Collection Request
Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Title: Request for Arbitration Panel (FMCS Form R-43).
OMB Number: 3076-0016.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Federal government; Private sector, businesses or
other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions; and State and local
governments.
Frequency: In most instances, this form is completed once a year.
Burden: The total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will receive
approximately 10,000 responses per year, one response per year. This
form takes about 10 minutes to complete.
Information Collection Requirement:
Purpose and Description of Data Collection
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
sector labor arbitrators to hear disputes arising under collective
bargaining agreements and provide fact finding and interest
arbitration.
Use of Results
The FMCS uses the information received to facilitate the processing
of the parties' request for arbitration assistance.
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III. The Official Record
The official records are electronic records.
Dated: May 14, 2025.
Alisa Zimmerman,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2025-08913 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
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