Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire
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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, Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire, FMCS Form R-22. 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 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 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. Applicants for listing on 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 be able to restrict its roster to qualified individuals only.
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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 21480-21481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08915]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Arbitrator's 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 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 will be submitted for approval to the Office of
Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). 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 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. Applicants
for listing on 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 be able to restrict its roster to
qualified individuals only.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 20, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Arbitrator's Personal
Data Questionnaire (FMCS Form R-22), through one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d1f080a041e19081f2d0b000e1e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed9f888a849e99889fad8b808e9ec38a829b">[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#3b504b525e49585e7b5d565848155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc4dfc6caddcccaefc9c2ccdc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the agency form are available
here.
I. 60-Day Comment Period
FMCS published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day public
comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of
information on March 7, 2025, 90 FR 11541. FMCS received no comments.
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.
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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. Information Collection Request
Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Title: Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire (FMCS Form R-22).
OMB Number: 3076-0001.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector to include businesses or other for-
profits.
Frequency: Once a year.
Burden: The total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will receive
approximately 50 responses per year, one response per year and updates
as necessary. This form takes about 2 hours 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. 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.
Use of Results
The FMCS uses the information received from arbitrator applicants
to evaluate the credentials of the applicants and determine an
arbitrator's suitability for inclusion on FMCS' roster of arbitrators.
IV. The Official Record
The official records are electronic records.
Dated: May 14, 2025.
Alisa Zimmerman,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2025-08915 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
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