Notification of Intention To Strike or Picket at Any Health Care Institution
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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, Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form. 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 Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 178 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17921]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Notification of Intention To Strike or Picket at Any Health Care
Institution
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, Notification
of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form.
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 Notification of intention to strike or picket
at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the
National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974
which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any
strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health
care institution.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the Notification of
intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form,
through one of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f5d4a48465c5b4a5d6f49424c5c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6d7a78766c6b7a6d5f79727c6c31787069">[email protected]</span></a>;
<bullet> Mail: Office of General Counsel, One Independence Square,
250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Schindler, National
Representative, (206) 553-5801, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89ebfaeae1e0e7ede5ecfbc9efe4eafaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b6978686362656f676e794b6d666878256c647d">[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 July 8, 2025, 90 FR 30071. 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.
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.
OMB Number: OMB No. Not yet assigned.
Title: Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health
care institution Form.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector, not-for profit institutions; and
state and local government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden: The total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will receive
approximately 200 responses per year. This form takes about 5 minutes
to complete.
Information Collection Requirement:
Purpose and Description of Data Collection
Pursuant to Section 8(g) of the National Labor Relations Act and
The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(4), (4)(A)-
(4)(C), labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any
strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health
care institution. This will be satisfied by requiring the completion
and submission of the Notification of intention to strike or picket at
any health care institution Form.
Use of Results
Once FMCS receives the form, it contacts the parties and offers its
services, including mediation, if appropriate, prior to the
commencement of a work stoppage of any kind.
IV. The Official Record
The official records are electronic records.
Dated: September 12, 2025.
Anna Davis,
General Counsel, Performing the Duties of Director.
[FR Doc. 2025-17921 Filed 9-16-25; 8:45 am]
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