Change of Address; Technical Amendment

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Abstract

The National Mediation Board (NMB) is issuing this final rule; technical amendment to amend its regulations to reflect a change in address for its Washington, DC headquarters office. This technical amendment is a nomenclature change that replaces outdated addresses with the NMB's current headquarters address. Additionally, this final rule amends the NMB's regulations to eliminate references to the NMB Chief of Staff position, a position that no longer exists in the agency's organization. This action is administrative, technical, and editorial in nature; is necessary to provide accuracy and clarity to the NMB's Rules; and does not alter the rights, duties, or obligations of the public.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67480-67482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21851]


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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

29 CFR Parts 1203, 1208, and 1209


Change of Address; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: National Mediation Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The National Mediation Board (NMB) is issuing this final rule; 
technical amendment to amend its regulations to reflect a change in 
address for its Washington, DC headquarters office. This technical 
amendment is a nomenclature change that replaces outdated addresses 
with the NMB's current headquarters address. Additionally, this final 
rule amends the NMB's regulations to eliminate references to the NMB 
Chief of Staff position, a position that no longer exists in the 
agency's organization. This action is administrative, technical, and 
editorial in nature; is necessary to provide accuracy and clarity to 
the NMB's Rules; and does not alter the rights, duties, or obligations 
of the public.

DATES: The final rule is effective October 27, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Gross, Counsel, National 
Mediation Board, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 23300, Washington, 
DC 20026; telephone number: 202-815-1647; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c4b5e435f5f6c42414e024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0562776a7676456b68672b626a73">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMB maintains regulations in title 29, 
parts 1201-1209 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a number of which 
identify the agency's Washington, DC headquarters address and/or a 
staff position that no longer exists in the agency's organization. On 
August 1, 2026, NMB's Washington, DC headquarters office relocated from 
1301 K St. NW, Suite 250-E, Washington, DC 20005 to 445 12th St. SW, 
Suite 2500, Washington, DC 20024. This final rule updates NMB's 
regulations at 29 CFR 1203.1, 1203.3(a), 1208.2(a), 1208.2(b)(6)(ii), 
1208.2(c), 1208.7(a), 1209.07(f), and 1209.08(d) to reflect the NMB's 
current headquarters address and eliminate references to the non-
existent staff position. The NMB has already notified the public of the 
address change on its website and through other means of communication.

Regulatory Analysis

A. Administrative Procedure Act

    This action is taken under NMB's authority, at 5 U.S.C. 552, to 
publish regulations in the Federal Register. Under the Administrative 
Procedure Act (APA), at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), statutory procedures for 
agency rulemaking do not apply ``when the agency for good cause finds 
(and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons 
therefore in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon 
are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' 
The NMB finds that such notice and public procedure are impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, on the grounds that: 
(1) These amendments are technical and non-substantive; and (2) the 
public benefits from timely notification of a change in the official 
agency headquarters address, and further delay is unnecessary and 
contrary to the public interest. Similarly, because this final rule 
makes no substantive changes and merely reflects, in existing 
regulations, a change of address and the removal of references to a 
staff position that no longer exists in the agency, this rule is not 
subject to the effective date limitation of 5 U.S.C. 553(d).

B. Congressional Review Act

    As this is a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice 
that does not substantially affect the rights and obligations of non-
agency parties, it is not a ``rule'' covered by the Congressional 
Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C).

C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and 
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 
million 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 (Pub. L. 104-4).

D. Executive Orders 12866, 14192, and 13563

    This rule is ``not significant'' under Executive Order 12866; 
therefore, the rule is exempt from the provisions of Executive Order 
14192. The benefit of the rule in providing clarity to the public on 
the current address of the

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agency's Washington, DC headquarters office and eliminating references 
in the NMB's regulations to a position that no longer exists within the 
agency outweighs any costs to the public, which are minimal or non-
existent.

E. Regulatory Flexibility Act: Small Business

    The NMB certifies that this rule will not have a significant impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) (Pub. L. 
104-121). The RFA applies only to rules for which an agency publishes a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b) of 
the APA. Consistent with section 553(b)(3)(B) of the APA, and as noted 
above, the NMB has determined for good cause that general notice and 
opportunity for public comment is unnecessary because the rule makes 
only technical changes to its regulations and does not alter any 
substantive standard, and, therefore, the NMB is not issuing a notice 
of proposed rulemaking. Accordingly, the NMB has concluded that a 
regulatory flexibility analysis under the RFA is not required. We are 
taking this action to ensure our Rules reflect updated and accurate 
information for the public.
    This action is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the 
SBREFA. This rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of 
$100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, individual industries, federal, state or local government 
agencies, or geographic regions; or significant adverse effects on 
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on 
the ability of U.S.-based companies to compete with foreign-based 
companies in domestic and export markets.

F. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain information collection requirements, and 
a submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., is not 
required.

List of Subjects

29 CFR Part 1203

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air carriers, Labor 
management relations, Railroads.

29 CFR Part 1208

    Confidential business information, Freedom of information.

29 CFR Part 1209

    Sunshine Act.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the NMB amends 29 CFR 
Chapter X as follows:

PART 1203--APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE

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1. The authority citation for part 1203 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 44 Stat. 577, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 151-163.


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2. Amend Sec.  1203.1 by revising the first sentence to read as 
follows:


Sec.  1203.1  Mediation services.

    Applications for the mediation services of the National Mediation 
Board under section 5, First, of the Railway Labor Act, may be made on 
printed forms N.M.B. 2, copies of which may be secured from the Board's 
Office of Mediation Services or on the internet at <a href="http://www.nmb.gov">www.nmb.gov</a>. * * *

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3. Amend Sec.  1203.3 by revising the first sentence of paragraph (a) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  1203.3  Interpretation of mediation agreements.

    (a) Applications may be filed with the Board under section 5, 
Second, of the Railway Labor Act, for the interpretation of agreements 
reached in mediation under section 5, First. * * *
* * * * *

PART 1208--AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

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4. The authority citation for part 1208 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 44 Stat. 577, as amended; 45 U.S.C. 151-163.


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5. Amend Sec.  1208.2 by:
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a. Revising the first sentence of paragraph (a)(1);
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b. Revising paragraph (b)(6)(ii); and
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c. Revising the second sentence of paragraph (c)(1).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  1208.2  Requests for records or information under the Freedom of 
Information Act.

    (a) * * *
    (1) All requests for NMB records shall be filed in writing by 
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b0b9bfb7b6989b94d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01474e4840416f6c632f666e77">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or mailing the request to the Chief FOIA Officer, 
National Mediation Board, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, Washington, DC 
20024. * * *
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) A statement that the denial may be appealed within 90 days by 
writing to the Chairman, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23656c6a62634d4e410d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2821272f2e00030c40090118">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or by writing to 
National Mediation Board, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, Washington, DC 
20024, and that judicial review will thereafter be available in the 
district in which the requester resides, or has his principal place of 
business, or the district in which Agency records are situated, or the 
District of Columbia.
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * * Appeals to the Chairman shall be in writing, addressed to 
the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, 
Washington, DC 20024 or emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b3d34323a3b151619551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75333a3c34351b18175b121a03">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
* * * * *

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6. Amend Sec.  1208.7 by revising the first sentence of paragraph (a) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  1208.7  Subpoenas and other requests for testimony and production 
of documents in legal proceedings where the NMB is not a party.

    (a) In legal proceedings between private litigants, a subpoena or 
other demand for the production of records held by the Agency or for 
oral or written testimony of a current or former NMB employee should be 
addressed to the General Counsel, National Mediation Board, 445 12th 
St. SW, Suite 2500, Washington, DC 20024. * * *
* * * * *

PART 1209--PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD MEETINGS

0
7. The authority citation for part 1209 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(g).


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8. Amend Sec.  1209.07 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:


Sec.  1209.07   Notice of meetings; public announcement and 
publication.

* * * * *
    (f) Announcement of meeting made pursuant to the provisions of this 
section shall be posted on a bulletin board maintained for such purpose 
at the Board's offices, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, Washington, DC 
20024. Interested individuals or organizations may request the National 
Mediation Board, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, Washington, DC 20024 to 
place them on a mailing list for receipt of such announcements.

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9. Amend Sec.  1209.08 by revising the second sentence of paragraph (d) 
to read as follows:

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Sec.  1209.08   Transcripts, recordings or minutes of closed meetings; 
retention; public availability.

* * * * *
    (d) * * * Requests for copies of transcripts or minutes, or 
transcriptions of electronic recordings of Board meetings shall be 
directed to the National Mediation Board, 445 12th St. SW, Suite 2500, 
Washington, DC 20024. * * *

    Dated: October 22, 2026.
Michael Jerger,
Chief Financial Officer, Acting Director of Administration, National 
Mediation Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-21851 Filed 10-26-26; 8:45 am]
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