Amendment of Statement of Organization and Functions; Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Field Organization

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The National Labor Relations Board is closing its Memphis, Tennessee Subregional Office because it has determined that closing the office and serving the area with agents working at other locations will result in significant savings while continuing to effectively serve the area currently served by this office.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68185-68186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22091]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD


Amendment of Statement of Organization and Functions; 
Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Field Organization

AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.

ACTION: Notice of administrative change in status of the Memphis, 
Tennessee Office (Subregion 26) of the National Labor Relations Board, 
which will be closed and the area will be served by agents working 
primarily from the New Orleans, Louisiana Regional Office (Region 15) 
and other locations.

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SUMMARY: The National Labor Relations Board is closing its Memphis, 
Tennessee Subregional Office because it has determined that closing the 
office and serving the area with agents working at other locations will 
result in significant savings while continuing to effectively serve the 
area currently served by this office.

DATES: Effective Date: The closure of the Memphis office is effective 
immediately.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne L. Rothschild, Executive 
Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half St. SE, 
Washington, DC 20570-0001, (202) 273-1940 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or 1-844-762-NLRB (6572) (this is a toll-free number). Hearing 
impaired callers who wish to speak to an NLRB representative should 
contact T-Mobile Relay Conference Captioning by visiting its website at 
<a href="https://www.tmobileaccess.com/federal">https://www.tmobileaccess.com/federal</a>, and submitting a form asking its 
Communications Assistant to call our toll-free number at 1-844-762-NLRB 
(6572).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Labor Relations Board has 
decided to close its Memphis, Tennessee Subregional Office. This change 
is prompted by an examination of the staffing, caseloads, and rental 
and operating costs for the Memphis office, which has had no personnel 
since 2023 due to attrition. Employees from the Agency's New Orleans 
and Little Rock, Arkansas offices have been, and will continue to, 
provide service to the area formerly covered by the Memphis Subregional 
office. The Board expects no adverse impact on the quality of case-
handling as a result of the office closure.
    Region 15, which handles cases arising in Alabama, Arkansas, 
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, is headed by a Regional 
Director, who works in the New Orleans, Louisiana Regional office and 
has full authority for the processing of both unfair labor practice and 
representation cases in that area. Currently, the other employees in 
this Region work in Little Rock, Arkansas. Under this proposal, all 
offices except the Memphis office will continue to be open. The 
geographical area covered by the Region will not be changed.
    In 2024, the NLRB solicited and received feedback on the proposed 
closure of the Memphis office. The decision to close this office in the 
manner set forth here was informed by comments from stakeholders. 
Because this is a general notice that is related to the organization of 
the NLRB, it is not a regulation or rule subject to notice and comment 
rulemaking or Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the change set forth here, the National Labor Relations 
Board has amended its Statement of Organization and Functions as 
follows:

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Part 201--Description of Organization

Subpart B--Description of Field Organization

    (A) ``Areas Served by Regional and Subregional Offices'' is amended 
in following manner:
    (1) Region 15 is amended to read as follows:
    Region 15. New Orleans, Louisiana. Services Louisiana; Mississippi; 
in Alabama, services Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, 
Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, 
Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, 
Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Washington, and Wilcox Counties; in 
Arkansas, services Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee, 
Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett, and St. Francis Counties; in Florida, 
services Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, 
Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties; in 
Missouri services Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Pemiscot 
Counties; and in Tennessee, services Carroll, Chester, Crockett, 
Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, 
Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley 
Counties.
    Persons may also obtain service at the Resident Office in Little 
Rock, Arkansas.

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

    Dated: October 27, 2026.

    By direction of the Board.
Roxanne L. Rothschild,
Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-22091 Filed 10-28-26; 8:45 am]
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