81_FR_4084 81 FR 4069 - Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Headquarters' Offices

81 FR 4069 - Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Headquarters' Offices

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)

Page Range4069-4070
FR Document2016-01322

This notice advises the public that the National Labor Relations Board is restructuring and realigning the location and lines of authority of certain of its Headquarters' offices in the Division of Legal Counsel reporting to the Office of the General Counsel. These administrative changes are being adopted in order to improve the delivery of services, and streamline, integrate and enhance management functions.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4069-4070]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01322]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD


Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Headquarters' 
Offices

AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.

ACTION: Notice of Reorganization; Restructuring of National Labor 
Relations Board's Headquarters' Offices.

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    Authority:  Sections 3, 4, 6, and 10 of the National Labor 
Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 3, 4, 6, and 10.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the National Labor 
Relations Board is restructuring and realigning the

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location and lines of authority of certain of its Headquarters' offices 
in the Division of Legal Counsel reporting to the Office of the General 
Counsel.
    These administrative changes are being adopted in order to improve 
the delivery of services, and streamline, integrate and enhance 
management functions.

DATES: Effective Date: January 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: National Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street SE., Room 
5117, Washington, DC 20570.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William B. Cowen, Solicitor, National 
Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street SE., Room 5117, Washington, DC 
20570. Telephone: (202) 273-2910 (this is not a toll-free number), 1-
866-315-6572 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2013, the National Labor Relations Board 
centralized the services of several Headquarters' offices and 
restructured them into one independent Division of Legal Counsel with 
three branches--(1) Contempt, Compliance and Special Litigation, (2) 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Branch, and (3) Ethics, Employment 
and Administrative Law. In addition, it housed a Lead Technology 
Counsel, who directly reports to the Division Head. When dealing with 
matters on behalf of the five-member Board or the various Board-side 
offices, the Division of Legal Counsel coordinates through the Office 
of the Solicitor. For further information regarding this restructuring 
please see the related Federal Register Notice published at 78 FR 
44981-44982.
    Experience operating under this new structure has demonstrated that 
a further restructuring is appropriate. Specifically, Labor Relations 
and Special Counsel do not fit as well as anticipated in a Division 
that is typically engaged in casehandling of Board matters and in 
ancillary litigation that may affect our statutory mission as the staff 
handles Agency collective bargaining and defense of Agency employee 
claims. Treating the Labor Relations and Special Counsel staff in a 
similar manner to the Agency's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity 
is deemed more appropriate. Further, while government and legal ethics 
staff performs some functions that assist with casehandling, it 
predominantly provides guidance that inures to the benefit of Agency 
employees, e.g., outside employment, outside practice of law, Hatch Act 
violations, and conflicts of interest. Further, upon reflection, it is 
deemed more appropriate for the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
(DAEO) to report directly to the Agency heads, rather than through an 
intermediary. Finally, in assessing the Agency's substantial litigation 
needs, it is deemed appropriate to create an E-Litigation Branch and 
hire sufficient staff to support the overwhelming e-litigation 
workload.
    Accordingly, as of the effective date of this notice, the Ethics, 
Employment and Administrative Law Branch will cease to exist as a 
branch within the Division of Legal Counsel. Labor Relations and 
Special Counsel will move from the Division of Legal Counsel to 
directly report to the Office of the General Counsel and the Chairman 
as a new office entitled Special Counsel and Labor Relations Office, 
and Government and Legal Ethics will move from the Division of Legal 
Counsel to directly report to the Office of the General Counsel and the 
Chairman as a new office entitled Ethics Office. In addition, an E-
Litigation Branch will be created in the Division of Legal Counsel, and 
the Lead Technology Counsel will continue to directly report to the 
Associate General Counsel of that Division, and will also supervise and 
manage a staff. Finally, the Associate General Counsel of the Division 
of Legal Counsel will act as the Chief FOIA Officer for the Agency.
    These administrative changes are being adopted in order to improve 
the delivery of services, and streamline, integrate and enhance 
management functions. Because these administrative changes relate to 
the internal management of the Agency, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, they 
are exempted from the notice and comment requirements of the 
Administrative Procedure Act.

    Dated: Washington, DC, January 19, 2016.

    By direction of the Board.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2016-01322 Filed 1-22-16; 8:45 am]
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4070 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 15 / Monday, January 25, 2016 / Notices location and lines of authority of certain heads, rather than through an NUCLEAR REGULATORY of its Headquarters’ offices in the intermediary. Finally, in assessing the COMMISSION Division of Legal Counsel reporting to Agency’s substantial litigation needs, it [Docket Nos. 50–003, 50–247, 50–286, 72– the Office of the General Counsel. is deemed appropriate to create an E- 51, 50–333, 72–12, 50–220, 50–410, 72–1036, These administrative changes are Litigation Branch and hire sufficient 50–244, 72–67, 50–275, 50–323, 72–26, 50– being adopted in order to improve the staff to support the overwhelming e- 361, 50–362, and 72–41; EA–14–137, EA– delivery of services, and streamline, litigation workload. 14–135, EA–14–136, EA–14–138, EA–14– integrate and enhance management 139, EA–14–134, and EA–14–140; NRC– functions. Accordingly, as of the effective date of 2016–0007] this notice, the Ethics, Employment and DATES: Effective Date: January 25, 2016. Administrative Law Branch will cease In the Matter of Entergy Nuclear ADDRESSES: National Labor Relations to exist as a branch within the Division Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Board, 1015 Half Street SE., Room 5117, of Legal Counsel. Labor Relations and Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and Washington, DC 20570. Special Counsel will move from the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Plant; Exelon Generation Company, Division of Legal Counsel to directly William B. Cowen, Solicitor, National LLC, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, report to the Office of the General Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street Units 1 and 2, and R.E. Ginna Nuclear Counsel and the Chairman as a new SE., Room 5117, Washington, DC 20570. Power Plant; Pacific Gas and Electric Telephone: (202) 273–2910 (this is not office entitled Special Counsel and Labor Relations Office, and Government Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, a toll-free number), 1–866–315–6572 Units 1 and 2; and Southern California (TTY/TDD). and Legal Ethics will move from the Division of Legal Counsel to directly Edison Company, San Onofre Nuclear SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2013, Generating Station, Units 2 and 3, the National Labor Relations Board report to the Office of the General Counsel and the Chairman as a new including Independent Spent Fuel centralized the services of several Storage Installations for All Facilities; Headquarters’ offices and restructured office entitled Ethics Office. In addition, Correction them into one independent Division of an E-Litigation Branch will be created in Legal Counsel with three branches—(1) the Division of Legal Counsel, and the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Contempt, Compliance and Special Lead Technology Counsel will continue Commission. Litigation, (2) Freedom of Information to directly report to the Associate ACTION: Confirmatory order; correction. Act (FOIA) Branch, and (3) Ethics, General Counsel of that Division, and Employment and Administrative Law. will also supervise and manage a staff. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory In addition, it housed a Lead Finally, the Associate General Counsel Commission (NRC) is correcting the Technology Counsel, who directly of the Division of Legal Counsel will act attachment to a notice that was reports to the Division Head. When published in the Federal Register (FR) as the Chief FOIA Officer for the dealing with matters on behalf of the on January 15, 2016, regarding Agency. five-member Board or the various authorizing the licensees to transfer, Board-side offices, the Division of Legal These administrative changes are receive, possess, transport, import, and Counsel coordinates through the Office being adopted in order to improve the use certain firearms and large-capacity of the Solicitor. For further information delivery of services, and streamline, ammunition feeding devices not regarding this restructuring please see integrate and enhance management previously permitted to be owned or the related Federal Register Notice functions. Because these administrative possessed under Commission authority, published at 78 FR 44981–44982. changes relate to the internal notwithstanding certain local, State, or Experience operating under this new management of the Agency, pursuant to Federal firearms laws, including structure has demonstrated that a 5 U.S.C. 553, they are exempted from regulations that prohibit such actions, as further restructuring is appropriate. the notice and comment requirements of reflected in the confirmatory orders for Specifically, Labor Relations and the Administrative Procedure Act. the nuclear plant facilities listed above. Special Counsel do not fit as well as This action is necessary to correct an Dated: Washington, DC, January 19, 2016. anticipated in a Division that is order number. typically engaged in casehandling of By direction of the Board. DATES: The correction is effective Board matters and in ancillary litigation William B. Cowen, January 25, 2016. that may affect our statutory mission as Solicitor. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID the staff handles Agency collective [FR Doc. 2016–01322 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] NRC–2016–0007 when contacting the bargaining and defense of Agency BILLING CODE 7545–01–P NRC about the availability of employee claims. Treating the Labor information regarding this document. Relations and Special Counsel staff in a You may obtain publicly-available similar manner to the Agency’s Office of information related to this document Equal Employment Opportunity is using any of the following methods: deemed more appropriate. Further, • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to while government and legal ethics staff http://www.regulations.gov and search performs some functions that assist with for Docket ID NRC–2016–0007. Address casehandling, it predominantly provides questions about NRC dockets to Carol asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES guidance that inures to the benefit of Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Agency employees, e.g., outside email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For employment, outside practice of law, technical questions, contact the Hatch Act violations, and conflicts of individual listed in the FOR FURTHER interest. Further, upon reflection, it is INFORMATION CONTACT section of this deemed more appropriate for the document. Designated Agency Ethics Official • NRC’s Agencywide Documents (DAEO) to report directly to the Agency Access and Management System VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:09 Jan 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Reorganization; Restructuring of National Labor Relations Board's Headquarters' Offices.
DatesEffective Date: January 25, 2016.
ContactWilliam B. Cowen, Solicitor, National Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street SE., Room 5117, Washington, DC 20570. Telephone: (202) 273-2910 (this is not a toll-free number), 1- 866-315-6572 (TTY/TDD).
FR Citation81 FR 4069 
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