81 FR 65675 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 185 (September 23, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 185 (September 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-22892 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 65675-65676] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22892] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: National Mediation Board. SUMMARY: The Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments within 60 days from the date of this publication. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Record keeping burden. OMB invites public comment. Currently, the National Mediation Board is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the Application for Mediation Services and is interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the agency; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the agency enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the agency minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: September 19, 2016. Samantha Jones, Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration, National Mediation Board. Application for Mediation Services Type of Review: Extension. Title: Application for Mediation Services, OMB Number: 3140-0002. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Carrier and Union Officials, and employees of railroads and airlines. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 50 annually. Burden Hours: 12.50. Abstract: Section 5, First of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C., 155, First, provides that both, or either, of the parties to the labor- management dispute may invoke the mediation services of the National Mediation Board. Congress has determined that it is in the nation's best interest to provide for governmental mediation as the primary dispute resolution mechanism to resolve labor-management disputes in the railroad and airline industries. The Railway Labor Act is silent as to how the invocation of mediation is to be accomplished and the Board has not promulgated regulations requiring any specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR1203.1 provides that applications for mediation services be made on printed forms which may be secured from the National Mediation Board. This section of the regulations provides that applications should be submitted in duplicate, show the exact nature of the dispute, the number of employees involved, name of the carrier and name of the labor organization, date of agreement between the parties, date and copy of notice served by the invoking party to the other and date of final conference between the parties. The application should be signed by the highest officer of the carrier who has been designated to handle disputes under the Railway Labor Act or by the chief executive of the labor organization, whichever party files the application. The extension of this form is necessary considering the information provided by the parties is used by the Board to structure a mediation process that will be productive to the parties and result in a settlement without resort to strike or lockout. The Board has been very successful in resolving labor disputes in the railroad and airline industries. Historically, some 97 percent of all NMB mediation cases have been successfully resolved without interruptions to public service. Since 1980, only slightly more than 1 percent of cases have involved a disruption of service. This success ratio would possibly be reduced if the Board was unable to collect the brief information that it does in the application for mediation services. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from www.nmb.gov or should be addressed to Denise Murdock, NMB, 1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 E, Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to [[Page 65676]] the email address [email protected] or faxed to 202-692-5081. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed to Samantha Jones at 202-692-5010 or via internet address [email protected]. 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including conservatorship and proposed information collection Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
liquidation actions. requests as required by the Paperwork Burden:
It is NCUA’s understanding that no Reduction Act of 1995. Responses: 50 annually.
Federally Insured Credit Unions have DATES: Interested persons are invited to Burden Hours: 12.50.
sought to open any branches covered by submit comments within 60 days from Abstract: Section 5, First of the
this requirement over the last three the date of this publication. Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C., 155, First,
years. However, we are seeking to provides that both, or either, of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
maintain the OMB control number in parties to the labor-management dispute
the event that a credit union wishes to 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that may invoke the mediation services of
exercise this option. the National Mediation Board. Congress
This information is necessary to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) provide interested Federal has determined that it is in the nation’s
evaluate the safety and soundness of the best interest to provide for governmental
decision to open the branch and to agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information mediation as the primary dispute
protect the interests of the National resolution mechanism to resolve labor-
Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public management disputes in the railroad
Type of Review: Extension of a and airline industries. The Railway
previously approved collection. consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process Labor Act is silent as to how the
Estimated No. Respondents: invocation of mediation is to be
Federally-insured credit unions. would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or accomplished and the Board has not
Estimated No. of Respondents: One. promulgated regulations requiring any
Frequency of Response: Once per Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29
foreign branch. CFR1203.1 provides that applications
Estimated Burden Hours per statutory obligations. The Assistant
Chief of Staff, Administration publishes for mediation services be made on
Response: 32. printed forms which may be secured
Estimated Total Annual Burden that notice containing proposed
information collection requests prior to from the National Mediation Board.
Hours: 32. This section of the regulations provides
Request for Comments: Comments submission of these requests to OMB.
Each proposed information collection that applications should be submitted in
submitted in response to this notice will duplicate, show the exact nature of the
be summarized and included in the contains the following: (1) Type of
review requested, e.g. new, revision dispute, the number of employees
request for Office of Management and involved, name of the carrier and name
Budget approval. All comments will extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)
Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) of the labor organization, date of
become a matter of public record. The agreement between the parties, date and
public is invited to submit comments Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5) copy of notice served by the invoking
concerning: (a) Whether the collection party to the other and date of final
of information is necessary for the Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or conference between the parties. The
proper execution of the function of the application should be signed by the
agency, including whether the Record keeping burden. OMB invites
public comment. highest officer of the carrier who has
information will have practical utility; been designated to handle disputes
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Currently, the National Mediation
Board is soliciting comments under the Railway Labor Act or by the
of the burden of the collection of chief executive of the labor
information, including the validity of concerning the proposed extension of
the Application for Mediation Services organization, whichever party files the
the methodology and assumptions used; application.
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and is interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is The extension of this form is
and clarity of the information to be necessary considering the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the agency; (2) will this provided by the parties is used by the
burden of the collection of the Board to structure a mediation process
information on the respondents, information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of that will be productive to the parties
including the use of automated and result in a settlement without resort
collection techniques or other forms of burden accurate; (4) how might the
agency enhance the quality, utility, and to strike or lockout. The Board has been
information technology. very successful in resolving labor
clarity of the information to be
By John Brolin, Acting Secretary of the
collected; and (5) how might the agency disputes in the railroad and airline
Board, the National Credit Union industries. Historically, some 97 percent
Administration, on September 19, 2016. minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through of all NMB mediation cases have been
Dated: September 19, 2016. successfully resolved without
the use of information technology.
Dawn D. Wolfgang, interruptions to public service. Since
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer. Dated: September 19, 2016. 1980, only slightly more than 1 percent
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Samantha Jones, of cases have involved a disruption of
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Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration, service. This success ratio would
National Mediation Board. possibly be reduced if the Board was
Application for Mediation Services unable to collect the brief information
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD that it does in the application for
Type of Review: Extension. mediation services.
Notice of Proposed Information Title: Application for Mediation Requests for copies of the proposed
Collection Requests Services, OMB Number: 3140–0002. information collection request may be
Frequency: On occasion. accessed from www.nmb.gov or should
AGENCY:National Mediation Board. Affected Public: Carrier and Union be addressed to Denise Murdock, NMB,
SUMMARY: The Assistant Chief of Staff, Officials, and employees of railroads 1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 E,
Administration invites comments on the and airlines. Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to
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the email address murdock@nmb.gov or Dated: September 20, 2016. 1862n–5), and the Government in the
faxed to 202–692–5081. Please specify Crystal Robinson, Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby
the complete title of the information Committee Management Officer. gives notice of the scheduling of a
collection when making your request. [FR Doc. 2016–22917 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am] teleconference for the transaction of
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