81 FR 91957 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

Page Range		91957-91958
FR Document		2016-30384

The Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
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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 30 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: December 13, 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

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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 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]. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD/TDY) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

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functions; (2) of employees the Affected Public: Business or other for- concerning the proposed extension of
employer reasonably suspects of profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, the Application for Mediation Services
involvement in a workplace incident State, Local, or Tribal Government. and is interested in public comment
resulting in economic loss or injury to Total Respondents: 593,400. addressing the following issues: (1) Is
the employer’s business; (3) of some Total Annual Responses: 593,400. this collection necessary to the proper
prospective employees of private Estimated Total Burden Hours: functions of the agency; (2) will this
armored cars, security alarm and 68,739. information be processed and used in a
security guard firms; and (4) of some Estimated Time per Response: 30–45 timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
current and prospective employees of minutes. burden accurate; (4) how might the
certain firms authorized to manufacture, Frequency: On occasion. agency enhance the quality, utility, and
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
distribute, or dispense controlled clarity of the information to be
$0.
substances. The WHD may assess civil Total Burden Cost (operation/ collected; and (5) how might the agency
money penalties of up to $19,787 maintenance): $0. minimize the burden of this collection
against employers who violate any on the respondents, including through
EPPA provision. This amount increases Dated: December 12, 2016. the use of information technology.
annually due to the Federal Civil Melissa Smith,
Dated: December 13, 2016.
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation
and Interpretation. Samantha Jones,
Improvements Act of 2015. On
[FR Doc. 2016–30452 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am] Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration,
November 2, 2015, President Obama National Mediation Board.
signed into law the Federal Civil BILLING CODE 4510–27–P
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Application for Mediation Services
Improvements Act of 2015 to advance Type of Review: Extension.
the effectiveness of civil money NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Title: Application for Mediation
penalties and to strengthen their Services, OMB Number: 3140–0002.
deterrent effect. Outdated penalties are Notice of Proposed Information
Frequency: On occasion.
a problem because civil penalties are Collection Requests
Affected Public: Carrier and Union
less effective when they do not keep AGENCY: National Mediation Board. Officials, and employees of railroads
pace with the cost of living. The new SUMMARY: The Assistant Chief of Staff, and airlines.
law directs agencies across the federal Administration invites comments on the Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
government to adjust their penalties for proposed information collection Burden:
inflation each year in January. requests as required by the Paperwork Responses: 50 annually.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Reduction Act of 1995. Burden Hours: 12.50.
Labor is particularly interested in DATES: Interested persons are invited to Abstract: Section 5, First of the
comments which: submit comments within 30 days from Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C., 155, First,
• Evaluate whether the proposed the date of this publication. provides that both, or either, of the
collection of information is necessary parties to the labor-management dispute
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
for the proper performance of the may invoke the mediation services of
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
functions of the agency, including the National Mediation Board. Congress
1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that
whether the information will have has determined that it is in the nation’s
the Office of Management and Budget
practical utility; best interest to provide for governmental
(OMB) provide interested Federal
• Enhance the quality, utility, and agencies and the public an early mediation as the primary dispute
clarity of the information to be opportunity to comment on information resolution mechanism to resolve labor-
collected; collection requests. OMB may amend or management disputes in the railroad
• Evaluate the accuracy of the waive the requirement for public and airline industries. The Railway
agency’s estimate of the burden of the consultation to the extent that public Labor Act is silent as to how the
proposed collection of information, participation in the approval process invocation of mediation is to be
including the validity of the would defeat the purpose of the accomplished and the Board has not
methodology and assumptions used; information collection, violate State or promulgated regulations requiring any
• Minimize the burden of the Federal law, or substantially interfere specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29
collection of information on those who with any agency’s ability to perform its CFR1203.1 provides that applications
are to respond, including through the statutory obligations. The Assistant for mediation services be made on
use of appropriate automated, Chief of Staff, Administration publishes printed forms which may be secured
electronic, mechanical, or other that notice containing proposed from the National Mediation Board.
technological collection techniques or information collection requests prior to This section of the regulations provides
other forms of information technology, submission of these requests to OMB. that applications should be submitted in
e.g., permitting electronic submissions Each proposed information collection duplicate, show the exact nature of the
of responses. contains the following: (1) Type of dispute, the number of employees
III. Current Actions: The Department review requested, e.g. new, revision involved, name of the carrier and name
of Labor seeks an approval for the extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) of the labor organization, date of
extension of this information collection Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) agreement between the parties, date and
in order to ensure effective copy of notice served by the invoking
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Description of the need for, and
administration of the Employee proposed use of, the information; (5) party to the other and date of final
Polygraph Protection Act. Respondents and frequency of conference between the parties. The
Type of Review: Extension. collection; and (6) Reporting and/or application should be signed by the
Agency: Wage and Hour Division. Record keeping burden. OMB invites highest officer of the carrier who has
Title: Application of the Employee public comment. been designated to handle disputes
Polygraph Protection Act. Currently, the National Mediation under the Railway Labor Act or by the
OMB Number: 1235–0005. Board is soliciting comments chief executive of the labor

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organization, whichever party files the this second notice. The full submission Administrative Records Research and
application. may be found at: http:// Application is conducting research to
The extension of this form is www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. compare administrative records data
necessary considering the information Comments: Comments regarding (a) with the NSCG respondent-provided
provided by the parties is used by the whether the collection of information is data. This research will inform survey
Board to structure a mediation process necessary for the proper performance of content discussions for future NSCG
that will be productive to the parties the functions of the NSF, including cycles and will provide insight on the
and result in a settlement without resort whether the information will have necessity of certain NSCG questionnaire
to strike or lockout. The Board has been practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the items including the education
very successful in resolving labor NSF’s estimate of the burden of the background items.
disputes in the railroad and airline proposed collection of information; (c) After consideration of this comment,
industries. Historically, some 97 percent ways to enhance the quality, utility and we are moving forward with our
of all NMB mediation cases have been clarity of the information to be submission to OMB.
successfully resolved without collected, including through the use of Title of Collection: 2015 National
interruptions to public service. Since automated collection techniques or Survey of College Graduates.
1980, only slightly more than 1 percent other forms of information technology; OMB Approval Number: 3145–0141.
of cases have involved a disruption of (d) ways to minimize the burden of the Type of Request: Intent to seek
service. This success ratio would collection of information on those who approval to renew an information
possibly be reduced if the Board was are to respond, including through the collection for three years.
Abstract: The National Survey of
unable to collect the brief information use of appropriate automated or other
College Graduates (NSCG) has been
that it does in the application for forms of information technology should
conducted biennially since the 1970s.
mediation services. be addressed to: Office of Information
Requests for copies of the proposed The 2017 NSCG sample will be selected
and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,
information collection request may be from the 2015 American Community
Attention: Desk Officer for National
accessed from www.nmb.gov or should Survey (ACS) and the 2015 NSCG. By
Science Foundation, 725 7th Street
be addressed to Denise Murdock, NMB, selecting sample from these two
NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 E, sources, the 2017 NSCG will provide
20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to coverage of the college graduate
Reports Clearance Officer, National
the email address murdock@nmb.gov or population residing in the United
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
faxed to 202–692–5081. Please specify States. The purpose of this longitudinal
Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington,
the complete title of the information survey is to collect data that will be
Virginia 22230 or send email to
collection when making your request. used to provide national estimates on
splimpto@nsf.gov.
Comments regarding burden and/or the science and engineering workforce
DATES: Comments regarding these and changes in their employment,
the collection activity requirements information collections are best assured
should be directed to Samantha Jones at education, and demographic
of having their full effect if received characteristics.
202–692–5010 or via internet address within 30 days of this notification.
jones@nmb.gov. Individuals who use a The National Science Foundation Act
Copies of the submission may be of 1950, as subsequently amended,
telecommunications device for the deaf obtained by calling 703–292–7556. NSF
(TDD/TDY) may call the Federal includes a statutory charge to ‘‘ . . .
may not conduct or sponsor a collection provide a central clearinghouse for the
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– of information unless the collection of
800–877–8339. collection, interpretation, and analysis
information displays a currently valid of data on scientific and engineering
[FR Doc. 2016–30384 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am] OMB control number and the agency resources, and to provide a source of
BILLING CODE 7550–01–P informs potential persons who are to information for policy formulation by
respond to the collection of information other agencies of the Federal
that such persons are not required to Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION respond to the collection of information comply with these mandates by
unless it displays a currently valid OMB providing information on the supply
Agency Information Collection control number. and utilization of the nation’s scientists
Activities: Comment Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and engineers.
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Comments: As required by 5 CFR The U.S. Census Bureau, as in the
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 1320.8(d), comments on the information past, will conduct the NSCG for NSF.
comment request. collection activities as part of this study The survey data collection will begin in
were solicited through publication of a March 2017 using web and mail
SUMMARY: The National Science 60-Day Notice in the Federal Register questionnaires. Nonrespondents to the
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the on July 28, 2016, at 81 FR 49689. We web or mail questionnaire will be
following information collection received one comment, to which we followed up by computer-assisted
requirement to OMB for review and here respond. telephone interviewing. The
clearance under the Paperwork Commenter: The comment requested individual’s response to the survey is
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– NSF consider the use of administrative voluntary. The survey will be conducted
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is the records, specifically the National in conformance with Census Bureau
second notice for public comment; the
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Student Clearinghouse, to obtain statistical quality standards and, as
first was published in the Federal information on education background in such, the NSCG data will be afforded
Register at 81 FR 49689, and one lieu of asking this information from protection under the applicable Census
comment was received. NSF is respondents on the National Survey of Bureau confidentiality statues.
forwarding the proposed renewal College Graduates (NSCG). Use of the Information: NSF uses the
submission to the Office of Management Response: NSF informed the information from the NSCG to prepare
and Budget (OMB) for clearance commenter that, at the request of NSF, congressionally mandated reports such
simultaneously with the publication of the Census Bureau’s Center for as Women, Minorities and Persons with

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Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments within 30 days from the date of this publication.
FR Citation		81 FR 91957