[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30341-30342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12200]
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: National Mediation Board (NMB).
SUMMARY: The Director, Office of 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 Director, Office of 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 Investigation
of Representation Dispute 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.
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Dated: May 17, 2013.
June D.W. King,
Director, Office of Administration, National Mediation Board.
Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Investigation of Representation Dispute.
OMB Number: 3140-0001.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Carrier and Union Officials, and employees of
railroads and airlines.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 68 annually.
Burden Hours: 17.00.
Abstract: When a dispute arises among a carrier's employees as to
who will be their bargaining representative, the National Mediation
Board (NMB) is required by Section 2, Ninth, to investigate the
dispute, to determine who is the authorized representative, if any, and
to certify such representative. The NMB's duties do not arise until its
services have been invoked by a party to the dispute. The Railway Labor
Act is silent as to how the invocation of a representation dispute is
to be accomplished and the NMB has not promulgated regulations
requiring any specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR 1203.2, provides
that applications for the services of the NMB under Section 2, Ninth,
to investigate representation disputes may be made on printed forms
secured from the NMB's Office of Legal Affairs or on the Internet at
http://www.nmb.gov/representation/rapply.html. The application requires
the following information: The name of the carrier involved; the name
or description of the craft or class involved; the name of the
petitioning organization or individual; the name of the organization
currently representing the employees, if any; the names of any other
organizations or representatives involved in the dispute; and the
estimated number of employees in the craft or class involved. This
basic information is essential in providing the NMB with the details of
the dispute so that it can determine what resources will be required to
conduct an investigation.
The extension of this form is necessary considering the information
is used by the Board in determining such matters as how many staff will
be required to conduct an investigation and what other resources must
be mobilized to complete our statutory responsibilities. Without this
information, the Board would have to delay the commencement of the
investigation, which is contrary to the intent of the Railway Labor
Act.
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 June D.W. King 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.
[FR Doc. 2013-12200 Filed 5-21-13; 8:45 am]
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