[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44602-44603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17818]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD


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

July 19, 2013.
AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.

ACTION: Notice of administrative change in status of the following 
offices of the National Labor Relations Board.

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     Puerto Rico Regional Office (Region 24) to be designated 
as Subregional Office (Subregion 24) of the Tampa Regional Office 
(Region 12)
     Milwaukee Regional Office (Region 30) to be designated as 
Subregional Office (Subregion 30) of the Minneapolis Regional Office 
(Region 18)
SUMMARY: The National Labor Relations Board is restructuring its 
Regional Offices in Puerto Rico and Milwaukee to designate them as 
Subregional Offices assigned to the supervision of the Tampa and 
Minneapolis Regional Offices, respectively. Concurrent with this 
Notice, the National Labor Relations Board is revising its Statement of 
Organization and Functions accordingly.
    These changes are prompted by a decline in unfair labor practice 
and representation case filings in each of the Regional Offices subject 
to this restructuring and a desire to equalize caseload and case 
management responsibilities in all affected Offices. The revisions are 
nonsubstantive or merely procedural in nature.

DATES: Effective Date: The changes announced above with respect to the 
Puerto Rico and Tampa offices will be effective September 1, 2013. The 
changes announced above with respect to the Milwaukee and Minneapolis 
offices will be effective August 1, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Shinners, Executive Secretary, 
1099 14th Street NW., Room 11600, Washington, DC 20570. Telephone: 
(202) 273-1067.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Labor Relations Board has 
decided to restructure the status of the Agency's Regional Offices in 
Puerto Rico and Milwaukee to designate them as Subregional Offices of 
the Tampa and Minneapolis Regional Offices, respectively. The Puerto 
Rico office will be redesignated as Subregion 24; the Milwaukee office 
will be redesignated as Subregion 30. These changes are prompted by a 
decline in unfair labor practice and representation case filings in 
each of the Regional Offices subject to this restructuring and a desire 
to equalize caseload and case management responsibilities in all 
affected Offices.
    The Puerto Rico and Milwaukee Regional Offices have been headed by 
a Regional Director, who had full authority for the processing of both 
unfair labor practice and representation cases. The newly-designated 
Subregional Offices will now be headed by an Officer-in-Charge, who 
will report to their respective Regional Directors in Tampa and 
Minneapolis. These changes will vest these Regional Directors with 
casehandling authority for the geographical area covered by their 
newly-designated Subregional Office. The geographical areas covered by 
the Subregional Offices will continue to be the same as when they were 
designated as Regional Offices.
    The most recent list of Regional and Subregional Offices was 
published at 65 FR 53228-53229 on August 29, 2000, as amended at 77 FR 
72886-01 on December 6, 2012.
    Concurrent with this Notice, the NLRB is revising its Statement of 
Organization and Functions to reflect the addition of Subregions 24 and 
30 supervised by their respective Regional Offices and the elimination 
of Regions 24 and 30 as Regional Offices. The revisions to the Board's 
Statement of Organization and Functions are attached hereto.
    Since April 2013, the NLRB has solicited and received feedback on 
the proposed restructuring of these offices. The decision to 
restructure the Agency's operations in the manner set forth herein was 
informed by comments from stakeholders, members of Congress and Agency 
employees. Because this is a general notice that is related to the 
organization of the NLRB, it is not a regulation or rule subject to 
Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the changes set forth herein, the National Labor 
Relations Board is amending its Statement of Organization and Functions 
as follows:

Part 201--Description of Organization

Subpart B--Description of Field Organization

    (A) Section 203 is amended to read as follows:
    Sec. 203 Regional Offices. There are 26 Regional Offices through 
which the Board conducts its business. Certain of the Regions have 
Subregional Offices or Resident Offices in addition to the central 
Regional Office. The areas constituting the Regions and the location of 
the Regional, Subregional, and Resident Offices are set forth in an 
appendix hereto. Each Regional Office staff is headed by a Regional 
Director appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the General 
Counsel and includes a Regional Attorney, Assistant to the Regional 
Director, field attorneys, field examiners, and clerical staff. Each 
Subregional Office is headed by an officer in charge appointed in the 
same manner as the Regional Directors. Each Resident Office is headed 
by a Resident Officer.
    (B) ``Appendix--Regional and Subregional Offices'' is amended to 
read as follows:

Appendix--Regional and Subregional Offices

    Alphabetical list of States showing location in relation to Regions 
and Subregions. (Note that respective Region number follows Subregion 
number to facilitate locating areas serviced.)

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                        Region and Subregion Nos.
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Alabama...........................  10, 15
Alaska............................  19
Arizona...........................  28
Arkansas..........................  16, SR-26 (15)
California........................  20, 21, 31, 32
Colorado..........................  27
Connecticut.......................  SR-34 (1)
Delaware..........................  4, 5
District of Columbia..............  5
Florida...........................  12, 15
Georgia...........................  10, 12
Hawaii............................  SR-37 (20)
Idaho.............................  19, 27
Illinois..........................  13, 14, SR-33 (25)
Indiana...........................  9, 13, 25
Iowa..............................  SR-17 (14), 18, SR-33 (25)
Kansas............................  SR-17 (14)
Kentucky..........................  9, 10, 25
Louisiana.........................  15
Maine.............................  1
Maryland..........................  5
Massachusetts.....................  1
Michigan..........................  7, SR-30 (18)
Minnesota.........................  18
Mississippi.......................  15, SR-26 (15)
Missouri..........................  14, SR-17 (14), SR-26 (15)
Montana...........................  19, 27
Nebraska..........................  27, S-17 (14)
Nevada............................  28, 32
New Hampshire.....................  1
New Jersey........................  4, 22
New Mexico........................  28
New York..........................  2, 3, 29
North Carolina....................  S-11 (10)
North Dakota......................  18
Ohio..............................  8, 9
Oklahoma..........................  SR-17 (14)
Oregon............................  SR-36 (19)
Pennsylvania......................  4, 5, 6
Rhode Island......................  1
South Carolina....................  SR-11 (10)
South Dakota......................  18
Tennessee.........................  10, SR-11 (10), SR-26 (15)
Texas.............................  16, 28
Utah..............................  27
Vermont...........................  1
Virginia..........................  5, SR-11 (10)
Washington........................  19, SR-36 (19)
West Virginia.....................  5, 6, 9, SR-11 (10)
Wisconsin.........................  18, SR-30 (18)
Wyoming...........................  27
Puerto Rico.......................  SR-24 (12)
U.S. Virgin Islands...............  SR-24 (12)
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    (C) ``Areas Served by Regional and Subregional Offices'' is amended 
in following manner:
    (1) Delete Reference to Region 24
    (2) Region 12 is amended to read as follows:
    Region 12. Tampa, Florida. In Florida, services Alachua, Baker, 
Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, 
Dad, De Soto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, 
Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian 
River, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, 
Marion, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm 
Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sarasota, 
Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia and Wakulla 
Counties; and in Georgia services Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, 
Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Decatur, Echols, Glynn, 
Grady, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Seminole, Thomas, Ware, and 
Wayne Counties.
    Subregion 24. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, Services Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Persons may also obtain service at the Resident Offices located in 
Miami and Jacksonville, Florida.
    (3) Delete reference to Region 30
    (4) Region 18 is amended to read as follows:
    Region 18. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Service North Dakota, South 
Dakota, and Minnesota; in Iowa, services Adair, Adams, Allamakee, 
Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena 
Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, 
Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, 
Delaware, Dickinson, Emmett, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, 
Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, 
Ida, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Linn, 
Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, Monona, 
Monroe, Montgomery, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, 
Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, 
Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, 
Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth and Wright Counties; and in 
Wisconsin, services Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, 
Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Clair, Iron, Jackson, Pepin, 
Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Trempealeau, and 
Washburn counties.
    Subregion 30. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, services Adams, 
Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Florence, Fond 
du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, 
Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, 
Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, 
Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, 
Shawano, Sheboygan, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, 
Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, and Wood Counties; and in Michigan, 
services Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, 
Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee and Ontonagon Counties.
    Persons may also obtain service at the Resident Office located in 
Des Moines, Iowa.

    By Direction of the Board.

    Dated: July 19, 2013.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2013-17818 Filed 7-23-13; 8:45 am]
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