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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

 

Mediation Assistance in the Federal Sector, Notice of Request of 
Approval of Form 53's Extension Submitted to Office of Management and 
Budget

October 31, 1994.

    The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has submitted the 
following Form 53, ``Mediation Assistance in the Federal Service'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget for review and expedited approval 
by November 16, 1994. This request for OMB review is under the 
provisions of 5 C.F.R. 1320.18. A copy of Form 53 with instructions 
follows.
    For further information about this submission, please contact 
Eileen B. Hoffman, General Counsel, FMCS, 2100 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20427. (202) 653-5305. Persons wishing to comment 
should write to Mr. Dan Chenok, Desk Officer for FMCS, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503 before November 16, 1994.
    Title: Mediation Assistance in the Federal Sector, Form 53.
    Action: Request for 3 Year Extension of Present Form.
    Respondents: Parties to federal sector disputes (federal agencies 
and unions).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion (for renewal, reopening, new 
contracts, grievance mediation requests).
    Estimated Annual Burden: Approximately 600 responses per year; 
approximately 10 minutes per response; approximately 100 reporting 
hours per year.
    Needs and Uses: The information is needed to advise FMCS of federal 
sector disputes pursuant to 29 C.F.R. part 1425, Sec. 1425.3. It is 
used to make assignments of cases to FMCS mediators.
    The agency has consulted with federal sector users to determine if 
the form is helpful and whether any changes were necessary. Since the 
present form expires on November 30, 1994, the agency requests a 3-year 
extension of the existing form to enable it to continue its case 
assignment and data collection activities.

    Dated: October 31, 1994.
John Calhoun Wells,
Director, FMCS.
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Instructions

    Complete this form, please follow these instructions.
    In item #1. Check the block and give the date if this is for an 
existing agreement or reopener. The FLRA Certification number should 
be provided if available. If not known, please leave this item 
blank. Absence of this number will not impede processing of the 
Form.
    In item #2. If other assistance in bargaining is requested 
please specify: e.g; impact and implementation bargaining (I&I) and/
or mid-term bargaining and provide a brief listing of issues, e.g. 
Smoking, Alternative Work Schedules (AWS), ground rules, office 
moves, or if desired, add attached list. This is only if such issues 
are known at time of filing.
    In item #3. Please specify the issues to be considered for 
grievance mediation. Please refer to FMCS guidelines for processing 
these requests. Please make certain that both parties sign this 
request!
    In item #4. List the name of the agency, as follows: The 
Department, and the subdivision or component. For example: U.S. 
Dept. of Labor, BLS, or U.S. Dept. of Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 
or Illinois National Guard, Springfield Chapter. If an independent 
agency is involved, list the agency, e.g. Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corp. (FDIC) and any subdivision or component, if appropriate.
    In item #5. List the name of the union and its subdivision or 
component as follows: e.g. Federal Employees Union, Local 23 or 
Government Workers Union, Western Joint Council.
    In item #6. Provide the area where the negotiation of mediation 
will most likely take place, with zip code, e.g., Washington, D.C. 
20427. The zip code is important because our cases are routed by 
computer through zip code, and mediators are assigned on that basis.
    In item #7. Only the approximate number of employees in the 
bargaining unit and establishment are requested. The establishment 
is the entity referred to in item 4 as name of subdivision or 
component, if any.
    In item #8. The filing need only be sent by one party unless it 
is a request for grievance mediation. (See item 9.)
    In item #9. Please give the title of the official, phone number, 
address, and zip code.
    In item #10. Both labor and management signatures are required 
for grievance mediation requests.

NOTICE

SEND ORIGINAL TO F.M.C.S.

SEND ONE COPY TO OPPOSITE PARTY

RETAIN ONE COPY FOR PARTY FILING NOTICE

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