[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-27480] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: November 4, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. BILLING CODE 6732-01-M![]()
TN04NO94.001 BILLING CODE 6732-01-C 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 [FR Doc. 94-27480 Filed 11-3-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6732-01-M