[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1232]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
29 CFR Part 215
RIN 1294-AA14
Office of Labor-Management Programs; Guidelines, Section 5333(b),
Federal Transit Law
AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Programs, Office of the American
Workplace, Labor.
ACTION: Confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Labor-Management Programs published a notice in
the January 5, 1996 Federal Register (61 FR 386) deferring the
effective date of implementation of guidelines for the employee
protection program under Title 49 U.S.C., Chapter 53, Section 5333(b)
of the Federal Transit law. Pursuant to the January 5, notice, the
original effective date, January 8, 1996, was extended for a period
equal to the duration of the furlough caused by the partial government
shutdown that began on December 16, 1995.
This document announces and confirms that the new effective date of
the guidelines will be January 29, 1996. This action was taken because
the temporary closing of government offices and the furlough of
Department of Labor (the Department) employees responsible for the
administration of this program precluded the Office of Labor-Management
Programs from undertaking the necessary staff training and preparation
of materials and documents to allow for implementation of the
guidelines.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The new effective date of the guidelines is January 29,
1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelley Andrews, Director, Statutory
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
N-5411, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-4473.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Rationale
The Office of Labor-Management Programs, Office of the American
Workplace, hereby confirms that January 29, 1996 will be the new
effective date of the guidelines for the administration of the transit
employee protection program pursuant to Section 5333(b) of the Federal
Transit law, commonly referred to as ``Section 13(c)'', (FR Vol. 60,
No. 235, pg. 62964, December 7, 1995).
II. Publication in Final
The Department finds good cause that public comment on the
confirmation of the effective date of these guidelines to be
impracticable and unnecessary because the Department is forced to take
this action due to the temporary closing of Federal offices and the
furlough, caused by the partial government shutdown, affecting the
Department employees who administer this program. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 215
Grant administration; Grants--transportation; Labor-management
relations; Labor unions; Mass transportation.
Accordingly, the amendment of 29 CFR Chapter II published at FR
Vol. 60, No. 235, pg. 62964, December 7, 1995, is deferred until
January 29, 1996.
Signed at Washington, DC this 22nd day of January, 1996.
Charles L. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-1232 Filed 1-24-96; 8:45 am]
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