[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63045-63046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X95-21208]
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
Notice of Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity;
Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: Federal Labor Relations Authority.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Authority is soliciting public comments on the proposed
information collection requirement described below, prior to submission
of the proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Comments due: February 6, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should
be sent to: Solly Thomas, Executive Director, Federal Labor Relations
Authority, 607 14th St., NW., Room 420, Washington, DC 20424.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Anderson Speight, Director of
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Program Development, Office of the General Counsel, 202-482-6680 ext.
205. A copy of the proposed information collection requirement can be
examined at the Office of the General Counsel, 607 14th St., NW., Suite
210, Washington, DC 20424.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Authority will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chap. 35 as amended).
This Notice solicits comments from members of the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.
The comments will be used to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Authority, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the Authority's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3)
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Petition Form.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The
information to be collected by the petition form is required for the
Authority to be able to process and decide representation issues
arising under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5
U.S.C. Secs. 7101 to 7135. The information collected on the petition
form is to be used to enable Authority staff employees to contact
affected parties in representation case proceedings, and to enable
staff employees to take the necessary steps to begin the processing of
the petition. The petition form will be provided to members of the
public who request the form from the Authority's regional offices, to
enable those members of the public to initiate a representation case
proceeding before the Authority. The petition form is filed with an
appropriate Authority regional office.
The petition form includes questions to the filer concerning the
issues raised by the petition and the results the petitioner seeks as a
consequence of filing the petition; a description of the collective
bargaining unit affected by the petition, including employees who would
be included or excluded from the unit; the showing of employee interest
expressed as a per cent of the unit affected that supports the
petition; the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the
representatives of the union(s), agency(ies), and activity(ies)
affected by the petition; the date of recognition or certification of
the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, of any unit affected
by the petition; and a declaration by the filer of the petition as to
the truth of the statements made in the petition.
Members of the Affected Public: Federal employees representing
Federal agencies in their capacity as employer, Federal employees and
employees of labor organizations that are representing those labor
organizations, and Federal employees in their individual capacities,
are the members of the public who may file the representation form.
Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection: It should normally take a party no longer than
one hour to complete a petition form for filing with the Authority. In
FY 1995, 496 representation forms were filed with the Authority.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chap. 35, as amended.
Dated: December 5, 1995.
Solly Thomas,
Executive Director, Federal Labor Relations Authority.
FR Doc. No. 95-29997 Filed 12-7-95; 8:45am
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