Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces that four information collection requests contained among the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) agency forms have come up for renewal. FMCS will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of these four FMCS forms: Arbitrator's Report and Fee Statement (Agency Form R- 19), Arbitrator's Personal Data Questionnaire (Agency Form R-22), Request for Arbitration Services (Agency Form R-43) and Notice to Mediation Agencies (Agency Form F-7). The request will seek OMB approval for a three-year extension with an expiration date of January 31, 2010, for Forms R-19, R-22, R-43 and F-7. FMCS is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collections as described below.

This notice announces that six information collection requests contained in the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) agency forms are coming up for renewal. FMCS submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of six FMCS forms: SF424 Application for Federal Assistance, SF270 (LM-6)Request for Advance or Reimbursement, (LM-8)Project Performance, SF269a (LM-7) Financial Status Report, (LM-9)FMCS Grants Program Grantee Evaluation Questionnaire, and (LM-3)Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire. The request seeks OMB approval for a three-year expiration date of Forms SF424, SF270 (LM-6), (LM-8), SF269a (LM-7), (LM-9) and (LM-3) until March 2009. FMCS is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collection as described below.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is publishing a draft Fiscal Year 2006 Program Guidelines/Application Solicitation for the Labor-Management Cooperation Program for comment. The program is supported by Federal funds authorized by the Labor- Management Cooperation Act of 1978, subject to annual appropriations. This solicitation contains a change in the length of grants and the deadline for accepting applications. FMCS reserves the right under special conditions to award supplemental (continuation) grants and will accept applications beginning August 1, 2006 and continue to do so until July 31, 2007 or until all Fiscal Year 2006 grant funds are obligated.