Notice of Procedures To Be Followed in the Event Board Offices Are Closed Due to a Lapse in Appropriated Funds, 61869-61870 [2013-24362]
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by contacting the individual listed
below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section below on or before
December 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a tollfree number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal
source of the official Government
statistics on employment and
unemployment for over 70 years. The
labor force information gathered
through the survey is of paramount
importance in keeping track of the
economic health of the Nation. The
survey is the only source of monthly
data on total employment and
unemployment. The Employment
Situation news release contains data
from this survey and is designated as a
Principal Federal Economic Indicator
(PFEI). Moreover, the survey also yields
data on the characteristics of persons
not in the labor force. The CPS data are
used monthly, in conjunction with data
from other sources, to analyze the extent
to which, and with what success, the
various components of the American
population are participating in the
economic life of the Nation.
The labor force data gathered through
the CPS are provided to users in the
greatest detail possible, in conjunction
with the demographic information
obtained in the survey. In brief, the
labor force data can be broken down by
sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status,
family composition, educational level,
disability status, and other
characteristics. Through such
breakdowns, one can focus on the
employment situation of specific
population groups as well as on general
trends in employment and
unemployment. Information of this type
can be obtained only through
demographically oriented surveys such
as the CPS.
The basic CPS data also are used as
an important platform on which to base
the data derived from the various
supplemental questions that are
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administered in conjunction with the
survey. By coupling the basic data from
the monthly survey with the special
data from the supplements, one can get
valuable insights on the behavior of
American workers and on the social and
economic health of their families.
There is wide interest in the monthly
CPS data among Government
policymakers, legislators, economists,
the media, and the general public.
While the data from the CPS are used in
conjunction with data from other
surveys in assessing the economic
health of the Nation, they are unique in
various ways. Specifically, they are the
basis for much of the monthly
Employment Situation report, a PFEI.
They provide a monthly, nationally
representative measure of total
employment, including farm work, selfemployment, and unpaid family work;
other surveys are generally restricted to
the nonagricultural wage and salary
sector, or provide less timely
information. The CPS provides data on
all job seekers, and on all persons
outside the labor force, while payrollbased surveys cannot, by definition,
cover these sectors of the population.
Finally, the CPS data on employment,
unemployment, and on persons not in
the labor force can be linked to the
demographic characteristics of the many
groups that make up the Nation’s
population, while the data from most
other surveys are devoid of
demographic information. Many groups,
both in the government and in the
private sector, are eager to analyze this
wealth of demographic and labor force
data.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Current
Population Survey (CPS). A revision of
a currently approved collection is
needed to provide the Nation with
timely information about the labor force
status of the population. The CPS
sample has been redesigned based on
information from the 2010 decennial
census, in accordance with usual
practice. Historically, the CPS sample
has been redesigned after each
decennial census.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
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• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Current Population Survey
(CPS).
OMB Number: 1220–0100.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 55,000 per month.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Responses: 660,000.
Average Time per Response: 7.5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 82,500
hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of
September, 2013.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD
Notice of Procedures To Be Followed
in the Event Board Offices Are Closed
Due to a Lapse in Appropriated Funds
AGENCY:
National Labor Relations
Board.
The National Labor Relations
Board is issuing this notice to advise the
public of procedures to be followed in
the event that Board offices are closed,
in compliance with the Anti-Deficiency
Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341, et seq., due to a
lapse in appropriated funds.
ACTION:
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1. Timeliness and Filing of Charges,
Petitions and Other Papers During a
Shutdown
In the event the Board’s offices are
closed due to a lapse in appropriated
funds, documents may not be filed
electronically at www.nlrb.gov. The
Board hereby grants, sua sponte, an
extension of time to file or serve any
document for which the grant of an
extension is permitted by law. The
terms of the extension are that for each
day on which the Agency’s offices are
closed for all or any portion of the day,
one day shall be added to the time for
filing or service of the document.
Extensions of time for filing cannot
apply to the 6-month period provided
by Section 10(b) of the Act for the filing
of charges, 29 U.S.C. 160(b), or to
Applications for awards of fees and
other expenses under the Equal Access
to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504. However,
with respect to time computations for
filing and serving charges filed pursuant
to Section 10(b) or applications filed
pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice
Act, the Board hereby gives notice of its
intention to construe the phrase
‘‘Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday’’
in its rules pertaining to filing and
service, Section 102.111(a), 29 CFR
102.111(a), to encompass any day on
which the Agency’s offices are closed
for all or any portion of the day due to
lack of appropriated funds.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
persons wishing to file a charge
pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Act, and
for whom the 6-month period of Section
10(b) may expire during the interruption
in the Board’s normal operations, are
cautioned that the operation of Section
10(b) during an interruption in the
Board’s normal operations is uncertain.
Consequently, it would be prudent to
file the charge during the interruption in
the Board’s operations by faxing a copy
of the charge to the appropriate Regional
Office. The fax numbers for Regional
Offices may be found on the Agency’s
Web site, www.nlrb.gov.
Moreover, persons filing a charge are
reminded that it is their responsibility,
pursuant to Section 102.14 of the
Board’s Rules and Regulations, 29 CFR
102.14, to serve a copy of the charge
upon the person against whom the
charge is made. While Regional
Directors ordinarily serve a copy of the
charge on a person against whom the
charge is made as a matter of courtesy,
they do not assume responsibility for
such service, and it is unlikely that the
Agency will be able to serve charges
during any period of shutdown due to
a lapse in appropriated funds.
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2. Postponement of Unfair Labor
Practice Hearings Before
Administrative Law Judges
In the event the Board’s offices are
closed due to a lapse in appropriated
funds, the parties to hearings before an
Administrative Law Judge scheduled for
the first week of the closure will be
notified that the hearing has been
postponed.
In every case with a hearing
scheduled to begin during the week of
October 7, 2013, if by the close of
business on Friday, October 4, 2013,
there has been no appropriations bill
enacted into law or legislation
authorizing the Board to operate during
the week of October 7, 2013, the hearing
will be postponed indefinitely.
In every case with a hearing
scheduled to begin on or after October
14, 2013, if by the close of business on
the Monday preceding the Monday of
the week in which the hearing is
scheduled there has been no
appropriations bill enacted into law or
legislation authorizing the Board to
operate during the week in which the
hearing is scheduled, then the hearing
will be postponed indefinitely. For
example, if there has been no
appropriations bill enacted by the close
of business Monday, October 7, 2013, all
hearings scheduled for the week of
October 14, 2013 will be postponed
indefinitely.
3. Postponement of Representation
Elections and Hearings
All elections and pre and post
election hearings scheduled to be
conducted any day from October 1,
through October 11, 2013 have been
postponed indefinitely.
In the event the Board’s offices are
closed due to a lapse in appropriated
funds, in every case with an election or
pre or post election hearing scheduled
to be conducted on or after October 14,
2013, if by the close of business on the
Tuesday preceding the Monday of the
week in which the election or pre or
post election hearing is scheduled there
has been no appropriations bill enacted
into law or legislation authorizing the
Board to operate during the week in
which the election or pre or post
election hearing is scheduled to be
conducted, then the election or pre or
post election hearing will be postponed
indefinitely. For example, if there has
been no appropriations bill enacted by
the close of business Tuesday, October
8, 2013, all elections and pre and post
election hearings scheduled to be
conducted during the week of October
14, 2013 will be postponed indefinitely.
In each case until the election is
postponed per the schedule noted
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above, it is the Employer’s obligation to
post the Notice of Election for 3 full
working days prior to the day of the
election and failure to do so shall be
grounds for setting aside the election.
4. Notice To Be Posted in the Event of
a Shutdown Due to a Lapse in
Appropriated Funds
In the event the Board’s offices are
closed due to a lapse in appropriated
funds, the Board will post this notice on
its Web site, www.nlrb.gov. A related
notice will be posted at each of its
offices to advise the public of
procedures to be followed during the
period of the shutdown. In addition, the
recorded message set forth below will be
available on the main phone numbers in
each of the Agency’s offices to provide
persons with information regarding how
to contact the Agency during the
shutdown: ‘‘You have reached [OFFICE
NAME] at the National Labor Relations
Board. The Agency is currently closed
due to a lapse in appropriated funds.
You may leave a message after the tone,
but this voicemail will not be monitored
during the shutdown, and your call will
not be returned until after the Agency
resumes normal operations. Please
consult the Agency Web site at
www.nlrb.gov for information on the
effect of the shutdown on filing
deadlines, scheduled hearings,
representation elections, and the
timeliness of charges and petitions. If
you are calling about an imminent
threat to human life or property as a
result of a violation of the National
Labor Relations Act, you should call
(202) 273–1000, send a fax to (202) 273–
4483, or send an email to
EmergencyContact@NLRB.gov. Thank
you.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Shinners, Executive Secretary, National
Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20570, (202) 273–
3737 (this is not a toll-free number), 1–
866–315–6572 (TTY/TDD).
By direction of the Board.
Dated: Washington, DC, October 1, 2013.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Notice of Procedures To Be Followed in the Event Board Offices
Are Closed Due to a Lapse in Appropriated Funds
AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board.
ACTION: The National Labor Relations Board is issuing this notice to
advise the public of procedures to be followed in the event that Board
offices are closed, in compliance with the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31
U.S.C. 1341, et seq., due to a lapse in appropriated funds.
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1. Timeliness and Filing of Charges, Petitions and Other Papers During
a Shutdown
In the event the Board's offices are closed due to a lapse in
appropriated funds, documents may not be filed electronically at
www.nlrb.gov. The Board hereby grants, sua sponte, an extension of time
to file or serve any document for which the grant of an extension is
permitted by law. The terms of the extension are that for each day on
which the Agency's offices are closed for all or any portion of the
day, one day shall be added to the time for filing or service of the
document.
Extensions of time for filing cannot apply to the 6-month period
provided by Section 10(b) of the Act for the filing of charges, 29
U.S.C. 160(b), or to Applications for awards of fees and other expenses
under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504. However, with
respect to time computations for filing and serving charges filed
pursuant to Section 10(b) or applications filed pursuant to the Equal
Access to Justice Act, the Board hereby gives notice of its intention
to construe the phrase ``Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday'' in its
rules pertaining to filing and service, Section 102.111(a), 29 CFR
102.111(a), to encompass any day on which the Agency's offices are
closed for all or any portion of the day due to lack of appropriated
funds.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons wishing to file a charge
pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Act, and for whom the 6-month period
of Section 10(b) may expire during the interruption in the Board's
normal operations, are cautioned that the operation of Section 10(b)
during an interruption in the Board's normal operations is uncertain.
Consequently, it would be prudent to file the charge during the
interruption in the Board's operations by faxing a copy of the charge
to the appropriate Regional Office. The fax numbers for Regional
Offices may be found on the Agency's Web site, www.nlrb.gov.
Moreover, persons filing a charge are reminded that it is their
responsibility, pursuant to Section 102.14 of the Board's Rules and
Regulations, 29 CFR 102.14, to serve a copy of the charge upon the
person against whom the charge is made. While Regional Directors
ordinarily serve a copy of the charge on a person against whom the
charge is made as a matter of courtesy, they do not assume
responsibility for such service, and it is unlikely that the Agency
will be able to serve charges during any period of shutdown due to a
lapse in appropriated funds.
2. Postponement of Unfair Labor Practice Hearings Before Administrative
Law Judges
In the event the Board's offices are closed due to a lapse in
appropriated funds, the parties to hearings before an Administrative
Law Judge scheduled for the first week of the closure will be notified
that the hearing has been postponed.
In every case with a hearing scheduled to begin during the week of
October 7, 2013, if by the close of business on Friday, October 4,
2013, there has been no appropriations bill enacted into law or
legislation authorizing the Board to operate during the week of October
7, 2013, the hearing will be postponed indefinitely.
In every case with a hearing scheduled to begin on or after October
14, 2013, if by the close of business on the Monday preceding the
Monday of the week in which the hearing is scheduled there has been no
appropriations bill enacted into law or legislation authorizing the
Board to operate during the week in which the hearing is scheduled,
then the hearing will be postponed indefinitely. For example, if there
has been no appropriations bill enacted by the close of business
Monday, October 7, 2013, all hearings scheduled for the week of October
14, 2013 will be postponed indefinitely.
3. Postponement of Representation Elections and Hearings
All elections and pre and post election hearings scheduled to be
conducted any day from October 1, through October 11, 2013 have been
postponed indefinitely.
In the event the Board's offices are closed due to a lapse in
appropriated funds, in every case with an election or pre or post
election hearing scheduled to be conducted on or after October 14,
2013, if by the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the Monday
of the week in which the election or pre or post election hearing is
scheduled there has been no appropriations bill enacted into law or
legislation authorizing the Board to operate during the week in which
the election or pre or post election hearing is scheduled to be
conducted, then the election or pre or post election hearing will be
postponed indefinitely. For example, if there has been no
appropriations bill enacted by the close of business Tuesday, October
8, 2013, all elections and pre and post election hearings scheduled to
be conducted during the week of October 14, 2013 will be postponed
indefinitely.
In each case until the election is postponed per the schedule noted
above, it is the Employer's obligation to post the Notice of Election
for 3 full working days prior to the day of the election and failure to
do so shall be grounds for setting aside the election.
4. Notice To Be Posted in the Event of a Shutdown Due to a Lapse in
Appropriated Funds
In the event the Board's offices are closed due to a lapse in
appropriated funds, the Board will post this notice on its Web site,
www.nlrb.gov. A related notice will be posted at each of its offices to
advise the public of procedures to be followed during the period of the
shutdown. In addition, the recorded message set forth below will be
available on the main phone numbers in each of the Agency's offices to
provide persons with information regarding how to contact the Agency
during the shutdown: ``You have reached [OFFICE NAME] at the National
Labor Relations Board. The Agency is currently closed due to a lapse in
appropriated funds. You may leave a message after the tone, but this
voicemail will not be monitored during the shutdown, and your call will
not be returned until after the Agency resumes normal operations.
Please consult the Agency Web site at www.nlrb.gov for information on
the effect of the shutdown on filing deadlines, scheduled hearings,
representation elections, and the timeliness of charges and petitions.
If you are calling about an imminent threat to human life or property
as a result of a violation of the National Labor Relations Act, you
should call (202) 273-1000, send a fax to (202) 273-4483, or send an
email to EmergencyContact@NLRB.gov. Thank you.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Shinners, Executive Secretary,
National Labor Relations Board, 1099 14th Street NW., Washington, DC
20570, (202) 273-3737 (this is not a toll-free number), 1-866-315-6572
(TTY/TDD).
By direction of the Board.
Dated: Washington, DC, October 1, 2013.
William B. Cowen,
Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 2013-24362 Filed 10-3-13; 8:45 am]
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