Notice to Mediation Agency, 36745-36746 [2021-14823]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Notices Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the Virginia Department of Social Services (Department). The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which is administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC, or other federal programs that use qualification for the FCC’s Lifeline Program as an eligibility criterion. More information about this program is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. DATES: Written comments are due on or before August 12, 2021. This computer matching program will commence on August 12, 2021, and will conclude 18 months after becoming effective. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, or to Privacy@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Drake at 202–417–1707 or Privacy@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) was established by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 1182. EBBP is a program that will help low-income Americans obtain discounted broadband service and onetime co-pay for a connected device (laptop, desktop computer or tablet). This program was created specifically to assist American families’ access to broadband, which has proven to be essential for work, school, and healthcare during the public health emergency that exists as a result of COVID–19. A household may qualify for the EBBP benefit under various criteria, including an individual qualifying for the FCC’s Lifeline program. In a Report and Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the Commission ordered USAC to create a National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including the National Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED), that would match data about Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. The Commission found that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the National Verifier to verify applicants’ eligibility for EBBP. The purpose of this matching program VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 253001 is to verify the eligibility of EBBP applicants and subscribers by determining whether they receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid benefits administered by the Virginia Department. Under FCC rules, consumers receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for EBBP benefits. Participating Non-Federal Agencies Virginia Department of Social Services (Department). Authority for Conducting the Matching Program Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat. 1182; 47 CFR part 54. Purpose(s) In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order, the FCC required USAC to develop and operate the National Verifier to improve efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program. The stated purpose of the National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the integrity and improve the performance of the Lifeline program for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline participants, including Lifeline providers, subscribers, states, community-based organizations, USAC, and the Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, para. 126. To help determine whether Lifeline applicants and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order contemplates that the USAC-operated LED will communicate with information systems and databases operated by other Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011– 2, paras. 135–7. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the National Verifier to verify applicants’ eligibility for EBBP. The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of EBBP applicants and subscribers by determining whether they receive SNAP and Medicaid benefits administered by the Virginia Department. Under FCC rules, consumers receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for EBBP benefits. Categories of Individuals The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the matching program include, but are not limited to, those individuals who have applied for EBBP benefits; are currently receiving benefits; are individuals who enable another individual in their household to qualify for EBBP benefits; are minors whose status qualifies a parent or guardian for EBBP benefits; or are PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36745 individuals who have received EBBP benefits. Categories of Records The categories of records involved in the matching program include, but are not limited to last name, date of birth and the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security Number. The National Verifier will transfer these data elements to the Virginia Department, which will respond either ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual is enrolled in an EBBPqualifying assistance program: State of Virginia’s SNAP and Medicaid. System(s) of Records The USAC records shared as part of this matching program reside in the EBBP system of records, FCC/WCB–3, Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which was published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 11523 (Feb. 25, 2021). Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–14961 Filed 7–9–21; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE [Docket No.: FMCS–2021–3] Notice to Mediation Agency Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Notice to Mediation Agency, (Agency Form F–7). This information collection request was previously approved by the Office of Management Budget (OMB) but has expired. FMCS is requesting a reinstatement without change. The Notice to Mediation Agency, (Agency Form F–7), allows parties to comply with their statutory obligation under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. The Agency Form F–7 also allows FMCS to receive these notices from parties to a collective bargaining agreement to comply with its statutory mandate to facilitate mediation. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No.: FMCS– 2021–3] through one of the following methods: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1 36746 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Notices • Email: Arthur Pearlstein, apearlstein@fmcs.gov; • Mail: Arthur Pearlstein, HQ Office of Arbitration, One Independence Square, 250 E St SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note that at this time, the FMCS office is not open for visitors and mail is not checked daily. Therefore, we encourage emailed comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Pearlstein, 202–606–8103, apearlstein@fmcs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the agency form are available here. Paper copies are available from the Office of Arbitration Services by emailing Arthur Pearlstein at the email address above. Please ask for Agency Form F–7. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES I. Information Collection Request Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Form Number: OMB No. 3076–0004. Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection. Affected Entities: Employers and their representatives; and labor unions, their representatives and employees, regarding contract negotiations. Frequency: This form is completed once for resolution facilitation. Abstract: Under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. 158(d), Congress listed specific notice provisions so that no party to a collective bargaining agreement can terminate or modify a collective bargaining contract, unless the party wishing to terminate or modify the contract sends a written notice to the other party sixty days prior to the expiration date (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(1)) and offers to meet and confer with the other party for the purpose of negotiating a new or modified contract (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(2)). The Act requires that parties notify FMCS within thirty days after such notice of the existence of a bargaining dispute (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(3)). The 1974 amendments to the National Labor Relations Act extended coverage to nonprofit health care institutions, including similar notices to FMCS. 29 U.S.C. 158(d) and (g). To facilitate handling around 27,190 notices a year, FMCS created information collection form F–7. The purpose of this information collection activity is for FMCS to comply with its statutory duty to receive these notices, to facilitate assignment of mediators to assist in labor disputes, and to assist the parties in knowing whether proper notice was given. The information from these notices is sent electronically to the appropriate field manager who assigns VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jul 12, 2021 Jkt 253001 the cases to a mediator so that the mediator may contact labor and management quickly, efficiently, and offer dispute resolution services. Either party to a contract may make a request in writing for a copy of the notice filed with FMCS. Form F–7 was created to allow FMCS to gather desired information in a uniform manner. The collection of such information, including the name of the employer or employer association, address and phone number, email address, official contact, bargaining unit and establishment size, location of affected establishment and negotiations, industry, union address, phone number, email address and official contact, contract expiration date or renewal date, whether the notice is filed on behalf of the employer or the union, and whether this is a health care industry notice is critical for reporting and mediation purposes. Burden: The current total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will receive requests from approximately 27,190 respondents per year. The form takes about 10 minutes to complete. II. Request for Comments FMCS solicits comments to: i. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. ii. Enhance the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information. iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. iv. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic collection technologies or other forms of information technology. III. The Official Record The official records are paper and electronic records. The paper records are maintained at the address at the beginning of this document. Dated: July 8, 2021. Sarah Cudahy, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2021–14823 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6732–01–P PO 00000 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act. Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than July 28, 2021. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Chris P. Wangen, Assistant Vice President), 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. The Ronald G. Chamberlin Irrevocable Trust, Nathan A. Wurm and Eric D. Wurm, as co-trustees, The Irrevocable Gifting Trust FBO Nathan A. Wurm, Nathan A. Wurm, as trustee, and The Irrevocable Gifting Trust FBO Eric D. Wurm, Eric D. Wurm, as trustee, all of Caledonia, Minnesota; to join the Wurm Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Eitzen Independents, Inc., Eitzen, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of ESB Bank, Caledonia, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 7, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–14781 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1

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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36745-36746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14823]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

[Docket No.: FMCS-2021-3]


Notice to Mediation Agency

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites 
the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on the following information collection request, Notice to 
Mediation Agency, (Agency Form F-7). This information collection 
request was previously approved by the Office of Management Budget 
(OMB) but has expired. FMCS is requesting a reinstatement without 
change. The Notice to Mediation Agency, (Agency Form F-7), allows 
parties to comply with their statutory obligation under the Labor 
Management Relations Act of 1947. The Agency Form F-7 also allows FMCS 
to receive these notices from parties to a collective bargaining 
agreement to comply with its statutory mandate to facilitate mediation.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No.: FMCS- 
2021-3] through one of the following methods:

[[Page 36746]]

     Email: Arthur Pearlstein, [email protected];
     Mail: Arthur Pearlstein, HQ Office of Arbitration, One 
Independence Square, 250 E St SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note 
that at this time, the FMCS office is not open for visitors and mail is 
not checked daily. Therefore, we encourage emailed comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Pearlstein, 202-606-8103, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the agency form are available 
here. Paper copies are available from the Office of Arbitration 
Services by emailing Arthur Pearlstein at the email address above. 
Please ask for Agency Form F-7.

I. Information Collection Request

    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0004.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Employers and their representatives; and labor 
unions, their representatives and employees, regarding contract 
negotiations.
    Frequency: This form is completed once for resolution facilitation.
    Abstract: Under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 
U.S.C. 158(d), Congress listed specific notice provisions so that no 
party to a collective bargaining agreement can terminate or modify a 
collective bargaining contract, unless the party wishing to terminate 
or modify the contract sends a written notice to the other party sixty 
days prior to the expiration date (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(1)) and offers to 
meet and confer with the other party for the purpose of negotiating a 
new or modified contract (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(2)). The Act requires that 
parties notify FMCS within thirty days after such notice of the 
existence of a bargaining dispute (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(3)). The 1974 
amendments to the National Labor Relations Act extended coverage to 
nonprofit health care institutions, including similar notices to FMCS. 
29 U.S.C. 158(d) and (g). To facilitate handling around 27,190 notices 
a year, FMCS created information collection form F-7. The purpose of 
this information collection activity is for FMCS to comply with its 
statutory duty to receive these notices, to facilitate assignment of 
mediators to assist in labor disputes, and to assist the parties in 
knowing whether proper notice was given. The information from these 
notices is sent electronically to the appropriate field manager who 
assigns the cases to a mediator so that the mediator may contact labor 
and management quickly, efficiently, and offer dispute resolution 
services. Either party to a contract may make a request in writing for 
a copy of the notice filed with FMCS. Form F-7 was created to allow 
FMCS to gather desired information in a uniform manner. The collection 
of such information, including the name of the employer or employer 
association, address and phone number, email address, official contact, 
bargaining unit and establishment size, location of affected 
establishment and negotiations, industry, union address, phone number, 
email address and official contact, contract expiration date or renewal 
date, whether the notice is filed on behalf of the employer or the 
union, and whether this is a health care industry notice is critical 
for reporting and mediation purposes.
    Burden: The current total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will 
receive requests from approximately 27,190 respondents per year. The 
form takes about 10 minutes to complete.

II. Request for Comments

    FMCS solicits comments to:
    i. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    ii. Enhance the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information.
    iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected.
    iv. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology.

III. The Official Record

    The official records are paper and electronic records. The paper 
records are maintained at the address at the beginning of this 
document.

    Dated: July 8, 2021.
Sarah Cudahy,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-14823 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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