Federal Labor Relations Authority 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The ``Freedom of Information Act Request and Appeal Files'' is the system that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) uses to provide the public with a single location to submit and track Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and appeals filed with the FLRA, to manage internal FOIA administration activities, and to collect data for annual reporting requirements to the Department of Justice. FLRA's prior system, FOIAOnline, was recently decommissioned. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, FLRA's Chief FOIA Officer proposes to update the system of records, titled ``Freedom of Information Act Request and Appeal Files,'' with information about FLRA's new FOIA system, FOIAXPress. This notice replaces the notice FLRA published on October 27, 2017 at 82 FR 49813.

This final rule adopts, with one minor change, a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2023. The final rule specifies that, if parties wish to file documents with the Federal Labor Relations Authority's (FLRA's) Office of Case Intake and Publication (CIP) in person, then they must schedule an appointment at least one business day in advance. The final rule also makes other minor technical and formatting changes. In addition, like the proposed rule, the final rule specifies that documents filed through the FLRA's electronic-filing (eFiling) system must be filed electronically by ``11:59 p.m.,'' rather than ``midnight,'' on the due date. However, unlike the proposed rule, the final rule specifies that the 11:59 p.m. filing deadline is ``Eastern Time.''

The Federal Labor Relations Authority is correcting its regulations regarding negotiability proceedings.

This rulemaking proposes revisions to the regulations that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) follows in processing records under the Privacy Act. The FLRA is revising these regulations to update procedures for requesting information from the FLRA and procedures that the FLRA follows in responding to requests from the public, in order to reflect changes in the law and the FLRA's organization since the regulations were last updated.

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is proposing to amend its regulations to specify that, if parties wish to file documents with the FLRA's Office of Case Intake and Publication (CIP) in person, then they must schedule an appointment at least one business day in advance. The proposed amendments also specify that electronically filed (eFiled) documents must be filed by ``11:59 p.m.,'' rather than ``midnight,'' on the due date, and make other minor technical and formatting changes.

This final rule adopts, without change, an interim final rule published in the Federal Register on July 10, 2023, with a correction published on July 12, 2023. The rule permits parties to proceedings before the Federal Labor Relations Authority's (FLRA's) three-Member, decisional component (the Authority) to voluntarily requestin individual cases filed through the FLRA's electronic-filing (eFiling) systemthat the Authority use electronic mail (email) to serve the requesting parties any decisions, orders, and notices (Authority documents) issued in those individual cases.