Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden of arbitrators and parties that request arbitration services in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Request for Arbitration Services (Agency Form R-43). This information collection request was previously approved by the Office of Management Budget (OMB), and we are requesting a reinstatement without substantive changes, and a change in the fees collected. This information collection request was assigned the OMB control number 3076-0016.

This final rule amends the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) rules pertaining to arbitration services. It clarifies existing provisions; eliminates redundancies and provisions that were never used in practice; consolidates sections; updates contact information; reduces award submission requirements and references an apprenticeship alternative for joining the Roster after completion of specified training. It also implements a modest increase in user fees.