48316 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board, 

Telephone: 703–518–6304 

Mary Rupp, 

Board Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22899 Filed 9–18–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

Proposed Information Collection 

Requests 

AGENCY: National Mediation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of 

Administration, invites comments on 

the proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments within 60 days from 

the date of this publication. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) provide interested Federal 

agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Office of Administration, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection 

contains the following: (1) Type of 

review requested, e.g. new, revision 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Record keeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Currently, the National Mediation 

Board is soliciting comments 

concerning the new collection of 

information in the form of an 

Application for Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Services and is 

interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the agency; (2) will this 

information be processed and used in a 

timely manner; (3) is the estimate of 

burden accurate; (4) how might the 

agency enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the agency 

minimize the burden of this collection 

on the respondents, including through 

the use of information technology. 

June D.W. King, 

Director, Office of Administration, National 

Mediation Board. 

A. Application for ADR Services 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Application for ADR Services. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Union Officials and 

Officials of Railroads and Airlines. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: Estimate about 45 annually. 

Burden Hours: 9. 

Abstract: The Railway Labor Act, 45 

U. S. C., 151 a. General Purposes, 

provides that the purposes of the Act are 

(1) to avoid any interruption to 

commerce or to the operation of any 

carrier engaged therein. * * * (4) to 

provide for the prompt and orderly 

settlement of all disputes concerning 

rates of pay, rules, or working 

conditions, and (5) to provide for the 

prompt and orderly settlement of all 

disputes growing out of grievances or 

out of the interpretation or application 

of agreements concerning rates of pay, 

rules, or working conditions. 

In fulfilling its role to administer the 

Act, the National Mediation Board offers 

the parties to disputes mediation and 

arbitration services. On a voluntary 

basis, training programs in Alternative 

Dispute Resolution (ADR) and 

facilitation services are also available. 

These ADR programs are designed to 

enhance the bargaining and grievance 

handling skill level of the disputants 

and to assist the parties in the resolution 

of disputes. The impact of these ADR 

programs is that mediation and 

arbitration can be avoided entirely or 

the scope and number of issues brought 

to mediation or arbitration is 

significantly reduced. 

This collection is necessary to 

confirm the voluntary participation of 

the parties in the ADR process. The 

information provided by the parties is 

used by the NMB to schedule the parties 

for ADR training and facilitation. Based 

on a recent survey of those who 

participated in the NMB’s ADR 

Programs, 94.6% said they were 

satisfied with the ADR Programs and 

said they recommend the program for 

all negotiators. Collecting the brief 

information on the Application for ADR 

Services form allows the parties to 

voluntarily engage the services of the 

NMB in the orderly settlement of all 

disputes and fulfill the purposes of the 

Act. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://www.nmb.gov or 

should be addressed to Daniel Rainey, 

Director, Office of Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Services, National Mediation 

Board, 1301 K Street, NW., Suite 250 E, 

Washington, DC 20005, or faxed to 202– 

692–5083. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to June D.W. King, 

Director, Office of Administration, 

National Mediation Board, 1301 K Street 

NW., Suite 250 East, Washington, DC 

20005, or at 202–692–5010 or via e-mail 

address king@nmb.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD/TDY) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–22688 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7550–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To 

Establish an Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. In 

accordance with the requirement of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

that OMB approve clearance of this 

collection for no longer than 1 year. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by November 23, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, 

Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone 

(703) 292–7556; or send e-mail to 

splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 


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