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Vol. 89, No. 32 

Thursday, February 15, 2024 

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 

AUTHORITY 

5 CFR Parts 2417, 2429, 2471, and 

Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV 

Changes in Filing Addresses and 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Federal Labor Relations 

Authority, General Counsel of the 

Federal Labor Relations Authority, and 

Federal Service Impasses Panel. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Labor Relations 

Authority (FLRA), including the Office 

of the General Counsel (OGC), and the 

Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), 

are amending their regulations to update 

their addresses and telephone numbers, 

and to eliminate the requirement that 

parties file four copies of original 

documents that they file with: the 

FLRA’s three-member, decisional 

component (the Authority); the OGC; 

and the FLRA’s Administrative Law 

Judges, Regional Directors, and Hearing 

Officers. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

March 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Balkum, Chief, Office of Case 

Intake and Publication at ebalkum@

flra.gov or at: (771) 444–5805. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due 

primarily to budgetary constraints, the 

FLRA is consolidating its office space at 

1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC, so 

that all of the offices currently on the 

second floor of that address will now be 

located on the third floor of that 

address, along with the other FLRA 

offices that are already located on the 

third floor. The FLRA is updating its 

rules to reflect that consolidation and 

new telephone numbers. The FLRA is 

also updating telephone numbers and 

addresses for regional offices that 

changed since the last update to the 

regulation, and making one minor 

change to clarify that ‘‘Panama,’’ rather 

than ‘‘Panama/limited jurisdiction,’’ is 

excluded from the Washington Regional 

Office’s geographic jurisdiction. 

In addition, as part of its continued 

move towards fully electronic case files, 

and to alleviate parties’ filing burdens, 

the FLRA is amending 5 CFR 2429.25(a) 

to eliminate the requirement that parties 

file four copies of original documents 

that they file with: the Authority; the 

OGC; and the FLRA’s Administrative 

Law Judges, Regional Directors, and 

Hearing Officers. Because 5 CFR 

2429.25(b)(1) provides an exception to 

the four-copies requirement for 

documents filed by facsimile, the 

amendment to § 2429.25(a) renders 

§ 2429.25(b)(1) unnecessary. Therefore, 

the FLRA is also amending § 2429.25(b) 

to remove current subsection (b)(1), and 

to redesignate subsections (b)(2) through 

(b)(4) as subsections (b)(1) through 

(b)(3). The FLRA also is making a minor 

punctuation change to § 2429.25(a). 

As this rule pertains to agency 

organization, practice, or procedure, it is 

exempt from prior notice and public 

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). For 

the same reason, under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3), the FLRA and FSIP find that 

good cause exists for not providing a 

more delayed effective date. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

Pursuant to section 605(b) of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 

605(b), the Chairman of the FLRA has 

determined that this final rule will not 

have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

because this final rule applies only to 

Federal agencies, Federal employees, 

and labor organizations representing 

those employees. 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Review 

The FLRA is an independent 

regulatory agency and thus is not 

subject to the requirements of E.O. 

12866 (58 FR 51735, Sept. 30, 1993). 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FLRA is an independent 

regulatory agency and thus is not 

subject to the requirements of E.O. 

13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 4, 1999). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

This final rule will not result in the 

expenditure by state, local, and tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100,000,000 or more 

in any one year, and it will not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. Therefore, no actions were 

deemed necessary under the provisions 

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

This action is not a major rule as 

defined by section 804 of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996. This final rule will 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100,000,000 or more; a 

major increase in costs or prices; or 

significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or on the 

ability of United States-based 

companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and 

export markets. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

The amended regulations contain no 

additional information collection or 

record-keeping requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 2417, 

2429, 2471 and Appendix A to Chapter 

XIV 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Government employees, 

Labor management relations. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the FLRA amends 5 CFR 

chapter XIV as follows: 

PART 2417—TESTIMONY BY 

EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL 

INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF 

OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL 

PROCEEDINGS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2417 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7105; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 

44 U.S.C. 3101–3107. 

■ 2. Amend § 2417.204 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 2417.204 Where to submit a request or 

demand. 

(a) Requests or demands for official 

records, information, or testimony 

under this part must be served on the 

Office of the Solicitor at the following 

address: Office of the Solicitor, Federal 

Labor Relations Authority, 1400 K Street 

NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20424– 


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0001; telephone: (771) 444–5775; fax: 

(202) 343–1007; or email: solmail@

flra.gov. The request or demand must be 

sent by mail, fax, or email and clearly 

marked ‘‘Part 2417 Request for 

Testimony or Official Records in Legal 

Proceedings.’’ 

* * * * * 

PART 2429—MISCELLANEOUS AND 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 2429 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134; § 2429.18 also 

issued under 28 U.S.C. 2112(a). 

■ 4. Amend § 2429.24 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 2429.24 Place and method of filing; 

acknowledgement. 

(a) Except for documents that are filed 

electronically through use of the eFiling 

system on the FLRA’s website at 

www.flra.gov, anyone who files a 

document with the Authority (as 

distinguished from the General Counsel, 

a Regional Director, or an 

Administrative Law Judge) must file 

that document with the Chief, Case 

Intake and Publication, Federal Labor 

Relations Authority, Docket Room, Suite 

300, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20424–0001 (telephone: (771) 444– 

5805). To file documents by personal 

delivery, you must schedule an 

appointment at least one business day 

in advance by calling the telephone 

number in the previous sentence. 

Personal delivery is accepted by 

appointment Monday through Friday 

(except federal holidays). If you file 

documents electronically through use of 

the FLRA’s eFiling system, then you 

may file those documents on any 

calendar day—including Saturdays, 

Sundays, and federal legal holidays— 

and the Authority will consider those 

documents filed on a particular day if 

you file them no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on that day. Note, 

however, that although you may eFile 

documents on Saturdays, Sundays, and 

federal legal holidays, you are not 

required to do so. Also note that you 

may not file documents with the 

Authority by electronic mail (‘‘email’’). 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 2429.25 by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a), 

■ b. Removing paragraph (b)(1), and 

■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (b)(2) 

through (b)(4) as paragraphs (b)(1) 

through (b)(3). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 2429.25 Number of copies and paper 

size. 

(a) General rule. Except as discussed 

in paragraph (b) of this section, and 

unless you use an FLRA-prescribed 

form, any document that you file with 

the Authority, General Counsel, 

Administrative Law Judge, Regional 

Director, or Hearing Officer, including 

any attachments, must be on 81⁄2 by 11- 

inch size paper, using normal margins 

and font sizes. You must file one 

original document, but you may 

substitute for the original document a 

clean copy of that document, so long as 

the copy is capable of being used as an 

original for purposes such as further 

reproduction. 

* * * * * 

PART 2471—PROCEDURES OF THE 

PANEL 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 2471 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7119, 7134. 

■ 7. Revise § 2471.2 to read as follows: 

§ 2471.2 Request form. 

A form is available for parties to use 

in filing either a request for 

consideration of an impasse or an 

approval of a binding arbitration 

procedure. Copies are available on the 

FLRA’s website at www.flra.gov, or from 

the Office of the Executive Director, 

Federal Service Impasses Panel, Suite 

300, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20424–0001. Telephone (771) 444–5762. 

Use of the form is not required, 

provided that the request includes all of 

the information set forth in § 2471.3. 

■ 8. Revise § 2471.4 to read as follows: 

§ 2471.4 Where to file. 

Requests to the Panel provided for in 

this part must either be filed 

electronically through use of the eFiling 

system on the FLRA’s website at 

www.flra.gov, or be addressed to the 

Executive Director, Federal Service 

Impasses Panel, Suite 300, 1400 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20424–0001. All 

inquiries or correspondence on the 

status of impasses or other related 

matters must be submitted by regular 

mail to the street address above, by 

using the telephone number (771) 444– 

5762, or by using the facsimile number 

(202) 482–6674. 

Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV— 

Current Addresses and Geographic 

Jurisdiction 

■ 9. The authority citation for Appendix 

A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV continues to 

read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134. 

■ 10. Revise Appendix A to 5 CFR 

Chapter XIV to read as follows: 

Appendix A to 5 CFR Chapter XIV— 

Current Addresses and Geographic 

Jurisdictions 

(a) The Office address, telephone number, 

and fax number of the Authority are: Suite 

300, 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20424–0001; telephone: (771) 444–5801; fax: 

(202) 482–6657. 

(b) The Office address, telephone number, 

and fax number of the General Counsel are: 

1400 K Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, 

DC 20424; telephone: (771) 444–5790; fax: 

(202) 482–6608. 

(c) The Office address, telephone number, 

and fax number of the Chief Administrative 

Law Judge are: Suite 300, 1400 K Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20424; telephone: (771) 444– 

5715; fax: (202) 482–6629. 

(d) The Office addresses, telephone and fax 

numbers of the Regional Offices of the 

Authority are as follows: 

(1) Washington, DC Regional Office—1400 

K Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 

20424–0001; telephone: (771) 444–5780; fax: 

(202) 482–6724. 

(2) Atlanta Regional Office—229 Peachtree 

Street NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; 

telephone: (470) 681–7630; fax: (678) 498– 

2697. 

(3) Chicago Regional Office—224 S 

Michigan Avenue, Suite 445, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604–2505; telephone: (872) 627– 

0020; fax: (312) 281–6500. 

(4) Denver Regional Office—1244 Speer 

Boulevard, Suite 446, Denver, Colorado 

80204–3581; telephone: (303) 225–0340; fax: 

(303) 844–2774. 

(5) San Francisco Regional Office—1301 

Clay Street, Suite 1180N, Oakland, California 

94612–5242; telephone: (510) 982–5440; fax: 

(415) 872–1445. 

(e) The Office address, telephone number, 

and fax number of the Federal Service 

Impasses Panel are: Suite 300, 1400 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20424; telephone: (771) 

444–5762; fax: (202) 482–6674. 

(f) The geographic jurisdictions of the 

Regional Directors of the Federal Labor 

Relations Authority are as follows: 

State or other locality Regional office 

Alabama ................................................................................................................................................................................. Atlanta. 

Alaska .................................................................................................................................................................................... San Francisco. 

Arizona ................................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

Arkansas ................................................................................................................................................................................ Atlanta. 

California ................................................................................................................................................................................ San Francisco. 


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State or other locality Regional office 

Colorado ................................................................................................................................................................................ Denver. 

Connecticut ............................................................................................................................................................................ Washington, DC. 

Delaware ................................................................................................................................................................................ Washington, DC. 

District of Columbia ............................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Florida .................................................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

Georgia .................................................................................................................................................................................. Atlanta. 

Hawaii and all land and water areas west of the continents of North and South America (except coastal islands) to 

long. 90 degrees East.

San Francisco. 

Idaho ...................................................................................................................................................................................... San Francisco. 

Illinois ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Indiana ................................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Iowa ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Kansas ................................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

Kentucky ................................................................................................................................................................................ Chicago. 

Louisiana ............................................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

Maine ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Maryland ................................................................................................................................................................................ Washington, DC. 

Massachusetts ....................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Michigan ................................................................................................................................................................................ Chicago. 

Minnesota .............................................................................................................................................................................. Chicago. 

Mississippi ............................................................................................................................................................................. Atlanta. 

Missouri ................................................................................................................................................................................. Chicago. 

Montana ................................................................................................................................................................................. Denver. 

Nebraska ............................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

Nevada .................................................................................................................................................................................. San Francisco. 

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

New Jersey ............................................................................................................................................................................ Washington, DC. 

New Mexico ........................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

New York ............................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

North Carolina ....................................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

North Dakota ......................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Oklahoma .............................................................................................................................................................................. Denver. 

Oregon ................................................................................................................................................................................... San Francisco. 

Pennsylvania ......................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Puerto Rico and coastal islands ............................................................................................................................................ Chicago. 

Rhode Island ......................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

South Carolina ....................................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

South Dakota ......................................................................................................................................................................... Chicago. 

Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................................................. Chicago. 

Texas ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

Utah ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Denver. 

Vermont ................................................................................................................................................................................. Washington, DC. 

Virginia ................................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Washington ............................................................................................................................................................................ San Francisco. 

West Virginia ......................................................................................................................................................................... Washington, DC. 

Wisconsin .............................................................................................................................................................................. Chicago. 

Wyoming ................................................................................................................................................................................ Denver. 

Virgin Islands ......................................................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

Panama/limited FLRA jurisdiction ......................................................................................................................................... Atlanta. 

All land and water areas east of the continents of North and South America to long. 90 degrees East, except the Virgin 

Islands, Panama, Puerto Rico and coastal islands.

Washington, DC. 

Approved: February 8, 2024. 

Thomas Tso, 

Solicitor and Federal Register Liaison, Federal 

Labor Relations Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02912 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7627–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Parts 115 and 121 

RIN 3245–AG16 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Adjustment of Alternative Size 

Standard for SBA’s 7(a) and CDC/504 

Loan Programs for Inflation; and 

Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for 

Inflation 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule finalizes, without 

change, the U.S. Small Business 

Administration’s (SBA or Agency) July 

28, 2023, proposed rule to adopt the 

current statutory alternative size 

standard for its 7(a) Business and 

Certified Development Company (CDC/ 

504) Loan Programs (collectively 

‘‘Business Loan Programs’’), subject to a 

34.46 percent adjustment for inflation 

that has occurred since the 

establishment of the statutory 

alternative size standard in 2010. The 

inflation adjustment would increase the 

size standard’s level for tangible net 

worth to $20 million and for net income 

to $6.5 million. SBA also is adjusting for 


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