Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 150 /Wednesday, August 5, 1998 / Notices 41853

Title: Notice of Mediation Agencies.

FMCS Form F–7. OMB No. 3076–0004,

Expiration date: November 30, 1998.

Affected Entities: Parties affected by

this information collection are private

sector employers and labor unions

involved in interstate commerce who

file notices for mediation services to the

FMCS and state, local, and territorial

agencies, who receive copies of these

notices filed.

Abstract: Under the National Labor

Management Relations Act, 1947, 29

U.S.C. § 158(d)(3), Congress listed

specific notice provisions creating a

duty to bargain collectively so that no

party to a collective bargaining

agreement could terminate or modify

that contract, unless the party wishing

to terminate or modify the contract sent

a written notice to the other party, sixty

days prior to the expiration date

(Section 8(d)(1), and offered to meet and

confer with the other party for the

purpose of negotiating a new or

modified contract (Section 8(d)(2).

Furthermore, the Act requires that the

party notify the Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service within thirty days

after such notice of the existence of a

dispute and simultaneously notify any

State or territorial agency established to

mediate and conciliate disputes with

the State or Territory where the dispute

occurred (Section 8(d)(3)). The 1974

amendments to the NLRA, which

extended coverage to nonprofit health

care institutions, also created a

notification procedure in the health care

industry requiring the parties to notify

each other 90 days in advance of

termination and 60 days to the

mediation service. This amendment also

required notification of initial

bargaining situations (notification of the

existence of a dispute) to the FMCS,

within 30 days.

To facilitate handling of more than

85,000 such notices a year, FMCS has

created a specific information collection

form. The purpose of this information

collection activity is for FMCS Notice

Processing Unit (NPU) to comply with

FMCS’s statutory duty to receive these

notices, to facilitate assignment of

mediators to assist in labor disputes,

and to assist the parties in knowing

whether or not proper notice was given.

The information from these notices is

sent to the five regional offices and field

offices to inform mediators so they may

contact labor and management quickly,

efficiently, and offer their dispute

resolution services, where applicable.

Either party to the contract may make

a request in writing for a copy of the

notice filed with FMCS. These notices

are critical to the function of FMCS and

fulfill a statutory purpose as well.

The F–7 form was created to establish

conformity throughout interstate

commerce and to allow FMCS to gather

desired information in a uniform

manner. The collection of such

information, including the name of

employer or employer association,

address and phone number, official

contact, bargaining unit and

establishment size, location of affected

establishment and negotiations,

industry or type of business, principal

product or service, union address,

phone number, and official contact,

contract expiration date or renewal date,

whether the notice is filed on behalf of

the union or employer, and whether this

is a health care industry notice for

initial contracts or existing contracts, is

critical for reporting and mediation

purposes.

Burden Statement: The current

annual respondent burden estimate is

approximately 60,000 respondents. This

one-page form takes about 10 minutes to

complete, for a total of 30,000 annual

hours. Each respondent is required to

respond only once per event (i.e., 30-

day notice for mediation). The

frequency is once per collective

bargaining contract.

II. Request for Comments

FMCS solicits comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

III. Public Docket

A record has been established for this

action. A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, is available for

inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The public record is located in

Room 105, Office of Administration,

Washington, DC 20427, and is

maintained by the Office Manager, Mary

Prothro. FMCS will transfer all

electronically received comments into

printed paper form as they are received.

List of Subjects

Mediation, Information collection

requests, Notices.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

Vella Traynham,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–20847 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices

of the Board of Governors. Comments

must be received not later than August

19, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(Paul Kaboth, Banking Supervisor) 1455

East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101-2566:

1. Leo A. Altier, Louis A. Altier, Paul

W. Altier, all of Corning, Ohio; William

H. Altier, Zanesville, Ohio; John F.

Altier, Crooksville, Ohio; Christine M.

Altier, Columbus, Ohio; Mary Ann

Flowers, Lancaster, Ohio; Pamela R.

Compston, New Lexington, Ohio;

Donald M. Altier, Somerset, Ohio; and

Angela Hopkins, Cedar Hill, Texas; all

to acquire voting shares of The Bank of

Corning Company, Corning, Ohio.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 30, 1998.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–20810 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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