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(c) VETS 402A or B (Proposed): 2 

Hours, Range 1–3 Hours. 

(d) VETS 501 (Proposed): 2 Hours, 

Range 1–3 Hours. 

(e) VETS 601 (Proposed): 1 Hour, 

Range 0.5–1.5 Hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annually 

and/or Quarterly. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

(a) VETS 201 (Proposed): 2,000. 

(b) VETS 401 (Proposed): 53. 

(c) VETS 402A or B (Proposed): 53. 

(d) VETS 501 (Proposed): 53. 

(e) VETS 601 (Proposed): 40. 

Total Annualized Capital/startup 

costs: $0. 

Total Initial Annual Costs: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the agency’s request for 

OMB approval of the information 

collection request. Comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

March, 2009. 

John M. McWilliam, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–7341 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Mediation Board 

(NMB). 

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 30 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 proposed extension of 

the Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute 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. 

Dated: March 30, 2009. 

June D.W. King, 

Director, Office of Administration, National 

Mediation Board. 

Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute, 

OMB Number: 3140–0001. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Carrier and Union 

Officials, and employees of railroads 

and airlines. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 68 annually. 

Burden Hours: 17.00. 

Abstract: When a dispute arises 

among a carrier’s employees as to who 

will be their bargaining representative, 

the National Mediation Board (NMB) is 

required by Section 2, Ninth, to 

investigate the dispute, to determine 

who is the authorized representative, if 

any, and to certify such representative. 

The NMB’s duties do not arise until its 

services have been invoked by a party 

to the dispute. The Railway Labor Act 

is silent as to how the invocation of a 

representation dispute is to be 

accomplished and the NMB has not 

promulgated regulations requiring any 

specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR 

1203.2, provides that applications for 

the services of the NMB under Section 

2, Ninth, to investigate representation 

disputes may be made on printed forms 

secured from the NMB’s Office of Legal 

Affairs or on the Internet at http:// 

www.nmb.gov/representation/ 

rapply.html. The application requires 

the following information: The name of 

the carrier involved; the name or 

description of the craft or class 

involved; the name of the petitioning 

organization or individual; the name of 

the organization currently representing 

the employees, if any; the names of any 

other organizations or representatives 

involved in the dispute; and the 

estimated number of employees in the 

craft or class involved. This basic 

information is essential in providing the 

NMB with the details of the dispute so 

that it can determine what resources 

will be required to conduct an 

investigation. 

The extension of this form is 

necessary considering the information is 

used by the Board in determining such 

matters as how many staff will be 

required to conduct an investigation and 

what other resources must be mobilized 

to complete our statutory 

responsibilities. Without this 

information, the Board would have to 

delay the commencement of the 

investigation, which is contrary to the 

intent of the Railway Labor Act. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

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

should be addressed to Denise Murdock, 

NMB, 1301 K Street NW, Suite 250 E, 

Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to 

the e-mail address murdock@nmb.gov or 

faxed to 202–692–5081. 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 at 

202–692–5010 or via internet 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. E9–7403 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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published in the Federal Register, 37 FR 

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