[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19258-19259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9360]



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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Notice of Establishment; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

ACTION: Notice of establishment.

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ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) 
announces the establishment of a federal advisory committee to evaluate 
and make recommendations to the FMCS regarding FMCS's Labor-Management 
Cooperation Grants Program. The committee will meet in Washington, D.C. 
from June 19, 1995 until June 23, 1995. It will stay in operation until 
the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. Appx. 9, notice is given that the FMCS has established a federal 
advisory committee to evaluate and make recommendations to the agency 
about the FMCS Labor-Management Cooperation Grants Program. Congress 
specifically requested that FMCS conduct a review of this program for 
fiscal year 1995. This review will involve evaluating the overall 
program and issuing recommendations to improve it. The committee will 
also evaluate the grants process, specific applicants, and make 
recommendations on who should receive labor-management committee 
grants. The committee will be called the Grants Program Review and 
Advisory Committee.
    Five grant review boards will sit to evaluate the applications. 
Each board will focus on a review of applications of the following 
areas: industry labor-management committees, area labor-management 
committees, in-plant committees, public (state and local) committees, 
and public education committees. Each board will consist of three 
individuals selected from the following pool of committee members: 
three representatives from state government labor-management programs, 
three former grantees, one member from a national trade union 
association, one from a national business or industry organization, one 
from the National Labor-Management Association, one from a professional 
association such as the Industrial Relations Research Association, and 
five mediators. One federal mediator will sit on each board. The boards 
will then convene as the full committee to discuss their findings and 
make recommendations to the agency.
    The scope of the committee is limited to reviewing the current 
process, evaluating the direction of the grants program, and issuing 
recommendations for actual grants. FMCS will provide the necessary 
support for the committee. The full committee or the individual review 
boards will meet as often as necessary. The advisory committee will 
issue a final report on its findings and recommendations. The official 
to whom the committee will report is the Director of the Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service. The Grants Program Manager, Peter 
Regner, will serve as Chairman to the Committee. The advisory committee 
should not be needed after September 30, 1995.

TIME AND DATES OF MEETINGS: The first meeting of the Grants Program 
Review and Advisory Committee will begin at 12 p.m. on June 19, 1995. 
The last session is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on June 23, 1995.

PLACE OF MEETINGS: The meetings will be held in the Ching Room, Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS OF MEETINGS: The portions of the meetings in which determinative 
decisions are being made as to grant applications will be closed to the 
public. The portions of the meetings in which evaluations of and 
recommendations for the grants program are issued will be open to the 
public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT MEETINGS: Review and evaluation of Labor- 
[[Page 19259]] Management Cooperation Grants Program, and review and 
recommendations of labor-management grant applicants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Regner, Grants Program Manager, Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service, 2100 K Street NW., Washington, DC, 20427, 202-
608-8181.

    Dated: April 10, 1995.
John Calhoun Wells,
Director.
Grants Program Review and Advisory Committee Charter

1. The official designation of this advisory committee is the ``Grants 
Program Review and Advisory Committee.''
2. The Committee shall advise the Director of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service on methods of improving the efficiency of the 
Labor-Management Cooperation Grants Program; participate in reviewing 
grants applicants and advise the Grants Program Manager on appropriate 
grant recipients; and otherwise review, evaluate and make 
recommendations on the grants program.
3. The Committee will be composed of five grant review boards. Each 
board will focus on a review of the following areas: Industry labor-
management committee review, area committee review, in-plant committee 
review, public (state and local) committee review, or public education 
committee review. The boards will then convene as the full committee to 
discuss their findings and make recommendations to the agency.
4. Each review board will consist of three individuals selected from 
the following pool of individuals: three representatives from state 
government labor-management programs, three former grantees, one member 
from a national trade union association, one from a national business 
or industry organization, one from the National Labor-Management 
Association, one from a professional association such as the Industrial 
Relations Research Association, and five federal mediators. One federal 
mediator will sit on each board. No committee member shall have 
submitted a grant pending review with the Grants Program.
5. In view of the foregoing objectives and scope of activity, the Panel 
is expected to continue for not longer than a period of four months, 
beginning on June 1, 1995, and terminating on September 30, 1995.
6. The Committee will report to the Director and the Grants Program 
Manager as requested.
7. Necessary support will be provided by the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service.
8. The duties of the Committee are solely advisory and are described in 
number ``2'' above.
9. The estimated annual operating costs for the Committee are travel 
and per diem expenses for committee members for meetings held in 
Washington, DC. This is expected to cost approximately $10,000.
10. The full Committee or its Review Boards will meet as often as 
necessary at the call of Peter Regner, who is the Chair of the 
Committee.
11. This charter was filed with the following on March 17, 1995:
    Mr. Michael Neff, Committee Management Secretariat, General 
Services Administration, 18th and F Streets NW., CAM, Room 7007, 
Washington, DC 20405
    Library of Congress, Exchange and Gifts Division, Federal Documents 
Section, Federal Advisory Committee Desk, LM 632, 101 Independence 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20540-4200.

     Additional information regarding the Grants Program Review and 
Advisory Committee may be obtained from the Grants Program Manager, Mr. 
Peter Regner, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Washington, 
DC 20427, telephone: (202) 606-8181.

    Dated: March 17, 1995.
John Calhoun Wells,
Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9360 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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