[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45480-45481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19278]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Labor-Management Standards

29 CFR Parts 405 and 406

RIN 1215-AB79; RIN 1245-AA03


Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of 
the ``Advice'' Exemption

AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for comments on the proposed 
rule published on June 21, 2011 (76 FR 36178), regarding the 
interpretation of section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. 433, and corresponding revisions to 
the Form LM-10 Employer Report and to the Form LM-20 Agreement and 
Activities Report. The comment period, which was to expire on August 
22, 2011, is extended to September 21, 2011.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule, published on June 21, 2011 (76 FR 
36178), must be received on or before September 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1215-AB79 and 
1245-AA03. (The Regulatory Information Number (RIN) identified for this 
rulemaking changed with publication of the Spring 2010 Regulatory 
Agenda due to an organizational restructuring. The old RIN (1215-AB79) 
was assigned to the Employment Standards Administration, which no 
longer exists; a new RIN (1245-AA03) has been assigned to the Office of 
Labor-Management Standards.) The comments can be submitted only by the 
following methods:

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    Internet: Federal eRulemaking Portal. Electronic comments may be 
submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. To locate the proposed 
rule, use RIN number 1245-AA03. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Delivery: Comments should be sent to: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of the 
Division of Interpretations and Standards, Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 
N-5609, Washington, DC 20210. Because of security precautions the 
Department continues to experience delays in U.S. mail delivery. You 
should take this into consideration when preparing to meet the deadline 
for submitting comments.
    The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) recommends that you 
confirm receipt of your delivered comments by contacting (202) 693-0123 
(this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing impairments 
may call (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD). Only those comments submitted 
through http://www.regulations.gov, hand-delivered, or mailed will be 
accepted. Comments will be available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov and during normal business hours at the above 
address.
    The Department will post all comments received on http://www.regulations.gov without making any change to the comments, 
including any personal information provided. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is the Federal eRulemaking Portal and all 
comments posted there are available and accessible to the public. The 
Department cautions commenters not to include personal information such 
as Social Security numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and 
e-mail addresses in their comments as such submitted information will 
become viewable by the public via the http://www.regulations.gov Web 
site. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard this 
information. Comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov will 
not include the commenter's e-mail address unless the commenter chooses 
to include that information as part of his or her comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of the Division 
of Interpretations and Standards, Office of Labor-Management Standards, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5609, 
Washington, DC 20210, olms-public@dol.gov, (202) 693-0123 (this is not 
a toll-free number), (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of June 21, 2011 (76 
FR 36178), the Department published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
that would revise the interpretation of a statutory provision relating 
to the administration and enforcement of the employer and labor 
relations consultant ``persuader'' reporting requirements of section 
203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 
U.S.C. 433. The Department also proposed revisions to the Form LM-10 
Employer Report and the Form LM-20 Agreements and Activities Report. 
Under section 203 of the LMRDA, reports are required on agreements or 
arrangements between employers and consultants regarding activities to 
persuade employees concerning their rights to organize and bargain 
collectively and to supply information to the employer concerning its 
employees or a labor organization involved in a labor dispute with such 
employer.
    Interested persons were invited to submit comments on or before 
August 22, 2011, 60 days after the publication of the notice. Public 
commenters have requested an extension of time to submit comments. In 
response to these requests, the Department has decided to extend the 
comment period for an additional 30 days. Comments on the proposed rule 
must be received on or before September 21, 2011. An extension of this 
duration is appropriate, because it will afford parties a meaningful 
opportunity to submit comments on the proposal without unduly delaying 
final action on the proposed regulation. The proposed rule, including 
the proposed Forms LM-10 and LM-20 and their instructions, is 
accessible via the OLMS Web site at http://www.olms.dol.gov. Anyone who 
is unable to access this information on the Internet can obtain the 
information by contacting the Office of Labor-Management Standards at 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5609, Washington, DC 20210, at 
olms-public@dol.gov, or at (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with hearing impairments may call (800) 877-8339 
(TTY/TDD).

    Dated: July 25, 2011.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 25th day of July 2011.
John Lund,
Director, Office of Labor-Management Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-19278 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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