Union Officials: Guidelines for Fiduciary Responsibilities Under
Section 501 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29
U.S.C. Sec. 501
[10/24/2005]
Volume 70, Number 204, Page 61472-61473
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management Standards
RIN 1215-AB52
Union Officials: Guidelines for Fiduciary Responsibilities Under
Section 501 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29
U.S.C. Sec. 501
AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Employment Standards
Administration, United States Department of Labor.
ACTION: Request for information from the public, extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for comments on the Request
for Information published on August 29, 2005 (70 FR 51228). The request
seeks information from the public to assist the Department in
determining whether to issue guidelines concerning the fiduciary
obligations of union officers, agents, shop stewards and other
representatives under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure
Act, as amended (LMRDA), and the content of any such guidelines. The
comment period, which was to expire on October 28, 2005, is extended
ninety days to January 26, 2006.
DATES: Comments on the Request for Information published on August 29,
2005 (70 FR 51228) must be received on or before January 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1215-AB52, by any
of the following methods:
E-mail: OLMS-REG-1215-AB52@dol.gov.
FAX: (202) 693-1340. To assure access to the FAX equipment, only
comments of five or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX transmittal,
unless arrangements are made prior to faxing, by calling the number
below and scheduling a time for FAX receipt by the Office of Labor-
Management Standards (OLMS).
Mail: Mailed comments should be sent to Kay Oshel, Director of the
Office of Policy, Reports and Disclosure, Office of Labor-Management
Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room
N-5605, Washington, DC 20210. Because the Department continues to
experience delays in U.S. mail delivery due to the ongoing concerns
involving toxic contamination, commenters should take this into
consideration when preparing to meet the deadline for submitting
comments.
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OLMS recommends that you confirm receipt of your comment by
contacting (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing impairments may call (800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
Comments will be available for public inspection during normal
business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay H. Oshel, Director of the Office
of Policy, Reports and Disclosure, at:
Kay H. Oshel, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards
Administration, Office of Labor-Management Standards, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N-5605, Washington, DC 20210, olms-public@dol.gov,
(202) 693-1233 (this is not a toll-free number), (800) 877-8339 (TTY/
TDD). E-mail: OLMS-REG-1215-AB52@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 29, 2005
(70 FR 51288), the Department published a request for information from
the public. The request seeks information to assist the Department in
determining whether to issue guidelines concerning the fiduciary
obligations of union officers, agents, shop stewards and other
representatives under the LMRDA. The request also asked for comments
concerning what specific standards should be included in any such
guidelines. Interested persons were invited to submit comments on or
before October 28, 2005, 60 days after the publication of the notice.
Based on separate requests by the American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations and the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America for additional time to prepare
comments, the Department has decided to extend the comment period for
an additional ninety days.
The request for information is available on the web site maintained
by OLMS at http://www.olms.dol.gov. (Anyone who is unable to access
this information on the Internet can obtain the information by
contacting the Employment Standards Administration at 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N-5605, Washington, DC 20210, at olms-mail@dol-
esa.gov, or at (202) 693-0122 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing impairments may call 1-800-877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of October, 2005.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards.
Don Todd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-21275 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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