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68086 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 9, 2005 / Notices
• Minimize the burden of the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE the date of this notice, in order to
collection of information on those who receive consideration.
are to respond, including through the Subcommittees of the Interagency ADDRESSES: Please address all
use of appropriate automated, ADR Working Group Steering comments to Hon. Richard C. Walters,
electronic, mechanical, or other Committee Administrative Judge, U.S. Department
technological collection techniques or of Veterans Affairs Board of Contract
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
other forms of information technology, Appeals (09), 810 Vermont Avenue,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of ACTION: Notice soliciting public NW., Washington, DC 20420 and sent
responses. comment on three documents created by by e-mail to Rich.Walters@va.gov.
subcommittees of the Interagency ADR Electronic transmission is preferred to
Overview of this Information Working Group Steering Committee. ensure full distribution.
Collection: The Steering Committee invites all SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(1) Type of Information Collection: interested individuals or organizations Authority: The Administrative
Extension of a Currently Approved to submit comments on these Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (ADR
Collection. documents for its consideration before Act), 5 U.S.C. Sections 571–584,
they are posted in final form. requires each Federal agency to promote
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Methamphetamine Project, Final Update the use of ADR and calls for the
SUMMARY: This notice solicits public
Report (FUR). establishment of an interagency
comment on three documents created by
committee to assist agencies in the use
(3) Agency form number, if any, and subcommittees of the Interagency ADR
of ADR. Under this Act, a Presidential
the applicable component of the Working Group Steering Committee
Memorandum, dated May 1, 1998,
Department of Justice sponsoring the (‘‘Steering Committee’’), a group of
created the Interagency ADR Working
collection: Form Number: None. U.S. federal subject matter experts. The first
Group, chaired by the Attorney General,
Department of Justice, Office of document, ‘‘Protecting the
to ‘‘facilitate, encourage, and provide
Community Oriented Policing Services Confidentiality of Dispute Resolution
coordination’’ for Federal agencies. In
(COPS). Proceedings: A Guide for Federal
the Memorandum, the President
Workplace ADR Program
(4) Affected public who will be asked charged the Working Group with
Administrators’’ (‘‘Confidentiality
or required to respond, as well as a brief assisting agencies with training in ‘‘how
Guide’’), provides practical guidance to
abstract: Primary: Law Enforcement to use alternative means of dispute
program administrators on the
Agencies or Government entities that resolution’’. The three documents are
application of the confidentiality
are recipients of COPS designed to serve this goal.
provisions of the Administrative
Methamphetamine grants. Other: Executive Overview of the
Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (‘‘the
Universities and Private Non-Profit Confidentiality Guide: This document,
ADR Act’’ 5 U.S.C. 574) to federal
Agencies. Abstract: The information directed primarily toward managers of
workplace dispute resolution programs.
collected will be used by the COPS federal ADR programs, describes in
The other two documents
Office to determine grantee’s progress practical, non-legal terms, the nature
(‘‘Supplementation and Annotation
and limits of confidentiality in federal
toward grant implementation and for documents’’), consist of: (1) ‘‘A Guide
ADR proceedings. This document
compliance monitoring efforts. for Federal Employee Mediators,’’ a
extends the guidance issued by the
(5) An estimate of the total number of supplementation and annotation of the
Federal ADR Council, Report on the
respondents and the amount of time 2005 Model Standards of Conduct for
Reasonable Expectations of
estimated for an average respondent to Mediators issued by the American
Confidentiality Under the
respond: There will be an estimated 100 Arbitration Association (‘‘AAA’’),
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
annual responses from grantees. The American Bar Association (‘‘ABA’’), and
of 1996, 5 FR 83085, December 29, 2000
estimated amount of time required for the Association for Conflict Resolution
(‘‘the 2000 ADR Guidance’’), which may
(‘‘ACR’’), for use by federal employee
the average respondent to respond is 3 be found at http://www.adr.gov/pdf/
mediators; and (2) ‘‘A Guide for Federal
hours. confid.pdf, the IADRWG website. This
Employee Ombuds,’’ a supplementation
(6) An estimate of the total public guide is designed to be used in concert
and annotation of the Standards for the
burden (in hours) associated with the with the confidentiality provisions of
Establishment and Operations of
collection: The estimated total public the ADR Act as well as agency
Ombuds Offices issued on February 9,
burden associated with the collection is confidentiality policies and guidance.
2004 by the ABA, prepared by the
This Confidentiality Guide contains
325 hours annually. Steering Committee in conjunction with
information to assist the program
If additional information is required the Coalition for Federal Ombudsmen
manager in taking the steps necessary to
contact: Brenda Dyer, Department (‘‘CFO’’) for use by federal employee
assure that both internal and external
Clearance Officer, United States ombuds. Complete versions of each of
neutrals understand the confidentiality
Department of Justice, Justice the three documents can be found at
provisions that apply to federal ADR
Management Division, Policy and http://www.adr.gov/draftguides.html or
programs and that parties are adequately
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, may be requested in hard copy from
informed of these provisions. While the
Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Hon. Richard C. Walters at 202–273–
Confidentiality Guide is aimed
6747.
Washington, DC 20530. primarily at federal workplace disputes,
The Steering Committee invites all it should be valuable to all dispute
Dated: November 3, 2005. interested individuals or organizations resolution professionals in the
Brenda Dyer, to submit comments on these government and private sector.
Department Clearance Officer, United States documents for its consideration before Each chapter of the Confidentiality
Department of Justice. they are posted in final form. Guide includes a description and
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