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Requests for Arbitration Panels
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026. It took effect on August 4, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is issuing an interim final rule with requests for comments to amend its arbitration services regulations. The interim final rule clarifies the circumstances in which the Office of Arbitration (OA) may decline to issue an arbitration panel, make a direct appointment, or provide related arbitration services. The rule would remove language that could be read to require FMCS to honor every unilateral request for an arbitration panel, regardless of legal constraints or FMCS's authority. FMCS seeks public comment on this interim final rule.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15798
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Published
- August 4, 2026
- Takes effect
- August 4, 2026
- Dates
- This interim final rule is effective August 4, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3076-AA31
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 1404
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Labor management relations
- Pages
- 6
Other documents from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Requests for Arbitration Panels 2026-17652 | Final rule | Aug 28 |
Rules on administrative practice and procedure · Rules on labor management relations · Published in August 2026
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