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            <NAME>National Mediation Board</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Handling Representation Disputes Under the Railway Labor Act; Rules of Procedure</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The National Mediation Board (NMB or Board) is revising its existing rules on certain procedures relating to representation disputes under the Railway Labor Act. The revisions will clarify and simplify the steps necessary to invoke the Board&rsquo;s services and to help the Board determine employee choice of representative.</p>
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        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Not subject to, not significant</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>29 CFR 1206</CFR>
            <CFR>29 CFR 1202</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>44 Stat. 577 (as amended)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>45 U.S.C. 151 to 163</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/31/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 612</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Hearing on 03/28/2019</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/01/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 6989</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/01/2019</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2019</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Mary</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Johnson</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>General Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3140</CODE>
                    <NAME>National Mediation Board</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NMB</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 692-5036</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 692-5085</FAX>
                <EMAIL>johnson@nmb.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 E,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20005</ZIP>
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