Office of Labor-Management Programs; Guidelines, Section 5333(b), Federal Transit Law

The Office of Labor-Management Programs published a notice in the January 5, 1996 Federal Register (61 FR 386) deferring the effective date of implementation of guidelines for the employee protection program under Title 49 U.S.C., Chapter 53, Section 5333(b) of the Federal Transit law. Pursuant to the January 5, notice, the original effective date, January 8, 1996, was extended for a period equal to the duration of the furlough caused by the partial government shutdown that began on December 16, 1995. This document announces and confirms that the new effective date of the guidelines will be January 29, 1996. This action was taken because the temporary closing of government offices and the furlough of Department of Labor (the Department) employees responsible for the administration of this program precluded the Office of Labor-Management Programs from undertaking the necessary staff training and preparation of materials and documents to allow for implementation of the guidelines.