FLRA NEWS
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY – WASHINGTON, DC 20424
Contact: Eric Prag FLRA.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 771-444-5859 December 4, 2023
The FLRA Issues Final Rule Regarding Revisions to its Privacy Act Regulations.
Today, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (the FLRA) issued a final rule adopting the
proposed rule published in the Federal Register in October 2023, with one small change,
regarding revisions to its Privacy Act regulations. The final rule updates procedures under the
Privacy Act for requesting information from the FLRA and procedures that the FLRA follows in
responding to requests from the public, in order to reflect changes in the law and the FLRA’s
organization since the regulations were last updated.
The regulations centralize the intake and processing of Privacy Act requests for records related to
work performed by the three-member Authority component, the Office of General Counsel, and
the Federal Service Impasses Panel with the Office of the Solicitor. The Office of the Inspector
General will continue to process Privacy Act requests for records related to work performed by
the Inspector General’s office. The proposed regulations also streamline and update procedures
for a request, such as procedures for accountings of record disclosures.
For more information on the FLRA’s Privacy Act program, click here.
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The FLRA administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-Postal federal
employees worldwide, approximately 1.2 million of whom are represented in 2,200 bargaining
units. It is charged with providing leadership in establishing policies and guidance related to
federal sector labor-management relations and with resolving disputes under, and ensuring
compliance with, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.