# Labor-Management Cooperation Program; Proposed Policy Change
**AGENCY:**
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
**ACTION:**
Request for public comment on proposed policy change on allocating funds under the Labor-Management Cooperation Program.
**SUMMARY:**
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is publishing the Proposed Policy Change on Allocating Funds Under the Labor-Management Cooperation Program to inform the public. The program is supported by Federal funds authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, subject to annual appropriations.
**DATES:**
Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2001.
**ADDRESSES:**
Send Comments to: Vella M. Traynham, Director of Arbitration Services, FMCS, 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20427.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Vella M. Traynham, 202-606-8181.
**Labor-Management Cooperation Program Proposed Guideline Change**
**D. Allocations**
Any funds returned to FMCS from a competitive grant can be awarded on a noncompetitive basis, provided the award is made during the period in which the grant period is effective.
C. Richard Barnes,
Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.