---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 70.53"
title: "29"
number: "70.53"
heading: "Office of Labor-Management Standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/70.53"
---

# §70.53. Office of Labor-Management Standards.

- (a) The following documents in the custody of the Office of Labor-Management Standards are public information available for inspection and/or purchase of copies in accordance with paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section.
  - (1) Data and information contained in any report or other document filed pursuant to sections [201](/cfr/29/201.md), [202](/cfr/29/202.md), [203](/cfr/29/203.md), [211](/cfr/29/211.md), [301](/cfr/29/301.md) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 524-28, 530, 79 Stat. 888, 73 Stat. 530, 29 U.S.C. [431-433](/usc/29/431-433.md), [441](/usc/29/441.md), [461](/usc/29/461.md)).
  - (2) Data and information contained in any report or other document filed pursuant to the reporting requirements of [29 CFR part 458](/cfr/29/part458.md), which are the regulations implementing the standards of conduct provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, [5 U.S.C. 7120](/usc/5/7120.md), and the Foreign Service Act of 1980, [22 U.S.C. 4117](/usc/22/4117.md). The reporting requirements are found in [29 CFR 458.3](/cfr/29/458.3.md).
  - (3) Data and information contained in any report or other document filed pursuant to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. [1351](/usc/2/1351.md), [109](/usc/2/109.md) Stat. 19.
- (b) **The documents listed in paragraph (a) of this section are available from—** U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Public Disclosure Room, N-1519, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Reports filed pursuant to [section 201](/cfr/29/201.md) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and pursuant to [29 CFR 458.3](/cfr/29/458.3.md) implementing the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 for the year 2000 and thereafter are also available at http://www.union-reports.dol.gov.
- (c) Pursuant to [29 U.S.C. 435(c)](/usc/29/435.md?p=c) which provides that the Secretary will by regulation provide for the furnishing of copies of the documents listed in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, upon payment of a charge based upon the cost of the service, these documents are available at a cost of $ .15 per page for record copies furnished. Authentication of copies is available in accordance with the fee schedule established in [Sec. 70.40](/cfr/29/70.40.md). In accordance with [5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A)(vi)](/usc/5/552.md?p=a-4-A-vi), the provisions for fees, fee waivers and fee reductions in [subpart C](/cfr/29/subpartC.md) of this part do not supersede these charges for these documents.
- (d) Upon request of the Governor of a State for copies of any reports or documents filed pursuant to sections [201](/cfr/29/201.md), [202](/cfr/29/202.md), [203](/cfr/29/203.md), or [211](/cfr/29/211.md) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 524-528, 79 Stat. 888; 29 U.S.C. [431-433](/usc/29/431-433.md), [441](/usc/29/441.md)), or for information contained therein, which have been filed by any person whose principal place of business or headquarters is in such State, the Office of Labor-Management Standards will:
  - (1) Make available without payment of a charge to the State agency designated by law or by such Governor, such requested copies of information and data, or
  - (2) Require the person who filed such reports and documents to furnish such copies or information and data directly to the State agency thus designated.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, 29 U.S.C. 1026 (106), 5 U.S.C. app. 11., Executive Order. 12,600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 235. This part also implements the public information provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. 435, see § 70.53 below; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1026 (106), see § 70.54 below; and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 11, see § 70.40(i) below.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 7671, Jan. 24, 2017, unless otherwise noted.