[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
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[CITE: 5CFR2471.3]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
 CHAPTER XIV--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE 
  FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL
 
PART 2471--PROCEDURES OF THE PANEL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2471.3  Content of request.

    (a) A request from a party or parties to the Panel for consideration 
of an impasse must be in writing and include the following information:
    (1) Identification of the parties and individuals authorized to act 
on their behalf, including their addresses, telephone numbers, and 
facsimile numbers;
    (2) Statement of issues at impasse and the summary positions of the 
initiating party or parties with respect to those issues; and
    (3) Number, length, and dates of negotiation and mediation sessions 
held, including the nature and extent of all other voluntary 
arrangements utilized.
    (b) A request for approval of a binding arbitration procedure must 
be in writing, jointly filed by the parties, and include the following 
information about the pending impasse:
    (1) Identification of the parties and individuals authorized to act 
on their behalf, including their addresses, telephone numbers, and 
facsimile numbers;
    (2) Brief description of the impasse including the issues to be 
submitted to the arbitrator;
    (3) Number, length, and dates of negotiation and mediation sessions 
held, including the nature and extent of all other voluntary 
arrangements utilized;
    (4) Statement as to whether any of the proposals to be submitted to 
the arbitrator contain questions concerning the duty to bargain and a 
statement of each party's position concerning such questions; and
    (5) Statement of the arbitration procedures to be used, including 
the type of arbitration, the method of selecting the arbitrator, and the 
arrangement for paying for the proceedings or, in the alternative, those 
provisions of the parties' labor agreement which contain this 
information.

[45 FR 3520, Jan. 17, 1980, as amended at 61 FR 41294, Aug. 8, 1996]