[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR2472.6]

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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 2472--IMPASSES ARISING PURSUANT TO AGENCY DETERMINATIONS NOT TO ESTABLISH OR TO TERMINATE FLEXIBLE OR COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Procedures of the Panel
 
Sec. 2472.6  Filing and service.

    (a) Filing and service of request. (1) Any party submitting a 
request for Panel consideration of an impasse filed pursuant to 
Sec. 2472.3 of these rules shall file an original and one copy with the 
Panel. A clean copy may be submitted for the original. Requests may be 
submitted in person or by registered mail, certified mail, regular mail, 
or private delivery service. Requests will also be accepted by the Panel 
if transmitted to the facsimile machine of its office. A party 
submitting a request by facsimile shall also file an original for the 
Panel's records, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity of 
the filing by facsimile, if otherwise proper.
    (2) The party submitting the request shall serve a copy of such 
request upon all counsel of record or other designated representative(s) 
of parties, and upon parties not so represented. Service upon such 
counsel or representative shall constitute service upon the party, but a 
copy also shall be transmitted to the party. Service of a request may be 
made in person or by registered mail, certified mail, regular mail, or 
private delivery service. With the permission of the person receiving 
the request, service may be made by facsimile transmission or by any 
other agreed-upon method.
    (b) Filing and service of other documents. (1) Any party submitting 
a response to, or other document in connection with, a request for Panel 
consideration of an impasse filed pursuant to Sec. 2472.3 shall file an 
original and one copy with the Panel. A clean copy may be submitted for 
the original. Documents may be submitted to the Panel in person or by 
registered mail, certified mail, regular mail, or private delivery 
service. Documents may also be accepted by the Panel if transmitted to 
the facsimile machine of its office, but only with advance permission, 
which may be obtained by telephone. A party submitting a document by 
facsimile shall also file an original for the Panel's records, but 
failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the submission, if 
otherwise proper.
    (2) The party submitting the document shall serve a copy of such 
request upon all counsel of record or other designated representative(s) 
of parties, or upon parties not so represented. Service upon such 
counsel or representative shall constitute service upon the party, but a 
copy also shall be transmitted to the party. Service of a document may 
be made in person or by registered mail, certified mail, regular mail, 
or private delivery service. With the permission of the person receiving 
the document, service may be made by facsimile transmission or by any 
other agreed-upon method.

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    (c) A signed and dated statement of service shall accompany each 
document submitted to the Panel. The statement of service shall include 
the names of the parties and persons served, their addresses, the date 
of service, the nature of the document served, and the manner in which 
service was made.
    (d) The date of service or date served shall be the day when the 
matter served, if properly addressed, is deposited in the U.S. mail, is 
delivered in person, or is deposited with a private delivery service 
that will provide a record showing the date the document was tendered to 
the delivery service. Where service is made by facsimile transmission, 
the date of service shall be the date on which transmission is received.
    (e) Unless otherwise provided by the Panel or its designated 
representatives, any document or paper filed with the Panel under this 
part, together with any enclosure filed therewith, shall be typewritten 
on 8\1/2\ x 11 inch plain white paper, shall have margins no less than 1 
inch on each side, shall be in typeface no smaller than 10 characters 
per inch, and shall be numbered consecutively. Nonconforming papers may, 
at the Panel's discretion, be rejected.
    (f) An impasse arising pursuant to section 6131(c) (2) or (3) of the 
Act will not be considered to be filed, and no Panel action will be 
taken, until the party initiating the request has complied with 
Sec. 2472.4, 2472.5, and 2472.6 of these regulations.

[48 FR 19695, May 2, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 41295, Aug. 
8, 1996]