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57 FLRA No. 114
AFGE, Local 3365 and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service Boxelder Job Corps Center, Nemo, South Dakota (Lindquist, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3453 (Decided November 30, 2001)
Under § 7122(a) of the Statute, an award is deficient if it is contrary to any law, rule, or regulation; or it is deficient on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts in private sector labor-management relations. After reviewing the record in this case, the Authority concluded that the award was not deficient on the grounds raised in the exceptions and set forth in § 7122(a). The Authority rejected the allegations that the award was based on a nonfact, that the Arbitrator did not provide a fair hearing, that the Arbitrator exceeded his authority, or that the award was contrary to the law, rule, or regulation.