5 CFR § 1203.16 - Proceedings.

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title: "5 CFR § 1203.16 - Proceedings."
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title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1203.16"
section_name: "Proceedings."
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
part_number: "1203"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 1204(a), 1204(f), and 1204(h)."
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# 1203.16 Proceedings.

The Board has substantial discretion in conducting a regulation review under this part. It may conduct a review on the basis of the pleadings alone, or on the basis of the pleadings along with any or all of the following:

(a) Additional written comments;

(b) Oral argument;

(c) Evidence presented at a hearing; and/or

(d) Evidence gathered through any other appropriate procedures that are conducted in accordance with law.