5 CFR § 2422.30 - When does a Regional Director investigate a petition, issue notices of hearings, take actions, and issue Decisions and Orders?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s2422.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 2422.30 - When does a Regional Director investigate a petition, issue notices of hearings, take actions, and issue Decisions and Orders?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "2422.30"
section_name: "When does a Regional Director investigate a petition, issue notices of hearings, take actions, and issue Decisions and Orders?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "2422"
part_name: "REPRESENTATION PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 431; 5 U.S.C. 7134."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 37752, June 25, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2422"
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# 2422.30 When does a Regional Director investigate a petition, issue notices of hearings, take actions, and issue Decisions and Orders?
(a) *Regional Director investigation.* The Regional Director will investigate the petition and any other matter as the Regional Director deems necessary.
(b) *Regional Director notice of hearing.* The Regional Director will issue a notice of hearing to inquire into any matter about which a material issue of fact exists, and any time there is reasonable cause to believe a question exists regarding unit appropriateness.
(c) *Regional Director action.* After investigation or hearing, the Regional Director can direct an election, or approve an election agreement, or issue a Decision and Order.
(d) *Appeal of Regional Director Decision and Order.* A party may file with the Authority an application for review of a Regional Director Decision and Order.
(e) *Contents of the Record.* When there has not been a hearing all material submitted to and considered by the Regional Director during the investigation becomes a part of the record. When a hearing has been held, the transcript and all material entered into evidence, including any posthearing briefs, become a part of the record.