22 CFR § 1424.6 - Position of the Department; time limits for filing; service.

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title: "22 CFR § 1424.6 - Position of the Department; time limits for filing; service."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1424.6"
section_name: "Position of the Department; time limits for filing; service."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD; FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE IMPASSE DISPUTES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "1424"
part_name: "EXPEDITED REVIEW OF NEGOTIABILITY ISSUES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 4107(c)."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45873, Sept. 15, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1424"
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# 1424.6 Position of the Department; time limits for filing; service.

(a) Within thirty (30) days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of a copy of the petition for review of a negotiability issue the Department shall file a statement—

(1) Withdrawing the allegation that the duty to bargain in good faith does not extend to the matter proposed to be bargained; or

(2) Setting forth in full its position on any matters relevant to the petition which it wishes the Board to consider in reaching its decision, including a full and detailed statement of its reasons supporting the allegation. The statement shall cite the section of any law, rule or regulation relied upon as a basis for the allegation.

(b) A copy of the Department's statement of position including all attachments thereto shall be served on the exclusive representative.