22 CFR § 1427.2 - Requests for general statements of policy or guidance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s1427.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 1427.2 - Requests for general statements of policy or guidance."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1427.2"
section_name: "Requests for general statements of policy or guidance."
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: "1427"
part_name: "GENERAL STATEMENTS OF POLICY OR GUIDANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 4107(c)."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45875, Sept. 15, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1427"
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# 1427.2 Requests for general statements of policy or guidance.
(a) The head of the Department (or designee), the national president of a labor organization (or designee), or the president of a labor organization not affiliated with a national organization (or designee) may separately or jointly ask the Board for a general statement of policy or guidance. The head of any lawful association not qualified as a labor organization may also ask the Board for such a statement provided the request is not in conflict with the provisions of the Foreign Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
(b) The Board ordinarily will not consider a request related to any matter pending before the Board, General Counsel, Panel or Assistant Secretary.