22 CFR § 1427.3 - Content of request.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s1427.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 1427.3 - Content of request."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1427.3"
section_name: "Content of request."
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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# 1427.3 Content of request.
(a) A request for a general statement of policy or guidance shall be in writing and must contain:
(1) A concise statement of the question with respect to which a general statement of policy or guidance is requested together with background information necessary to an understanding of the question;
(2) A statement of the standards under § 1427.5 upon which the request is based;
(3) A full and detailed statement of the position or positions of the requesting party or parties
(4) Identification of any cases or other proceedings known to bear on the question which are pending under the Foreign Service Labor-Management Statute.
(5) Identification of other known interested parties.
(b) A copy of each document also shall be served on all known interested parties, including the General Counsel, the Panel, and the Assistant Secretary, where appropriate.