28 USC § 1296 - Review of certain agency actions

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title: "28 USC § 1296 - Review of certain agency actions"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1296"
section_name: "Review of certain agency actions"
chapter_number: 83
chapter_name: "COURTS OF APPEALS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068.)"
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# § 1296. Review of certain agency actions

**(a)** **Jurisdiction.—** Subject to the provisions of chapter 179, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have jurisdiction over a petition for review of a final decision under chapter 5 of title 3 of—

**(1)** an appropriate agency (as determined under section 454 of title 3);

**(2)** the Federal Labor Relations Authority made under part D of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 3, notwithstanding section 7123 of title 5; or

**(3)** the Secretary of Labor or the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, made under part C of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 3.

**(b)** **Filing of Petition.—** Any petition for review under this section must be filed within 30 days after the date the petitioner receives notice of the final decision.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1296, added , , , related to precedence of cases in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, prior to repeal by , , .

### Effective Date

> “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and sections 1413 and 3901 to 3908 of this title and amending sections 1346 and 2402 of this title] shall take effect on
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