5 C.F.R. § 1201.115 Contents of petition for review.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) The petition for review must state objections to the initial decision that are supported by references to applicable laws or regulations and by specific references to the record. (b)(1) If the appellant was the prevailing party in the initial decision, and the decision granted the appellant interim relief, any petition for review or cross petition for review filed by the agency must be accompanied by a certification that the agency has complied with the interim relief order either by providing the required interim relief or by satisfying the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 7701(b)(2)(A)(ii) and (B). (2) If the appellant challenges the agency's certification of compliance with the interim relief order, the Board will issue an order affording the agency the opportunity to submit evidence of its compliance. The appellant may respond to the agency's submission of evidence within 10 days after the date of service of the submission. (3) If an appellant or an intervenor files a petition or cross petition for review of an initial decision ordering interim relief and such petition includes a challenge to the agency's compliance with the interim relief order, upon order of the Board the agency must submit evidence that it has provided the interim relief required or that it has satisfied the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 7701(b)(2)(A)(ii) and (B). (4) Failure by an agency to provide the certification required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section with its petition or cross petition for review, or to provide evidence of compliance in response to a Board order in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section, may result in the dismissal of the agency's petition or cross petition for review. (c) Nothing in paragraph (b) of this section shall be construed to require any payment of back pay for the period preceding the date of the judge's initial decision or attorney fees before the decision of the Board becomes final. (d) The Board, after providing the other parties with an opportunity to respond, may grant a petition for review when it is established that: (1) New and material evidence is available that, despite due diligence, was not available when the record closed; or (2) The decision of the judge is based on an erroneous interpretation of statute or regulation. [54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, as amended at 59 FR 30863, June 16, 1994; 62 FR 43631, Aug. 15, 1997; 64 FR 27900, May 24, 1999]
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 1201—PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
Subpart C—Petitions for Review of Initial Decisions
§ 1201.115 Contents of petition for review.
