Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.2471.1 Request for Panel consideration;  request for Panel approval of binding arbitration

(a) Either party, or the parties jointly, may request the Panel to consider the matter by filing a request as hereinafter provided;  or the Panel may, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7119(c)(1), undertake consideration of the matter upon request of (i) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, or (ii) the Executive Director;  or

(b) The parties may jointly request the Panel to approve any procedure, which they have agreed to adopt, for binding arbitration of the negotiation impasse by filing a request as hereinafter provided.