[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1207.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                                  BOARD
 
PART 1207--ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT BOARDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1207.1  Establishment of special adjustment boards (PL Boards).

    Public Law 89-456 (80 Stat. 208) governs procedures to be followed 
by carriers and representatives of employees in the establishment and 
functioning of special adjustment boards, hereinafter referred to as PL 
Boards. Public Law 89-456 requires action by the National Mediation 
Board in the following circumstances:
    (a) Designation of party member of PL Board. Public Law 89-456 
provides that within thirty (30) days from the date a written request is 
made by an employee representative upon a carrier, or by a carrier upon 
an employee representative, for the establishment of a PL Board, an 
agreement establishing such a Board shall be made. If, however, one 
party fails to designate a member of the Board, the party making the 
request may ask the Mediation Board to designate a member on behalf of 
the other party. Upon receipt of such request, the Mediation Board will 
notify the party which failed to designate a partisan member for the 
establishment of a PL Board of the receipt of the request. The Mediation 
Board will then designate a representative on behalf of the party upon 
whom the request was made. This representative will be an individual 
associated in interest with the party he is to represent. The designee, 
together with the member appointed by the party requesting the 
establishment of the PL Board, shall constitute the Board.
    (b) Appointment of a neutral to determine matters concerning the 
establishment and/or jurisdiction of a PL Board. (1) When the members of 
a PL Board constituted in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, 
for the purpose of resolving questions concerning the establishment of 
the Board and/or its jurisdiction, are unable to resolve these matters, 
then and in that event, either party may ten (10) days thereafter 
request the Mediation Board to appoint a

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neutral member to determine these procedural issues.
    (2) Upon receipt of this request, the Mediation Board will notify 
the other party to the PL Board. The Mediation Board will then designate 
a neutral member to sit with the PL Board and resolve the procedural 
issues in dispute. When the neutral has determined the procedural issues 
in dispute, he shall cease to be a member of the PL Board.
    (c) Appointment of neutral to sit with PL Boards and dispose of 
disputes. (1) When the members of a PL Board constituted by agreement of 
the parties, or by the appointment of a party member by the Mediation 
Board, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, are unable within 
ten (10) days after their failure to agree upon an award to agree upon 
the selection of a neutral person, either member of the Board may 
request the Mediation Board to appoint such neutral person and upon 
receipt of such request, the Mediation Board shall promptly make such 
appointment.
    (2) A request for the appointment of a neutral under paragraph (b) 
of this section or this paragraph (c) shall;
    (i) Show the authority for the request--Public Law 89-456, and
    (ii) Define and list the proposed specific issues or disputes to be 
heard.