[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR101.40]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                CHAPTER I--NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
 
PART 101_STATEMENTS OF PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart H_Advisory Opinions and Declaratory Orders Regarding Board 
                              Jurisdiction
 
Sec. 101.40  Proceedings following the filing of the petition.

    (a) A copy of the petition is served on all other parties and the 
appropriate Regional Director by the petitioner.
    (b) Interested persons may request intervention by a written motion 
to the Board. Such intervention may be granted at the discretion of the 
Board.
    (c) Parties other than the petitioner may reply to the petition in 
writing, admitting or denying any or all of the matters asserted 
therein.
    (d) No briefs shall be filed except upon special permission of the 
Board.
    (e) After review of the entire record, the Board issues an advisory 
opinion as to whether the facts presented would or would not cause it to 
assert jurisdiction over the case if the case had been originally filed 
before it. The Board will limit its advisory opinion to the 
jurisdictional issue confronting it, and will not presume to render an 
opinion on the merits of the case or on the question of whether the 
subject matter of the dispute is governed by the Labor Management 
Relations Act.