[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1404.3]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER XII--FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
 
PART 1404_ARBITRATION SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A_Arbitration Policy; Administration of Roster
 
Sec.  1404.3  Administrative responsibilities.

    (a) Director. The Director of FMCS has responsibility for all 
aspects of FMCS arbitration activities and is the final agency authority 
on all questions concerning the Roster and FMCS arbitration procedures.
    (b) Office of Arbitration Services. The Office of Arbitration 
Services (OAS) maintains a Roster of Arbitrators (the Roster); 
administers subpart C of this part (Procedures for Arbitration 
Services); assists, promotes, and cooperates in the establishment of 
programs for training and developing new arbitrators; and provides names 
or panels of names of listed arbitrators to parties requesting them.
    (c) Arbitrator Review Board. The Arbitrator Review Board shall 
consist of a chairman and members appointed by the Director who shall 
serve at the Director's pleasure. The Board shall be

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composed entirely of full-time officers or employees of the Federal 
Government and shall establish procedures for carrying out its duties.
    (1) Duties of the Board. The Board shall:
    (i) Review the qualifications of all applicants for listing on the 
Roster, interpreting and applying the criteria set forth in Sec.  
1404.5;
    (ii) Review the status of all persons whose continued eligibility 
for listing on the Roster has been questioned under Sec.  1404.5;
    (iii) Recommend to the Director the acceptance or rejection of 
applicants for listing on the Roster, or the withdrawal of listing on 
the Roster for any of the reasons set forth in this part;
    (iv) At the request of the Director of FMCS, or upon its own 
volition, review arbitration policies and procedures, including all 
regulations and written guidance regarding the use of the FMCS 
arbitrators, and make recommendations regarding such policies and 
procedures to the Director; and
    (v) Review the qualifications of all persons who request a review in 
anticipation of attending the FMCS-sponsored labor arbitrator training 
course, interpreting and applying the criteria set forth in Sec. 1404.5.
    (2) [Reserved]

[62 FR 34171, June 25, 1997, as amended at 70 FR 76397, Dec. 27, 2005]