[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1201.21]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1201_PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_Procedures for Appellate Cases
 
Sec.  1201.21  Notice of appeal rights.

    When an agency issues a decision notice to an employee on a matter 
that is appealable to the Board, the agency must provide the employee 
with the following:
    (a) Notice of the time limits for appealing to the Board, the 
requirements of Sec.  1201.22(c), and the address of the appropriate 
Board office for filing the appeal;
    (b) A copy, or access to a copy, of the Board's regulations;
    (c) A copy of the appeal form in appendix I of this part; and
    (d) Notice of any right the employee has to file a grievance, 
including:
    (1) Whether the election of any applicable grievance procedure will 
result in waiver of the employee's right to file an appeal with the 
Board;
    (2) Whether both an appeal to the Board and a grievance may be filed 
on the same matter and, if so, the circumstances under which proceeding 
with one will preclude proceeding with the other, and specific notice 
that filing a grievance will not extend the time limit for filing an 
appeal with the Board; and
    (3) Whether there is any right to request Board review of a final 
decision on a grievance in accordance with Sec.  1201.154(d).

[54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, as amended at 65 FR 25624, May 3, 2000]