(a) Requests for nominations 1 shall be in triplicate and
contain the following information:
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1 Requests should be on forms which will be supplied by
the Secretary upon request.
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(1) The name of the agency and the name and address of any office or
branch of the agency below the national level that may be involved;
(2) A description of the unit appropriate for exclusive
representation or claimed to be appropriate for such representation;
(3) The number of employees in the appropriate unit or any alleged
appropriate unit;
(4) If the request is by an employee organization, the name,
affiliation, if any, and address of the organization
and the names, if known, of all other employee organizations claiming
exclusive recognition, or having requested or attained formal or
informal recognition with respect to any of the employees in the unit
involved;
(5) If the request is by an agency, the names, affiliation, if any,
and addresses of the employee organization or organizations claiming
exclusive recognition and of any employee organization which has
requested or attained formal or informal recognition with respect to any
of the employees in the unit involved;
(6) A brief statement indicating specifically the matter or matters
with respect to which an advisory decision or determination is sought;
(7) A brief statement of procedures followed by and before the
agency prior to the request, two copies of any appropriate agency
determination and two copies of all correspondence relating to the
dispute or problem;
(8) If the request is made by an employee organization, an
indication of the interest of such organization, including information
or data such as membership lists, employee petitions or dues records
showing prima facie that the organization has sufficient membership to
qualify for formal recognition, and that it represents no less than 30
percent of the employees, in the appropriate unit or alleged appropriate
unit; and
(9) Any other relevant facts.
(b) A party making a request shall furnish copies to all other
parties or organizations listed in the request in compliance with
paragraph (a) of this section; except that membership lists, employee
petitions or dues records need not be furnished by the requesting
employee organization to the other parties or organizations.
(c) Any employee organization claiming to have an interest in the
matter or matters to be considered by an arbitrator as to the
appropriateness of a unit or majority representation must have advised
the agency of its position, in the manner prescribed by the agency's
rules, and must have satisfied all of the requirements of section 5 of
the Order and paragraph (a)(8) of this section; except that, in any
employee organization which has satisfied all of the requirements of
section 5 of the Order except for the 10 percent membership requirement
shall be entitled to receive notice of the proceeding and to participate
therein if it represents at least two members and/or is designated by at
least two employees as their representative in the unit alleged to be
appropriate by the employee organization seeking exclusive recognition
or the unit alleged to be appropriate by the agency, provided, however,
that such intervening employee organization may not request a unit
different than that sought by the employee organization seeking
exclusive recognition or the unit claimed to be appropriate by the
agency.
(d) Within fifteen (15) days following the receipt of a copy of any
request for a nomination filed with the Secretary, the agency or any
employee organization may file a response thereto with the Secretary,
raising any matter which is relevant to the request including the
adequacy of the showing of interest and the appropriateness of the unit
under terms of the Order or these procedures. A copy of any response
shall be furnished to other parties and organizations listed in the
request, in the manner provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
