(a) The Administrator or any interested party desiring review
of the decision and order of an administrative law judge, including judicial
review, shall petition the Department's Administrative Review Board (Board) to
review the decision and order. To be effective, such petition shall be received
by the Board within 30 calendar days of the date of the decision and order.
Copies of the petition shall be served on all parties and on the administrative
law judge.
(b) No particular form is prescribed for any petition for the Board's review
permitted by this subpart. However, any such petition shall:
(1) Be dated;
(2) Be typewritten or legibly written;
(3) Specify the issue or issues stated in the administrative law judge
decision and order giving rise to such petition;
(4) State the specific reason or reasons why the party petitioning for
review believes such decision and order are in error;
(5) Be signed by the party filing the petition or by an authorized
representative of such party;
(6) Include the address at which such party or authorized representative
desires to receive further communications relating thereto; and
(7) Attach copies of the administrative law judge's's decision and order,
and any other record documents which would assist the Board in determining
whether review is warranted.
(c) Whenever the Board determines to review the decision and order of an
administrative law judge, a notice of the Board's determination shall be served
upon the administrative law judge, upon the Office of Administrative Law
Judges, and upon all parties to the proceeding within 30 calendar days after
the Board's receipt of the petition for review. If the Board determines that it
will review the decision and order, the order shall be inoperative unless and
until the Board issues an order affirming the decision and order.
(d) Upon receipt of the Board's notice, the Office of Administrative Law
Judges shall within 15 calendar days forward the complete hearing record to the
Board.
(e) The Board's notice shall specify:
(1) The issue or issues to be reviewed;
(2) The form in which submissions shall be made by the parties (e.g.,
briefs);
(3) The time within which such submissions shall be made.
(f) All documents submitted to the Board shall be filed with the
Administrative Review Board, Room S-4309, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington,
DC 20210. An original and two copies of all documents shall be filed. Documents
are not deemed filed with the Board until actually received by the Board. All
documents, including documents filed by mail, shall be received by the Board
either on or before the due date.
(g) Copies of all documents filed with the Board shall be served upon all
other parties involved in the proceeding. Service upon the Administrator shall
be in accordance with §655.830(b).
(h) The Board's final decision shall be issued within 180 calendar days from
the date of the notice of intent to review. The Board's decision shall be
served upon all parties and the administrative law judge.
(i) Upon issuance of the Board's decision, the Board shall transmit the
entire record to the Chief Administrative Law Judge for custody pursuant to
§655.850.
[65 FR 80237, Dec. 20, 2000]