[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
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[CITE: 5CFR2423.4]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
 CHAPTER XIV--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE 
  FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL
 
PART 2423--UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart A--Filing, Investigating, Resolving, and Acting on Charges
 
Sec. 2423.4  Contents of the charge; supporting evidence and documents.

    (a) What to file. The Charging Party may file a charge alleging a 
violation

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of 5 U.S.C. 7116 by completing a form prescribed by the General Counsel, 
or on a substantially similar form, that contains the following 
information:
    (1) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number (where 
facsimile equipment is available) of the Charging Party;
    (2) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number (where 
facsimile equipment is available) of the Charged Party;
    (3) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number (where 
facsimile equipment is available) of the Charging Party's point of 
contact;
    (4) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number (where 
facsimile equipment is available) of the Charged Party's point of 
contact;
    (5) A clear and concise statement of the facts alleged to constitute 
an unfair labor practice, a statement of the section(s) and paragraph(s) 
of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute alleged to 
have been violated, and the date and place of occurrence of the 
particular acts; and
    (6) A statement whether the subject matter raised in the charge:
    (i) Has been raised previously in a grievance procedure;
    (ii) Has been referred to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or the 
Office of the Special Counsel for consideration or action;
    (iii) Involves a negotiability issue raised by the Charging Party in 
a petition pending before the Authority pursuant to part 2424 of this 
subchapter; or
    (iv) Has been the subject of any other administrative or judicial 
proceeding.
    (7) A statement describing the result or status of any proceeding 
identified in paragraph (a)(6) of this section.
    (b) Declaration of truth and statement of service. A charge shall be 
in writing and signed, and shall contain a declaration by the individual 
signing the charge, under the penalties of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. 
1001), that its contents are true and correct to the best of that 
individual's knowledge and belief.
    (c) Statement of service. A charge shall also contain a statement 
that the Charging Party served the charge on the Charged Party, and 
shall list the name, title and location of the individual served, and 
the method of service.
    (d) Self-contained document. A charge shall be a self-contained 
document describing the alleged unfair labor practice without a need to 
refer to supporting evidence documents submitted under paragraph (e) of 
this section.
    (e) Submitting supporting evidence and documents and identifying 
potential witnesses. When filing a charge, the Charging Party shall 
submit to the Regional Director any supporting evidence and documents, 
including, but not limited to, correspondence and memoranda, records, 
reports, applicable collective bargaining agreement clauses, memoranda 
of understanding, minutes of meetings, applicable regulations, 
statements of position and other documentary evidence. The Charging 
Party also shall identify potential witnesses and shall provide a brief 
synopsis of their expected testimony.