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  1. Title 4 —Accounts
  2. Chapter I —Government Accountability Office
  3. Subchapter B —General Procedures
  4. Part 28 —Government Accountability Office Personnel Appeals Board; Procedures Applicable to Claims Concerning Employment Practices at the Government Accountability Office
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Title 4AccountsPart / Section
Chapter IGovernment Accountability Office1 – 199
Subchapter BGeneral Procedures21 – 29
Part 28Government Accountability Office Personnel Appeals Board; Procedures Applicable to Claims Concerning Employment Practices at the Government Accountability Office28.1 – 28.161
Subpart BProcedures28.8 – 28.90
§ 28.8Informal procedural advice.
§ 28.9Procedures; general.
§ 28.10Notice of petition rights.
§ 28.11Filing a charge with the Office of General Counsel.
§ 28.12General Counsel Procedures.
§ 28.13Special procedure for Reduction in Force.
Hearing Procedures for Cases Before the Board—General28.15 – 28.24
§ 28.15Scope and policy.
§ 28.16Revocation, amendment or waiver of rules.
§ 28.17Internal petitions of Board employees.
§ 28.18Filing a petition with the Board.
§ 28.19Content of response by charged party.
§ 28.20Number of Pleadings, service and response.
§ 28.21Amendments to petitions and motions practice.
§ 28.22Administrative judges.
§ 28.23Disqualification of administrative judges.
§ 28.24Sanctions.
Parties, Practitioners and Witnesses28.25 – 28.29
§ 28.25Representation.
§ 28.26Witness fees.
§ 28.27Intervenors.
§ 28.28Substitution.
§ 28.29Consolidation or joinder.
Discovery28.40 – 28.45
§ 28.40Statement of purpose.
§ 28.41Explanation, scope and methods.
§ 28.42Discovery procedures and protective orders.
§ 28.43Compelling discovery.
§ 28.44Taking of depositions.
§ 28.45Admission of facts and genuineness of documents.
Subpoenas28.46 – 28.50
§ 28.46Motion for subpoena.
§ 28.47Motion to quash.
§ 28.48Service.
§ 28.49Return of service.
§ 28.50Enforcement.
Hearings28.55 – 28.63
§ 28.55Scheduling the hearing.
§ 28.56Hearing procedures, conduct and copies of exhibits.
§ 28.57Public hearings.
§ 28.58Transcript.
§ 28.59Official record.
§ 28.60Briefs.
§ 28.61Burden and degree of proof.
§ 28.62Decision on the record.
§ 28.63Closing the record.
Evidence28.65 – 28.69
§ 28.65Service of documents.
§ 28.66Admissibility.
§ 28.67Production of statements.
§ 28.68Stipulations.
§ 28.69Judicial notice.
Interlocutory Appeals28.80 – 28.81
§ 28.80Explanation.
§ 28.81Procedures and criteria for certification.
Board Decisions, Attorney's Fees and Judicial Review28.86 – 28.90
§ 28.86 [Reserved]
§ 28.87Board procedures; initial decisions.
§ 28.88Board procedures; enforcement.
§ 28.89Attorney's fees and costs.
§ 28.90Board procedures; judicial review.
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