CFR > Title 29 - Labor > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER X—NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (parts 1201 to 1209) > PART 1206—HANDLING REPRESENTATION DISPUTES UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT > 1206.8—Amendment or rescission of rules in this part.

1206.8—Amendment or rescission of rules in this part.

(a) Any rule or regulation in this part may be amended or rescinded by the Board at any time.
(b) Any interested person may petition the Board, in writing, for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation in this part. An original and three copies of such petition shall be filed with the Board in Washington, DC, and shall state the rule or regulation proposed to be issued, amended, or repealed, together with a statement of grounds in support of such petition.
(c) Upon the filing of such petition, the Board shall consider the same, and may thereupon either grant or deny the petition in whole or in part, conduct an appropriate hearing thereon and make other disposition of the petition. Should the petition be denied in whole or in part, prompt notice shall be given of the denial, accompanied by a simple statement of the grounds unless the denial is self-explanatory.