{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-1427.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 1427.5","heading":"Standards governing issuance of general statements of policy or guidance.","body":"In deciding whether to issue a general statement of policy or guidance, the Board shall consider:\n(a) Whether the question presented can more appropriately be resolved by other means;\n(b) Where other means are available, whether a Board statement would prevent the proliferation of cases involving the same or similar question;\n(c) Whether the resolution of the question presented would have general applicability under the Foreign Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.\n(d) Whether the question currently confronts parties in the context of a labor-management relationship;\n(e) Whether the question is presented jointly by the parties involved; and\n(f) Whether the issuance by the Board of a general statement of policy or guidance on the question would promote constructive and cooperative labor-management relationships in the Foreign Service and would otherwise promote the purposes of the Foreign Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER XIV—FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD; FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE IMPASSE DISPUTES PANEL","SUBCHAPTER C—FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY","PART 1427—GENERAL STATEMENTS OF POLICY OR GUIDANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"f614642b13513706d12586d95357fcb41304aea5e345d1fbbdf304f8b918211a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-1427.4","next":"us/22-cfr-1428.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}