{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1207.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1207.2","heading":"Requests for Mediation Board action.","body":"(a) Requests for the National Mediation Board to appoint neutrals or party representatives should be made on NMB Form 5.\n(b) Those authorized to sign request on behalf on parties:\n(1) The “representative of any craft or class of employees of a carrier,” as referred to in Public Law 89-456, making request for Mediation Board action, shall be either the General Chairman, Grand Lodge Officer (or corresponding officer of equivalent rank), or the Chief Executive of the representative involved. A request signed by a General Chairman or Grand Lodge Officer (or corresponding officer of equivalent rank) shall bear the approval of the Chief Executive of the employee representative.\n(2) The “carrier representative” making such a request for the Mediation Board's action shall be the highest carrier officer designated to handle matters arising under the Railway Labor Act.\n(c) Docketing of PL Board agreements: The National Mediation Board will docket agreements establishing PL Board, which agreements meet the requirements of coverage as specified in Public Law 89-456. No neutral will be appointed under § 1207.1(c) until the agreement establishing the PL Board has been docketed by the Mediation Board.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER X—NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD","PART 1207—ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT BOARDS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"82e4127fbd012afbcd351bf7f9a17ae95d0fa8577cda2f685019675f18ff71ee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1207.1","next":"us/29-cfr-1207.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}