{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-2426.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 2426.13","heading":"Obligation to consult.","body":"(a) When a labor organization has been accorded consultation rights on Government-wide rules or regulations, the agency which has granted those rights shall, through appropriate officials, furnish designated representatives of the labor organization:\n(1) Reasonable notice of any proposed Government-wide rule or regulation issued by the agency affecting any substantive change in any condition of employment; and\n(2) Reasonable time to present its views and recommendations regarding the change.\n(b) If a labor organization presents any views or recommendations regarding any proposed substantive change in any condition of employment to an agency, that agency shall:\n(1) Consider the views or recommendations before taking final action on any matter with respect to which the views or recommendations are presented; and\n(2) Provide the labor organization a written statement of the reasons for taking the final action.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER XIV—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL","SUBCHAPTER C—FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY","PART 2426—NATIONAL CONSULTATION RIGHTS AND CONSULTATION RIGHTS ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE RULES OR REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Consultation Rights on Government-wide Rules or Regulations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"5cd49d5e6086fccc2d037934c98c9885eb8496b5dc542dfc6242954f91ab58dd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-2426.12","next":"us/5-cfr-2426.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}