1. (a) A petition for review must be filed within fifteen (15) days after the date of service of either:

   1. (1) An agency's written allegation that the exclusive representative's proposal is not within the duty to bargain, or
   2. (2) An agency head's disapproval of a provision.

2. (b) If the agency has not served a written allegation on the exclusive representative within ten (10) days after the agency's principal bargaining representative has received a written request for such allegation, as provided in § 2424.11(a), then the petition may be filed at any time, subject to the following:

   1. (1) If the agency serves a written allegation on the exclusive representative more than ten (10) days after receiving a written request for such allegation, then the petition must be filed within fifteen (15) days after the date of service of that allegation on the exclusive representative.
   2. (2) [Reserved]

[88 FR 62456, Sept. 12, 2023]