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 4 FLRA No. 72
 
 THE GEORGIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD,
 DOBBINS AIR FORCE BASE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA
 (Activity)
 
 and
 
 THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CIVILIAN
 TECHNICIANS, ACT, INC.
 (Union)
 
                                            Case No. 0-AR-152
 
                        ORDER DISMISSING EXCEPTIONS
 
    ON OCTOBER 7, 1980, THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS,
 ACT, INC. (THE UNION) FILED EXCEPTIONS TO THE AWARD OF ARBITRATOR DONALD
 P. CRANE IN THE INSTANT CASE WITH THE AUTHORITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION
 2425.1 OF THE AUTHORITY'S REGULATIONS (5 C.F.R.  2425.1(1980)).  FOR THE
 REASONS INDICATED BELOW, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE SUBJECT
 EXCEPTIONS WERE UNTIMELY FILED AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW.
 
    SECTION 2425.1(B) OF THE AUTHORITY'S REGULATIONS (5 C.F.R.
 2425.1(B)(1980)) PROVIDES:
 
    THE TIME LIMIT FOR FILING AN EXCEPTION TO AN ARBITRATION AWARD IS
 THIRTY (30) DAYS
 
    BEGINNING ON THE DATE OF THE AWARD.
 
    THE SUBJECT ARBITRATION AWARD, AS INCLUDED IN THE UNION'S SUBMISSION,
 IS DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 1980.  THEREFORE, UNDER SECTION 2425.1(B) OF THE
 AUTHORITY'S REGULATIONS, THE UNION'S EXCEPTIONS WERE DUE IN THE OFFICE
 OF THE AUTHORITY NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 6, 1980.  HOWEVER, AS STATED
 ABOVE, THE SUBJECT EXCEPTIONS WERE NOT FILED WITH THE AUTHORITY UNTIL
 OCTOBER 7, 1980.  IN THIS REGARD, THE AUTHORITY IS NOT EMPOWERED TO
 EXTEND OR WAIVE THE TIME LIMIT FOR FILING EXCEPTIONS TO ARBITRATORS'
 AWARDS.
 
    ACCORDINGLY, AS THE UNION'S EXCEPTIONS WERE UNTIMELY FILED, AND APART
 FROM OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, THE UNION'S APPEAL IS HEREBY DISMISSED.
 
    FOR THE AUTHORITY.
 
    ISSUED, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 31, 1980
 
               HAROLD D. KESSLER, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
 
 
 
 
 

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