---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 2426.13"
title: "5"
number: "2426.13"
heading: "Obligation to consult."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/2426.13"
---

# §2426.13. Obligation to consult.

- (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:
  - (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
  - (2) **Reasonable time to present its views and recommendations regarding the change.**
- (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:
  - (1) Consider the views or recommendations before taking final action on any matter with respect to which the views or recommendations are presented; and
  - (2) **Provide the labor organization a written statement of the reasons for taking the final action.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7134.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 3513, Jan. 17, 1980, unless otherwise noted.