Denial of Petition Filed by the U.S. Capitol Police Board for Rulemaking About Conduct of Pre-Election Investigatory Hearings Conducted Under Section 220 – 19970205

On November 12, 1996, in a pre-election investigatory hearing of the Office of Compliance, the United States Capitol Police Board (“Employing Office”) filed with the Board of Directors of the Office a “petition of the employing office for issuance of regulations.” In the petition, the Employing Office requests that the Board issue new regulations governing unit determination hearings in elections conducted under section 220 of the Congressional Accountability Act (“CAA”). The Board will not initiate a rulemaking in response to a petition absent a showing of good and substantial cause. The Employing Office made no such showing here, and the petition is therefore denied.

Signed this6_day of February, 1997, at Washington, D.C.

Glen D. Nager
Chair of the Board ofDirectors
Office of Compliance