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29 In disciplinary/adverse action cases, the Agency Step 2 deciding official shall answer the grievance in writing within seven (7) calendar days following the meeting, or within seven (7) calendar days following the submission of the grievance if no meeting is requested. If the grievance is denied, the reasons for denial will be in the written response. Decisions shall be delivered personally to the employee and his/ her Union Representative, if they are on duty. Otherwise, another appropriate method of delivery shall be used. All settlement agreements shall be reduced to writing. Step 3. If the Union is not satisfied with the Step 2 decision, the Union at the national level may, within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the Step 2 decision or the date the answer was due, notify the Director, Office of Labor and Employee Relations, that it desires the matter be submitted to arbitration. Such notification shall be via certified mail or other similar system that requires a signature upon receipt. Optionally, within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the Step 2 decision or the date the answer was due, the Union at the regional level may advise the Manager, Regional Labor Relations Branch, via certified mail or other similar system that requires a signature upon receipt, that it desires the matter to be submitted for Pre-Arbitration Review (PAR). If PAR is requested, the grievance will be processed in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. Grievance(s) initiated at the national level are not subject to the PAR process. If the grievance originated at the regional or national level and the moving Party is not satisfied with the decision, they shall advise the respondent at the national level by certified mail or other similar system that requires a signature, they desire the matter to be submitted to arbitration, within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the respondent's answer or the date the answer was due. SECTION 8. Pre-Arbitration Review: a. Unless mutually agreed otherwise, at least once quarterly, for a period of three (3) consecutive days, at a mutually agreeable time and place, the Union's Regional Vice President or his/her designee and up to four (4) additional Union representatives

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