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15 receipt of the decision by the aggrieved Party. The request to refer the matter to arbitration must be delivered to either the Union's Director of Labor Relations located at the NATC A National Office or to the LMER Division, HQDA Civilian Personnel Advisory Center. Where there are a number of grievances concerning the same issue, the Parties will review the cases and/or issues, and with mutual agreement, may to combine the grievances for one hearing. Section 2. Within five (5) calendar days from the date of the request for arbitration either Party may request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FCMS) to provide a list of five impartial persons qualified to act as arbitrat ors. The Parties shall arrange to meet, either in person or by telephone, within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of such list. If not able to mutually agree upon one of the listed arbitrators, then the Employer and the Union shall each strike one (1) arbitrator's name from the list of seven (7) names repeating this procedure until only one (1) name remains. The remaining individual shall be the duly selected arbitrator. The cost of requesting the list shall be shared equally by the Parties. Secti on 3. The Parties will complete the arbitrator selection process within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of the list of arbitrators from FMCS. The Parties will endeavor to schedule the hearing within forty - five (45) days after arbitration is invoked . Section 4. After an arbitration hearing date has been agreed to by the Parties, if it becomes necessary to postpone and/or cancel the hearing, the Party requesting the postponement and/or cancellation must notify the other Party and the arbitrator. Al l costs incurred with the postponement and/or cancellation shall be paid by the Party requesting the postponement and/or cancellation. However, if the Parties mutually agree to postpone and/or cancel the hearing, each Party shall be responsible for their own expenses and only the arbitrator's fees and expenses shall be shared equally by the Parties. Section 5. No later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the arbitration, the Parties will attempt to arrive at: A. A joint statement of the issue(s) before t he arbitrator. If the Parties are unable to jointly frame the issues(s), each Party will submit its identification of t he issue(s) to the arbitrator. The arbitrator will then frame the issue(s) he/she is to decide. B. Joint exhibits C. Stipulations

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