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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Merit Systems Protection Board</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Revising Criteria and Procedures for Certifying Interlocutory Appeals</RULE_TITLE>
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        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>5 CFR Part 1201, subpart B</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 1204</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 1305</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 7701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Proposed Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Gina</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Grippando</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Clerk of the Board</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3124</CODE>
                    <NAME>Merit Systems Protection Board</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>MSPB</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>771 210-1650</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>gina.grippando@mspb.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1615 M Street NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20419</ZIP>
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