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The decision of the Authority follows:
2 FLRA No. 91 MR. JAMES M. SOBER ASSISTANT COUNSEL NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION 1730 K STREET, NW. SUITE 1101 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 RE: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Case No. 0-NG-46 DEAR MR. SOBER: THIS REFERS TO YOUR PETITION FOR REVIEW OF THE AGENCY HEAD'S DETERMINATION OF NONNEGOTIABILITY IN THE ABOVE-ENTITLED CASE, FILED WITH AUTHORITY ON APRIL 18, 1979. THE DISPUTE, AS PRESENTED IN YOUR APPEAL, CONCERNS THE NEGOTIABILITY OF THE UNION'S PROPOSALS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11491, AS AMENDED. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11491 IS, HOWEVER, NO LONGER IN EFFECT, HAVING BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE NEW FEDERAL SERVICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS STATUTE (92 STAT. 1191), WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11, 1979, AND WHICH GOVERNS THE RESOLUTION OF NEGOTIABILITY DISPUTES SUCH AS ARE INVOLVED IN YOUR APPEAL. IN THIS REGARD, NEITHER YOUR PETITION FOR REVIEW NOR THE AGENCY HEAD'S DETERMINATION OF NONNEGOTIABILITY ADDRESSES THE APPLICABILITY OF THE STATUTE TO THE DISPUTED PROPOSALS. ACCORDINGLY, YOUR PETITION FOR REVIEW OF A NEGOTIABILITY DISPUTE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 11491 IS DISMISSED AS MOOT WITHOUT PASSING UPON THE MERITS OF YOUR APPEAL AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO YOUR SUBMISSION OF THE DISPUTE TO THE AUTHORITY IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY ISSUED THEREUNDER. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, LOCAL 695 AND DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, U.S. MINT, DENVER, COLORADO, CASE NO. O-NG-26, 1 FLRA NO. 39 (MAY 10, 1979), REPORT NO. 6. /1/ BY THE AUTHORITY. SINCERELY, SAMUEL A. CHAITOVITZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CC: J. KURTZ IRS /1/ IT IS NOTED THAT THE UNION HAS FILED ANOTHER NEGOTIABILITY APPEAL UNDER THE STATUTE INVOLVING THE SAME PARTIES AND THE IDENTICAL PROPOSALS AT ISSUE IN THE INSTANT CASE. THAT APPEAL (O-NG-85) IS CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE AUTHORITY.