    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2001]
    [Pages 445-446]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

    Fifth Floor, 1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419

    Phone, 202-653-7200. Internet, www.mspb.gov.
    Chair                                             Beth S. Slavet
        Chief of Staff                                Terry Vann
    Vice Chair                                        Barbara J. Sapin
    Member                                            Susanne T. Marshall

    Office of the Chairman:

        Chief Administrative Law Judge                (vacancy)
        Director, Financial and                       Robert W. Lawshe
                Administrative Management
        Director, Information Resources               Barbara B. Wade
                Management
        Director, Office of Appeals Counsel           Susan Webman
        Director, Office of Equal Employment          Janice E. Pirkle
                Opportunity
        Director, Office of Policy and                John Palguta
                Evaluation
        Director, Office of Regional                  Bentley Roberts,
                Operations                                    Acting
        General Counsel                               Lynn Jennings

    [For the Merit Systems Protection Board statement of organization, see
            the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 1200]

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    The Merit Systems Protection Board protects the integrity of Federal
    merit systems and the rights of Federal employees working in the
    systems. In overseeing the personnel practices of the Federal
    Government, the Board conducts special studies of the merit systems,
    hears and decides charges of wrongdoing and employee appeals of adverse
    agency actions, and orders corrective and disciplinary actions when
    appropriate.

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    The Merit Systems Protection Board is a successor agency to the United
    States Civil Service Commission, established by act of January 16, 1883
    (22 Stat. 403). Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.)
    redesignated part of the Commission as the Merit Systems Protection
    Board.

    Activities

    The Board has responsibility for hearing and adjudicating appeals by
    Federal employees of adverse personnel actions, such as removals,
    suspensions, and demotions. It also resolves cases involving
    reemployment rights, the denial of periodic step increases in pay,
    actions against administrative law judges, and charges of prohibited
    personnel practices, including charges in connection with
    whistleblowing. The Board has the authority to enforce its decisions and
    to order corrective and disciplinary actions. An employee or applicant
    for employment involved in an appealable action that also involves an
    allegation of discrimination may ask the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission to review a Board decision. Final decisions and orders of the
    Board can be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
    Circuit.
        The Board reviews regulations issued by the Office of Personnel
    Management and has the authority to require agencies to cease compliance
    with any regulation that could constitute a prohibited personnel
    practice. It also conducts special studies of the civil service and
    other executive branch merit systems and reports to the President and
    the

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    Congress on whether the Federal work force is being adequately protected
    against political abuses and prohibited personnel practices.

                                    Regional Offices--Merit Systems Protection Board
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                  Region                         Address                        Director                 Telephone
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    Atlanta Regional Office..........  401 W. Peachtree St. NW.,   Thomas J. Lanphear...............    404-730-2751
                                        30308.
    Central Regional Office..........  31st Fl., 230 S. Dearborn   Martin W. Baumgaertner...........    312-353-2923
                                        St., Chicago, IL 60604.
    Northeastern Regional Office.....  Rm. 501, 2d & Chestnut      Lonnie L. Crawford, Jr...........    215-597-9960
                                        Sts., Philadelphia, PA
                                        19106.
    Washington Regional Office.......  Suite 1109, 5203 Leesburg   P.J. Winzer......................    703-756-6250
                                        Pike, Falls Church, VA
                                        22041.
    Western Regional Office..........  4th Fl., 250 Montgomery     Amy Dunning......................    415-705-2935
                                        St., San Francisco, CA
                                        94104.
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                                      Field Offices--Merit Systems Protection Board
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                  Region                          Address               Chief Administrative Judge       Telephone
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    Boston, MA........................  Suite 1810, 99 Summer St.,   William Carroll................    617-424-5700
                                         02110.
    Dallas, TX........................  Rm. 6F20, 1100 Commerce      Sharon Jackson.................    214-767-0555
                                         St., 75242.
    Denver, CO........................  Suite 100, 12567 W. Cedar    Joseph H. Hartman..............    303-969-5101
                                         Dr., Lakewood, CO 80228.
    New York, NY......................  Rm. 3137A, 26 Federal Plz.,  Arthur Joseph..................    212-264-9372
                                         10278.
    Seattle, WA.......................  Rm. 1840, 915 2d Ave.,       Carl Berkenwald................    206-220-7975
                                         98174.
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    For further information, contact the Merit Systems Protection Board,
    1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419. Phone, 202-653-7200 or 800-209-
    8960. TDD, 800-209-8960. Fax, 202-653-7130. Internet, www.mspb.gov.

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