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title: "5 U.S.C. § 578"
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description: "Authority of the arbitrator"
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE"
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section: "578"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 578 - Authority of the arbitrator
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## Text
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An arbitrator to whom a dispute is referred under this subchapter may—
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(1) regulate the course of and conduct arbitral hearings;
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(2) administer oaths and affirmations;
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(3) compel the attendance of witnesses and production of evidence at the hearing under the provisions of section 7 of title 9 only to the extent the agency involved is otherwise authorized by law to do so; and
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(4) make awards.
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(Added Pub. L. 101–552, § 4(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2742, § 588; renumbered § 578, Pub. L. 102–354, § 3(b)(2), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 944.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 588 of this title as this section.
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