§ 1296. — Review of certain agency actions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1296]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 83--COURTS OF APPEALS
Sec. 1296. Review of certain agency actions
(a) Jurisdiction.--Subject to the provisions of chapter 179, the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shall have
jurisdiction over a petition for review of a final decision under
chapter 5 of title 3 of--
(1) an appropriate agency (as determined under section 454 of
title 3);
(2) the Federal Labor Relations Authority made under part D of
subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 3, notwithstanding section 7123
of title 5; or
(3) the Secretary of Labor or the Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission, made under part C of subchapter II of chapter 5
of title 3.
(b) Filing of Petition.--Any petition for review under this section
must be filed within 30 days after the date the petitioner receives
notice of the final decision.
(Added Pub. L. 104-331, Sec. 3(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1296, added Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 127(a),
Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 39, related to precedence of cases in United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(29)(C), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3359.
Effective Date
Section 3(d) of Pub. L. 104-331 provided that: ``The amendments made
by this section [enacting this section and sections 1413 and 3901 to
3908 of this title and amending sections 1346 and 2402 of this title]
shall take effect on October 1, 1997.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3902, 3903, 3905 of this
title; title 3 sections 425, 435, 451, 454 of this title.
