(a) Any party or aggrieved person shall have a right to file a
petition for review with the Board (original and four copies), within a
reasonable time from any final decision in any agency action under part
1, 3, or 5 of this subtitle.
(b) The petition shall state concisely the points relied upon, and
shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth supporting reasons.
Further, the petition shall indicate whether or not the petitioner
consents to the disposition of the questions involved by a single
member.
(c) A copy of the presentation shall be served upon the officer who
issued the decision, and upon any other party or known interested
person, as the case may be. In representing the officer who issued the
final decision in any agency action under parts 1, 3, or 5 of the
subtitle, the Solicitor shall, among other things, file promptly with
the Board a record supporting the officer's decision, including any
findings upon which the decision is based, after receipt of service of
the petition.
(d) In representing the officer issuing a final decision in any
agency action under parts 1, 3, and 5 of this subtitle, the Solicitor
shall file with the Board a statement of the position of the officer who
issued the final decision at issue, concerning the decision challenged;
and shall make service on the petitioner and any other interested
persons.
(e) The Board shall afford any other parties or known interested
persons a reasonable opportunity to respond to the petition. Copies of
any such response shall be served upon the officer issuing the decision
below and upon the petitioner.
(f) The Board shall pass upon the points raised in the petition upon
the basis of the entire record before it, and shall notify the parties
to the proceeding of its decision. In any remand of a case as provided
in Sec. 7.1(e), the Board shall include any appropriate instructions.
