(a) Procedural requirements. Any party may petition for reconsideration of a dispositive order or decision within 60 days after the date of the order or decision. The deadline to file a petition for reconsideration cannot be extended. The petition may include a request to stay the effectiveness of the order or decision. The petition may not exceed 15 pages. The Board will not accept a petition for reconsideration of a Board order affirming without opinion the decision on appeal under § 4.412.

(b) Substantive requirements. The Board will grant the petition only in extraordinary circumstances where sufficient reason exists and will deny a petition that merely repeats arguments made in the original appeal. The petitioner must establish that one of the following reasons exists:

(1) The Board misstated a material fact, resulting in an erroneous decision. The Board's findings concerning disputed material facts do not constitute a misstatement warranting reconsideration.

(2) Evidence exists that was not before the Board at the time it issued the final decision and that demonstrates error in the decision. The petitioner must submit the evidence with the petition and explain why the evidence was not provided to the Board during the course of the appeal.

(3) The Board's decision fails to cite and address a binding statute, regulation, or decision that would require a different outcome in the decision. Disagreement with the Board's interpretation or application of the law cited in the decision does not warrant reconsideration.

(c) Responses. Any other party to the original appeal may file a response to a petition for reconsideration within 21 days after service of the petition. The response may not exceed 15 pages.

(d) Status of decision while petition is pending. A petition for reconsideration will not stay the effectiveness or affect the finality of the Board's order or decision unless so ordered by the Board for good cause. If the Board stays the effectiveness of the order or decision, then finality is deferred until the Board rules on the petition.

(e) Petition Not Required for Exhaustion. A party does not need to file a petition for reconsideration to exhaust its administrative remedies.