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§ 101.27 Investigation of petition; withdrawals and dismissals.
(a) Upon receipt of the petition in the Regional Office, it is filed, docketed, and assigned to a member of the staff, usually a field examiner, for investigation. The field examiner conducts an investigation to ascertain:
(1) Whether the employer's operations affect commerce within the meaning of the Act,
(2) Whether there is in effect an agreement requiring as a condition of employment membership in a labor organization,
(3) Whether the petitioner has been authorized by at least 30 percent of the employees to file such a petition, and