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be submitted to arbitration upon request of the F.O.P. in accordance with the provisions of <br />Section 16.6 of the Article. <br />16.6 The F.O.P., based upon the facts presented, has the right to decide whether to <br />arbitra.te a grievance. Within ten ( 10) calendar days from the date of the final answer on a <br />grievance from Step 3, the F.O.P. shall notify the Employer, in writing, of its intent to seek <br />arbitration of an unresolved grievance. <br />The parties shall attempt to draft an agreed upon submission statement. If the parties are <br />unable to agree upon a submission statement, the arbitrator shall frame the issue or issues to be <br />decided. <br />The Employer's representative shall notify the F.O.P. of any questions of arbitrability, <br />and of its intent to raise the question at the arbitration hearing. <br />After receipt of a request to arbitrate, a representative of each parties (F.O.P. and <br />Employer) sha11 attempt to agree on an arbitrator. Should the representatives fail to agree on an <br />arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in the following manner: The Federal Mediation and <br />Conciliation Service (FMCS) shall be jointly requested to submit a panel list of seven (7) <br />arbitrators. The FMCS shall submit a panel-of seven (7) arbitrators. The parties shall alternately <br />strike the na.mes of the arbitrators until only one name remains. Either party may once reject the <br />list and request frozn the FMCS another list of seven (7) names until a mutually agreed arbitrator <br />is selected. <br />The arbitrator shall limit his decisions strictly to the interpretation, application, or <br />enforcement of the specific articles and sections of this agreement, and shad be without power or <br />authority to make any c3ecisions: <br />I. Contra.ry to or inconsistent with or modifying or varying in any way the terms of this <br />agreement or applicable laws: <br />26