10 CFR §708.14

1. (a)To show that all applicable grievance-arbitration procedures have been exhausted, the complainant must:
   1. (1)State that all available opportunities for resolution through an applicable grievance-arbitration procedure have been exhausted, and provide the date on which the grievance-arbitration procedure was terminated and the reasons for termination; or
   2. (2)State that the complainant filed a grievance under applicable grievance-arbitration procedures, but more than 150 days have passed and a final decision on it has not been issued, and provide the date that the grievance was filed; or
   3. (3)State that the employer has established no grievance-arbitration procedures.
2. (b)If the complainant does not provide the information specified in paragraph (a) of this section, the complaint may be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as provided in § 708.18 of this subpart.