5 CFR §1201.2
The Board's original jurisdiction includes the following cases:
- (a)Actions brought by the Special Counsel under 5 U.S.C. 1214, 1215, and 1216;
- (b)Requests, by persons removed from the Senior Executive Service for performance deficiencies, for informal hearings; and
- (c)Actions taken against administrative law judges under 5 U.S.C. 7521.