Section 1209.6 - Content of appeal; right to hearing(a)Content. Only an appellant, his or her designated representative, or a party properly substituted under 5 CFR 1201.35 may file an appeal. Appeals may be in any format, including letter form, but must contain the following: (1) The nine (9) items or types of information required in 5 CFR 1201.24(a)(1) through (a)(9) ;(2) Where the appellant first sought corrective action from the Special Counsel, evidence that the appeal is timely filed;(3) The name(s) and position(s) held by the employee(s) who took the action(s), and a chronology of facts concerning the action(s);(4) A description of each disclosure evidencing whistleblowing or other protected activity as defined in § 1209.4(b) of this part; and(5) Evidence or argument that:(i) The appellant was or will be subject to a personnel action as defined in § 1209.4(a) of this part, or that the agency has threatened to take or not to take such a personnel action, together with specific indications giving rise to the appellant's apprehensions; and(ii) The personnel action was or will be based wholly or in part on the whistleblowing disclosure or other protected activity, as described in § 1209.4(b) of this part.(6) An appellant who first sought corrective action from the Special Counsel may satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (a)(3) through (a)(5) of this section by filing with the appeal a copy of Part 2: Reprisal For Whistleblowing of the complaint form submitted to the Office of Special Counsel (Form OSC-11, Complaint of Possible Prohibited Personnel Practice or Other Prohibited Activity, Rev. 8/00), together with a copy of any continuation sheet with answers to Part 2 questions filed with the Office of Special Counsel, and any supplement to Part 2 of the original complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel or completed by the Office of Special Counsel and furnished to the appellant.(b)Right to hearing. An appellant generally has a right to a hearing if the appeal has been timely filed and the Board has jurisdiction over the appeal.(c)Timely request. The appellant must submit any request for a hearing with the appeal, or within any other time period the judge sets for that purpose. If the appellant does not make a timely request for a hearing, the right to a hearing is waived.(d)Electronic filing. An appeal may be filed electronically by using the Board's e-Appeal site (https://e-appeal.mspb.gov) in accordance with § 1201.14 of this chapter.55 FR 28592, July 12, 1990, as amended at 65 FR 67608 , Nov. 13, 2000; 68 FR 59865 , Oct. 20, 2003; 69 FR 57631 , Sept. 27, 2004; 77 FR 62375 , Oct. 12, 2012; 78 FR 39548 , July 2, 2013