The Board may order a reconsideration of all or part of the case on its own motion or on petition of any party. The power to order a reconsideration shall expire 15 days after the delivery or mailing of a decision to respondent, or on the date set by the Board as the effective date of the decision if such date occurs prior to the expiration of the 15-day period. If no action is taken on a petition within the time allowed for ordering reconsideration the petition shall be deemed denied.
(a) Procedure on Reconsideration. The case may be reconsidered by the Board on all the pertinent parts of the record and such additional evidence and argument as may be permitted, or may be assigned to a hearing examiner. A reconsideration assigned to a hearing examiner shall be subject to the procedure provided in Sec. 102.13. If oral evidence is introduced before the Board, no Board member may vote unless the Board member heard the evidence or has read the transcript of the proceedings held in that Board member’s absence.