PARTIES Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes ,
 DEPUTE: and

STATEMENT Foreman D. R. McLain was disciplined in violation
 OF
 CL7CfM: of the Schedule Agreement and should be allowed the
 provisions of Rule 48(e).
 FINDINGS: Claimant, a yard foreman, was suspended for five
 days for failure to comply with instructions. He
 had been instructed by Supervisor Higgins to report
 to the Chief Dispatcher's office at Newark, Ohio,
 to complete a Book of Rules.examination. Mr. Higgins
 told him at the time that he could go directly to
 Newark that morning; that saved him the trouble of
 reporting first to his regular place of work at
 Port Columbus. Mr. Higgins also instructed claim
 ant to report to his gang if he completed the exam
 ination before noon, but informed claimant that he
 would not have to report to work if the examination
 were completed after the noon hour.
 The examination was completed at 10 a.m., but claim-
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 ant did not report to work that day. He did not communicate with Mr. Higgins or offer any explanation at the time.
 That claimant received unambiguous instructions to return to work from competent authority is clear. The record discloses no prejudicial procedural error. No basis exists for setting aside the discipline imposed on claimant.

 AWARD: Claim denied.