PARTIES TO DISPUTE:

            Chicago and North Western Transportation Company


STATEMENT OF CLAIM:

      "Claim of the System Committee of the Brotherhood that:


(1) The Carrier violated the Agreement when it improperly withheld Machine Operator
      D. L. King from service from April 1, 1991 (Organization File 4LF-2435T; Carrier

      File 81-91-109).


(2) Claimant D. L. King shall now be allowed thirty-two (32) hours of pay at the
      applicable rate of pay for a 903 machine operator."


OPINION OF THE BOARD:
 The issue in this case is similar to that faced by the Board in Docket 436. The key date for purposes of tolling the time for the Carrier's medical review in this case is March 25. The Carrier should have completed its review no later than April 4. The Claimant was returned to service on April 5. Thus, the delay from the date the Grievant was awarded the job was reasonable. Moreover, the delay in awarding the position was not unreasonable. Nor does the evidence in any other way suggest the Carrier was delaying the award so as to avoid the ten-day rule of thumb for medical approvals.
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 AWARD:

 The grievance is denied.

 D. D. olomay Employee Member

 Dated: / VI

 Gil Vernon, Chairman

 AWARD NO. 177

 J. arvieux
 C er Member