5 CFR § 293.302 - Establishment of Official Personnel Folder.

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title: "5 CFR § 293.302 - Establishment of Official Personnel Folder."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "293.302"
section_name: "Establishment of Official Personnel Folder."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "293"
part_name: "PERSONNEL RECORDS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552 and 4315; E.O. 12107 (December 28, 1978), 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp.; 5 U.S.C. 1103, 1104, and 1302; 5 CFR 7.2; E.O. 9830; 3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp.; 5 U.S.C. 2951(2) and 3301; and E.O. 12107."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 65033, Nov. 9, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 293.302 Establishment of Official Personnel Folder.

Each agency shall establish an Official Personnel Folder (OPF) for each employee occupying a position subject to this part, except as provided in § 293.306. Except as provided in the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping, there will be only one OPF maintained for each employee regardless of service in various agencies.

[50 FR 3309, Jan. 24, 1985, as amended at 66 FR 66709, Dec. 27, 2001]