5 CFR § 302.301 - Receipt of applications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s302.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 302.301 - Receipt of applications."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "302.301"
section_name: "Receipt of applications."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "302"
part_name: "EMPLOYMENT IN THE EXCEPTED SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 1302, 3301, 3302, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 8151; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14171, 90 FR 8625."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 9407, Mar. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "302"
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# 302.301 Receipt of applications.

(a) Each agency shall establish definite rules regarding the acceptance of applications for employment in positions covered by this part and shall make these rules a matter of record.

(b) Each agency shall apply its rules uniformly to all applicants who meet the conditions of the rules and shall furnish information concerning the rules to an applicant on his/her request.