---identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s330.202"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "5 CFR § 330.202 - Definitions."title_number: 5title_name: "Administrative Personnel"section_number: "330.202"section_name: "Definitions."chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"part_number: "330"part_name: "RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 3304, and 3330; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-58 Comp., p. 218; Section 330.103 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3327; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3315 and 8151; Section 330.401 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3310; Subparts F and G also issued under Presidential Memorandum on Career Transition Assistance for Federal Employees, September 12, 1995; Subpart G also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) and 8456(b). § 330.1301 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1)."regulatory_source: "75 FR 67593, Nov. 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "330"---
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/us/cfr/t5/s330.202
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2026-03-24
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2026-03-24
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Office of Personnel Management
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5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 3304, and 3330; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-58 Comp., p. 218; Section 330.103 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3327; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3315 and 8151; Section ... 5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 3304, and 3330; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-58 Comp., p. 218; Section 330.103 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3327; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3315 and 8151; Section 330.401 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3310; Subparts F and G also issued under Presidential Memorandum on Career Transition Assistance for Federal Employees, September 12, 1995; Subpart G also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) and 8456(b). § 330.1301 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1).
# 330.202 Definitions.In this subpart:*Competitive area* means a competitive area as described in § 351.402 of this chapter.*Competitive service appointment* includes new appointments, reinstatements, reemployment, and transfers as defined in § 210.102 of this chapter, and conversions as defined in OPM's “Guide to Processing Personnel Actions.”*Injury,* in relation to the RPL, has the meaning given that term in § 353.102 of this chapter.*Overseas* has the meaning given that term in § 210.102 of this chapter.*Qualified* refers to an RPL registrant who:(1) Meets OPM-established or -approved qualification standards and requirements for the position, including minimum educational requirements, and agency-established selective factors (as this term is used in OPM's “Operating Manual: Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions”);(2) Will not cause an undue interruption, as defined in § 351.203 of this chapter, that would prevent the completion of required work by the registrant 90 days after the registrant is placed in the position;(3) Is physically qualified, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the duties of the position;(4) Meets any special OPM-approved qualifying conditions for the position; and(5) Meets any other applicable requirements for competitive service appointment.*RPL eligible* means a current or former employee of the agency who meets the conditions in either paragraph (a) or (b) of § 330.203. As used in this subpart, “RPL eligible” and “eligible” are synonymous.*RPL placement priority candidate* means an RPL registrant who is qualified and available for a specific agency vacancy.*RPL registrant* means an RPL eligible who submitted a timely RPL application and who is registered on the agency's RPL. As used in this subpart, “RPL registrant” and “registrant” are synonymous.*Vacancy* means any vacant position to be filled by a competitive service permanent or time-limited appointment.