5 CFR § 340.203 - Technical assistance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s340.203"
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title: "5 CFR § 340.203 - Technical assistance."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "340.203"
section_name: "Technical assistance."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "340"
part_name: "OTHER THAN FULL-TIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT (PART-TIME, SEASONAL, ON-CALL, AND INTERMITTENT)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 3401  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 57380, Oct. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "340"
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# 340.203 Technical assistance.

(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide, within available resources, consultation and technical advice and assistance to agencies to aid them in expanding career part-time employment opportunities. This assistance shall include but not be limited to:

(1) Help in developing part-time career employment programs;

(2) Information on public and private sector part-time employment practices;

(3) Development of special recruitment and selection techniques for filling part-time positions;

(4) Interpretations of part-time employment law, regulations and policy;

(5) Guidance on job sharing and position restructuring.

(b) Request for information and assistance should be directed to the Associate Director for Staffing Services, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, or the nearest OPM regional office.