5 CFR § 340.401 - Definitions.

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title: "5 CFR § 340.401 - Definitions."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "340.401"
section_name: "Definitions."
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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authority: "5 U.S.C. 3401  unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 57380, Oct. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 340.401 Definitions.

(a) *Seasonal employment* means annually recurring periods of work of less than 12 months each year. Seasonal employees are permanent employees who are placed in nonduty/nonpay status and recalled to duty in accordance with preestablished conditions of employment.

(b) *Intermittent employment* means employment without a regularly scheduled tour of duty.