Title 5, Part 351 — Reduction in Force

Use of regulations.

Coverage.

Definitions.

Responsibility of agency.

Authority of OPM.

Applicability.

Transfer of employees.

Identification of positions with a transferring function.

Determining retention standing.

Competitive area.

Competitive level.

Retention register.

Demoted employees.

Order of retention—competitive service.

Order of retention—excepted service.

Length of service.

Credit for performance.

Records.

Effective date of retention standing.

Order of release from competitive level.

Prohibitions.

Actions subsequent to release from competitive level.

Use of furlough.

Liquidation provisions.

Mandatory exceptions.

Permissive continuing exceptions.

Permissive temporary exceptions.

Assignment involving displacement.

Qualifications for assignment.

Exception to qualifications.

Rights and prohibitions.

Administrative assignment.

Notice period.

Content of notice.

Notice of eligibility for reemployment and other placement assistance.

Expiration of notice.

New notice required.

Status during notice period.

Certification of Expected Separation.

Appeals.

Correction by agency.