5 CFR § 352.202 - Request for Letter of Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s352.202"
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title: "5 CFR § 352.202 - Request for Letter of Authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "352.202"
section_name: "Request for Letter of Authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "352"
part_name: "REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "33 FR 12433, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "352"
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# 352.202 Request for Letter of Authority.

When an agency believes that an emergency situation is so critical as to justify offers of reemployment rights, it may request OPM to issue a Letter of Authority. In submitting the request the agency shall present its justification in terms of the standards provided in § 352.203.