5 CFR § 352.306 - Length of details.

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title: "5 CFR § 352.306 - Length of details."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "352.306"
section_name: "Length of details."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
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part_name: "REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS"
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regulatory_source: "33 FR 12433, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 352.306 Length of details.

The total length of a detail or several details combined must not exceed 5 consecutive years, except that when the Secretary of State, on the recommendation of the head of the agency, determines it to be in the national interest, the 5 years allowed for details may be extended for up to an additional 3 years. A detail or combination of details and transfers must not exceed 8 years in the aggregate throughout an employee's Federal career.

[73 FR 64860, Oct. 31, 2008]