5 CFR § 511.203 - Exercise of authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s511.203"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 511.203 - Exercise of authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "511.203"
section_name: "Exercise of authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "511"
part_name: "CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5115, 5338, 5351."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12445, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "511"
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# 511.203 Exercise of authority.

An agency may exercise the authority under § 511.202 only in accordance with guidelines and standards issued by OPM.