5 CFR § 535.106 - Treatment as rate of basic pay.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s535.106"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 535.106 - Treatment as rate of basic pay."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "535.106"
section_name: "Treatment as rate of basic pay."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "535"
part_name: "CRITICAL POSITION PAY AUTHORITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5377; E.O. 13415, 71 FR 70641."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 50181, Aug. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "535"
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# 535.106 Treatment as rate of basic pay.

A critical position pay rate is considered a rate of basic pay for all purposes, including any applicable premium pay, except—

(a) Application of any saved pay or pay retention provisions (e.g., 5 U.S.C. 5363); or

(b) Application of any adverse action provisions (e.g., 5 U.S.C. 7512).