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5 CFR § 551.201 - Agency authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s551.201"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 551.201 - Agency authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "551.201"
section_name: "Agency authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "551"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f)."
cfr_part: "551"
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# 551.201 Agency authority.

The employing agency must review and make a determination on each employee's exemption status.