5 CFR § 610.301 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s610.301"
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title: "5 CFR § 610.301 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "610.301"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "610"
part_name: "HOURS OF DUTY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "33 FR 12474, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 610.301 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to provide uniform and equitable standards under which regular employees paid at daily, hourly, or piecework rates may be relieved from duty with pay by administrative order.