[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR430.202]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 430--PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, 
                       and Certain Other Employees
 
Sec. 430.202  Coverage.

    (a) Employees and agencies covered by statute. (1) Section 4301(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, defines agencies covered by this 
subpart.
    (2) Section 4301(2) of title 5, United States Code, defines 
employees covered by statute by this subpart. Besides General Schedule 
(GS/GM) and prevailing rate employees, coverage includes, but is not 
limited to, senior-level and scientific and professional employees paid 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376.
    (b) Statutory exclusions. This subpart does not apply to agencies or 
employees excluded by 5 U.S.C. 4301(1) and (2), the United States Postal 
Service, or the Postal Rate Commission.
    (c) Administrative exclusions. OPM may exclude any position or group 
of positions in the excepted service under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
4301(2)(G). The regulations in this subpart exclude excepted service 
positions for which employment is not reasonably expected to exceed the 
minimum period established under Sec. 430.207(a) in a consecutive 12-
month period.
    (d) Agency requests for exclusions. Heads of agencies or their 
designees may request the Director of OPM to exclude positions in the 
excepted service. The request must be in writing, explaining why the 
exclusion would be in the interest of good administration.