[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: 5CFR430.207]

[Page 316]
 
                    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. 430.207  Monitoring performance.

    (a) Minimum period. An appraisal program shall establish a minimum 
period of performance that must be completed before a performance rating 
may be prepared.
    (b) Ongoing appraisal. An appraisal program shall include methods 
for appraising each critical and non-critical element during the 
appraisal period. Performance on each critical and non-critical element 
shall be appraised against its performance standard(s). Ongoing 
appraisal methods shall include, but not be limited to, conducting one 
or more progress reviews during each appraisal period.
    (c) Marginal performance. Appraisal programs should provide 
assistance whenever performance is determined to be below ``Fully 
Successful'' or equivalent but above ``Unacceptable.''
    (d) Unacceptable performance. An appraisal program shall provide 
for--
    (1) Assisting employees in improving unacceptable performance at any 
time during the appraisal period that performance is determined to be 
unacceptable in one or more critical elements; and
    (2) Taking action based on unacceptable performance.