[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: 5CFR430.303]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 430--PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--Managing Senior Executive Performance
 
Sec. 430.303  Definitions.

    Terms used in this subpart are defined as follows:
    Appointing authority means the department or agency head, or other 
official with authority to make appointments in the Senior Executive 
Service.
    Appraisal period means the established period of time for which a 
senior executive's performance will be appraised and rated.
    Balanced measures means an approach to performance measurement that 
balances organizational results with the perspectives of distinct 
groups, including customers and employees.
    Critical element means a key component of an executive's work that 
contributes to organizational goals and results and is so important that 
unsatisfactory performance of the element would make the executive's 
overall job performance unsatisfactory.

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    Other performance elements means components of an executive's work 
that do not meet the definition of a critical element, but may be 
important enough to factor into the executive's performance appraisal.
    Performance means the accomplishment of the work described in the 
senior executive's performance plan.
    Performance appraisal means the review and evaluation of a senior 
executive's performance against performance elements and requirements.
    Performance management system means the framework of policies and 
practices that an agency establishes under subchapter II of chapter 43 
of title 5, United States Code, and this subpart, for planning, 
monitoring, developing, evaluating, and rewarding both individual and 
organizational performance and for using resulting performance 
information in making personnel decisions.
    Performance requirement means a statement of the performance 
expected for a critical element.
    Progress review means a review of the senior executive's progress in 
meeting the performance requirements. A progress review is not a 
performance rating.
    Ratings: (1) Initial summary rating means an overall rating level 
the supervisor derives from appraising the senior executive's 
performance during the appraisal period and forwards to the Performance 
Review Board.
    (2) Annual summary rating means the overall rating level that an 
appointing authority assigns at the end of the appraisal period after 
considering a Performance Review Board's recommendations. This is the 
official rating.
    Senior executive performance plan means the written summary of work 
the senior executive is expected to accomplish during the appraisal 
period and the requirements against which performance will be evaluated. 
The plan addresses all critical elements and any other performance 
elements established for the senior executive.
    Strategic planning initiatives means agency strategic plans, annual 
performance plans, organizational workplans, and other related 
initiatives.