[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR731.103]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 731--SUITABILITY--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A--Scope
 
Sec. 731.103  Delegation to agencies.

    (a) Direct Hires. The head of each agency is delegated authority for 
adjudicating suitability under this part for applicants filing directly 
with the agency outside a civil service register.
    (b) OPM may in its discretion delegate to the heads of agencies 
authority for adjudicating suitability in other cases involving 
applicants and eligibles for, and appointees to, competitive service 
positions in the agency.
    (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section notwithstanding, OPM may 
exercise its jurisdiction under this part in any case when deemed 
necessary.
    (d) Any applicant, eligible, or appointee who is found unsuitable by 
any agency having delegated authority from OPM under this part for any 
reason named in Sec. 731.202 may appeal to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board under the Board's regulations.