[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR300.602]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 300--EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart F--Time-In-Grade Restrictions
 
Sec. 300.602  Definitions.

    In this subpart--
    Advancement means a promotion (including a temporary promotion) or 
any type of appointment resulting in a higher grade or higher rate of 
basic pay.
    Competitive appointment means an appointment based on selection from 
a competitive examination register of eligibles or under a direct hire 
authority.
    Hardship to an agency involves serious difficulty in filling a 
position, including when:
    (a) The situation to be redressed results from circumstances beyond 
the organization's control and otherwise would require extensive 
corrective action; or
    (b) A position at the next lower grade in the normal line of 
promotion does not exist and the resulting action is not a career ladder 
promotion; or
    (c) There is a shortage of candidates for the position to be filled.
    Inequity to an employee involves situations where a position is 
upgraded without change in the employee's duties or responsibilities, or 
where discrimination or administrative error prevented an employee from 
reaching a higher grade.
    Nontemporary appointment means any appointment other than a 
temporary appointment pending establishment of a register (TAPER) or a 
temporary or excepted appointment not to exceed 1 year or less.