[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: 5CFR317.602]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 317--EMPLOYMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart F--Noncareer and Limited Appointments
 
Sec. 317.602  Conditions of a limited appointment.

    (a) Appointments authorized under this provision may be deemed 
provisional appointments for purposes of the regulations set out in 
parts 831, 842, 870, and 890 of this chapter if they meet the criteria 
set out in Secs. 316.401 and 316.403 of this chapter.
    (b) A limited appointment is not renewable. If an agency initially 
made the appointment for less than the maximum period authorized by the 
Office of Personnel Management, however, the agency may extend the 
appointment to the maximum period without the approval of the Office. 
The Office must be notified of the extension.
    (c) A limited term or limited emergency appointee may not be 
appointed to, or continue to hold, a position under such an appointment 
if, within the preceding 48 months, the individual has served more than 
36 months, in the aggregate, under any combination of

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limited term and limited emergency appointments.

[45 FR 62414, Sept. 19, 1980, as amended at 56 FR 10142, Mar. 11, 1991; 
60 FR 6386, Feb. 2, 1995]