[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: 5CFR317.701] [Page 188] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 317--EMPLOYMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE--Table of Contents Subpart G--SES Career Appointment by Reinstatement Sec. 317.701 Agency authority. Source: 54 FR 9759, Mar. 8, 1989, unless otherwise noted. As provided for in Secs. 317.702 and 317.703, an agency may reinstate a former SES career appointee without regard to the merit staffing requirements established by OPM in Sec. 317.501(c).