[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: 5CFR330.101] [Page 196] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 330--RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents Subpart A--Discretion in Filling Vacancies Sec. 330.101 Methods of filling vacancies. An appointing officer may fill a position in the competitive service by any of the methods authorized in this chapter. He shall exercise his discretion in each personnel action solely on the basis of merit and fitness and without the discrimination prohibited in part 713 of this chapter.