[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: 5CFR330.403] [Page 202] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 330--RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents Subpart D--Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles Sec. 330.403 Noncompetitive actions. An agency may fill a restricted position by the appointment by noncompetitive action of a nonpreference eligible only when authorized by OPM.