[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: 5CFR352.201]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 352--REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Reemployment Rights Based on Movement Between Executive 
                       Agencies During Emergencies
 
Sec. 352.201  Letter of Authority.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3101 note, 3301, 3131 et seq. 3302; E.O. 10577, 
3 CFR 1954-1958 Com., p. 218; sec. 352. 209 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 
7701, et seq.

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    (a) Definition. A Letter of Authority is an authorization from OPM 
to an agency appointing officer to grant reemployment rights.
    (b) Scope of authority. A Letter of Authority shall specify the 
conditions under which it may be used, including the types of positions 
covered and the organizational and geographic areas to which it is 
restricted.
    (c) Time limit of authority. A Letter of Authority shall remain in 
force for one year from date of issuance unless earlier revoked by OPM. 
Renewals or extensions will not be issued unless justified by 
exceptional circumstances.