[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: 5CFR352.203]

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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. 352.203  Standards for issuing Letters of Authority.

    OPM will determine the standards to be used in issuing Letters of 
Authority, which shall include the following:
    (a) The positions to be filled must be related to emergency 
situations for which the usual recruiting methods are inadequate.
    (b) The positions must be a part of a specific program immediately 
essential to the national interest.
    (c) The positions must be essential to the functioning of the 
program.
    (d) There must be substantial basis for the belief that reemployment 
rights will be a significant and reasonable aid in meeting the emergency 
situation.