[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: 5CFR410.302]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 410--TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart C--Establishing and Implementing Training Programs
 
Sec. 410.302  Responsibilities of the head of an agency.

    (a) Specific responsibilities. (1) The head of each agency shall 
prescribe procedures as are necessary to ensure that the selection of 
employees for training is made without regard to political preference, 
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or 
handicapping condition, and with proper regard for their privacy and 
constitutional rights as provided by merit system principles set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 2301(b)(2).
    (2) The head of each agency shall prescribe procedures as are 
necessary to ensure that the training facility and curriculum are 
accessible to employees with disabilities.
    (3) The head of each agency shall not allow training in a facility 
that discriminates in the admission or treatment of students.
    (b)(1) Training of Presidential appointees. The Office of Personnel 
Management delegates to the head of each agency authority to authorize 
training for officials appointed by the President. In exercising this 
authority, the head of an agency must ensure that the training is in 
compliance with chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, and with this 
part. This authority may not be delegated to a subordinate.
    (2) Records. When exercising this delegation of authority, the head 
of an agency must maintain records that include:
    (i) The name and position title of the official;
    (ii) A description of the training, its location, vendor, cost, and 
duration; and
    (iii) A statement justifying the training and describing how the 
official will apply it during his or her term of office.
    (3) Review of delegation. Exercise of this authority is subject to 
U.S. Office of Personnel Management review.
    (c) Training for the head of an agency. Since self-review 
constitutes a conflict of interest, heads of agencies must submit their 
own requests for training to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for 
approval.
    (d) The head of the agency shall establish the form and manner of 
maintaining agency records related to training plans, expenditures, and 
activities.
    (e) The head of the agency shall establish written procedures which 
cover the minimum requirements for continued service agreements. (See 
also 5 CFR 410.310.)
    (f) The head of each agency shall prescribe procedures, as 
authorized by section 402 of Executive Order No. 11348, for obtaining 
U.S. Department of State advice before assigning an employee who is 
stationed within the continental limits of the United States to training 
outside the continental United States that is provided by a foreign 
government, international organization, or instrumentality of either.

[61 FR 66193, Dec. 17, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 43867, Aug. 17, 1998]