[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 5CFR430.209]

[Page 316]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 430--PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, 
                       and Certain Other Employees
 
Sec. 430.209  Agency responsibilities.

    An agency shall--
    (a) Submit to OPM for approval a description of its appraisal 
system(s) as specified in Sec. 430.204(b) of this subpart, and any 
subsequent changes that modify any element of the agency's system(s) 
that is subject to a regulatory requirement in this part;
    (b) Transfer the employee's most recent ratings of record, and any 
subsequent performance ratings, when an employee transfers to another 
agency or is assigned to another organization within the agency in 
compliance with part 293 of this chapter and instructions in the OPM 
Operating Manual, THE GUIDE TO PERSONNEL RECORDKEEPING, for sale by the 
U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents;
    (c) Communicate with supervisors and employees (e.g., through formal 
training) about relevant parts of its performance appraisal system(s) 
and program(s);
    (d) Evaluate the performance appraisal system(s) and performance 
appraisal program(s) in operation in the agency;
    (e) Report ratings of record data to the Central Personnel Data File 
in compliance with instructions in the OPM Operating Manual, FEDERAL 
WORKFORCE REPORTING SYSTEMS, for sale by the U.S. Government Printing 
Office, Superintendent of Documents;
    (f) Maintain and submit such records as OPM may require; and
    (g) Take any action required by OPM to ensure conformance with 
applicable law, regulation, and OPM policy.