[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR351.803]

[Page 256]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 351_REDUCTION IN FORCE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart H_Notice to Employee
 
Sec. 351.803  Notice of eligibility for reemployment and other 
placement assistance.

    (a) An employee who receives a specific notice of separation under 
this part must be given information concerning the right to reemployment 
consideration and career transition assistance under subparts B 
(Reemployment Priority List), F, and G (Career Transition Assistance 
Programs) of part 330 of this chapter. The employee must also be given a 
release to authorize, at his or her option, the release of his or her 
resume and other relevant employment information for employment referral 
to the State unit or entity established under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 and potential public or private sector employers. 
The employee must also be given information concerning how to apply both 
for unemployment insurance through the appropriate State program and 
benefits available under the State's Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
programs, and an estimate of severance pay (if eligible).
    (b) When 50 or more employees in a competitive area receive 
separation notices under this part, the agency must provide written 
notification of the action, at the same time it issues specific notices 
of separation to employees, to:
    (1) The State or the entity designated by the State to carry out 
rapid response activities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998;
    (2) The chief elected official of local government(s) within which 
these separations will occur; and
    (3) OPM.
    (c) The notice required by paragraph (b) of this section must 
include:
    (1) The number of employees to be separated from the agency by 
reduction in force (broken down by geographic area or other basis 
specified by OPM);
    (2) The effective date of the separations; and
    (3) Any other information specified by OPM, including information 
needs identified from consultation between OPM and the Department of 
Labor to facilitate delivery of placement and related services.

[60 FR 2679, Jan. 11, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 62502, Nov. 24, 1997; 65 
FR 64133, Oct. 26, 2000]