[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR330.405] [Page 200] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents Subpart D_Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles Sec. 330.405 Agency placement assistance. An agency that separates a preference eligible from a restricted position by reduction in force under part 351 of this chapter because of a contracting out situation covered in Sec. 330.404 must, consistent with Sec. 330.602, advise the employee of the opportunity to participate in available career transition programs. The agency is also responsible for: (a) Applying OMB's policy directives on the preference eligibles' right of first refusal for positions that are contracted out to the private sector; and (b) Cooperating with State units as designated or created under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to retrain displaced preference eligibles for other continuing positions. [65 FR 52642, Aug. 30, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 64133, Oct. 26, 2000]