[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: 5CFR330.708]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of 
Contents
 
 Subpart G_Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced 
                                Employees
 
Sec. 330.708  Application and selection.

    (a) Application. (1) To receive this special selection priority, 
eligible employees must apply directly to agencies for specific 
vacancies in the local commuting area within the prescribed time frames, 
attach the appropriate proof of eligibility as described in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, and be determined well-qualified by the agency 
for the specific position.
    (2) Employees may submit the following as proof of eligibility for 
the special selection priority:

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    (i) RIF separation notice, or notice of proposed removal for 
declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another 
commuting area;
    (ii) Documentation, e.g., SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, 
showing that they were separated as a result of reduction in force, or 
for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another 
commuting area;
    (iii) Official certification from an agency stating that it cannot 
place an individual whose injury compensation has been or is being 
terminated;
    (iv) Official notification from OPM that an individual's disability 
annuity has been or is being terminated; or
    (v) Official notification from the Military Department or National 
Guard Bureau that the employee has retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 
8456.
    (b) Selection. In making selections, an agency will adhere to the 
overall order of selection set forth in Sec. 330.705. In addition, the 
following apply:
    (1) An agency cannot select another candidate from outside the 
agency if eligible employees are available for the vacancy or vacancies.
    (2) If two or more eligible employees apply for a vacancy and are 
determined to be well-qualified, any of these eligible employees may be 
selected.
    (3) If no eligible employees apply or none is deemed well-qualified, 
the agency may select another candidate without regard to this subpart. 
(This flexibility does not apply to selections made from the agency's 
Reemployment Priority List as described in subpart B of this part.)
    (c) An agency may select a candidate from its Career Transition 
Assistance Plan or Reemployment Priority List, as described in subparts 
F and B of this part respectively, or another current agency employee 
(if no eligible employees are available through its CTAP) at any time.