[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: 5CFR332.101] [Page 216-217] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 332_RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION --Table of Contents Subpart A_General Provisions Sec. 332.101 General policy of competition. Subpart A_General Provisions Sec. 332.101 General policy of competition. 332.102 Definitions. 332.103 Filling certain postmaster positions. Subpart B [Reserved] Subpart C_Period of Competition and Eligibility General 332.301 Termination of eligibility. Acceptance of Applications After Closing Date of Examinations 332.311 Quarterly examinations. 332.312 Applicants in military or overseas service. 332.313 Preference eligibles separated from competitive positions. 332.314 [Reserved] Restoration of Eligibility 332.321 Preference eligibles who resigned from competitive positions. 332.322 Persons who lost eligibility because of military service. 332.323 Employees separated during probation. Subpart D_Consideration for Appointment 332.401 Order on registers. 332.402 Referring candidates for appointment. 332.403 Selective certification. 332.404 Order of selection from certificates. [[Page 217]] 332.405 Three considerations for appointment. 332.406 Objections to eligibles. 332.407 Restriction of consideration to one sex. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. Source: 33 FR 12426, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted. (a) Examinations for entrance into the competitive service shall be open competitive, except that OPM may authorize noncompetitive examinations when sufficient competent persons do not compete. (b) An examination for promotion, demotion, reassignment, transfer, or reinstatement may be a noncompetitive examination.