[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: 5CFR337.303]

[Page 229]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 337_EXAMINING SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Alternative Rating and Selection Procedures
 
Sec. 337.303  Agency responsibilities.

    To use a category rating procedure, agencies must:
    (a) Establish a system for evaluating applicants that provides for 
two or more quality categories;
    (b) Define each quality category through job analysis conducted in 
accordance with the ``Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection 
Procedures'' at 29 CFR part 1607 and part 300 of this chapter. Each 
category must have a clear definition that distinguishes it from other 
categories;
    (c) Describe each quality category in the job announcement and apply 
the provisions of part 330, subparts B, F, and G of this chapter;
    (d) Place applicants into categories based upon their job-related 
competencies or their knowledge, skills, and abilities; and
    (e) Establish documentation and record keeping procedures for 
reconstruction purposes.