[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: 5CFR451.106]

[Page 339]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 451_AWARDS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_Agency Awards
 
Sec. 451.106  Agency responsibilities.

    (a) In establishing and operating its award program(s), an agency 
shall assure that a program does not conflict with or violate any other 
law or Governmentwide regulation.
    (b) When a recommended award would grant more than $10,000 to an 
individual employee, the agency shall submit the recommendation to OPM 
for approval.
    (c) Agencies shall provide for communicating with employees and 
supervisors (e.g., through formal training) about the relevant parts of 
their award program(s).
    (d) Agencies shall evaluate their award program(s).
    (e) Agencies shall document all cash and time off awards in 
compliance with instructions in the OPM Operating Manual, THE GUIDE TO 
PROCESSING PERSONNEL ACTIONS, for sale by the U.S. Government Printing 
Office, Superintendent of Documents.
    (f) Agencies shall file award documents in the Official Personnel 
Folder in compliance with instructions in the OPM Operating Manual, THE 
GUIDE TO PERSONNEL RECORDKEEPING, for sale by the U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents.
    (g) Agencies shall report award data to the Central Personnel Data 
File in Compliance with instructions in the OPM Operating Manual, 
FEDERAL WORKFORCE REPORTING SYSTEMS, for sale by the U.S. Government 
Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents.
    (h) Agencies shall maintain and submit to OPM such records as OPM 
may require.
    (i) Agencies shall give due weight to an award granted under this 
part in qualifying and selecting an employee for promotion as provided 
in 5 U.S.C. 3362.
    (j) Agencies shall take any corrective action required by OPM to 
ensure conformance with applicable law, regulation, and OPM policy.