[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1210.4]

[Page 91]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER II--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
PART 1210_DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM--
 
        Subpart A_Jurisdiction, Definitions, and Waiver of Rules
 
Sec. 1210.4  Definitions.

    In this subpart:
    (a) Adjudicating official means an administrative law judge, 
administrative judge, or other employee designated by MSPB to decide an 
appeal.
    (b) Demotion means a reduction in grade, a reduction to a lower band 
within the same occupational cluster, or a reduction to a lower band in 
a different occupational cluster under rules prescribed by the 
Department pursuant to 5 CFR 9701.355.
    (c) Department means the Department of Homeland Security.
    (d) Director means Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
    (e) Furlough means the placement of an employee in a temporary 
status without duties and pay because of lack of work or funds or other 
non-disciplinary reasons.
    (f) Grade means a level of work under a position classification or 
job grading system.
    (g) Indefinite suspension means the placement of an employee in a 
temporary status without duties and pay pending investigation, inquiry, 
or further Department action. An indefinite suspension continues for an 
indeterminate period of time and usually ends with either the employee 
returning to duty or the completion of any subsequent administrative 
action.
    (h) Initial service period (ISP) means the 1 to 2 years employees 
must serve after selection (on or after the date this subpart becomes 
applicable, as determined under 5 CFR 9701.102(b)) for a designated 
Department position in the competitive service for the purpose of 
providing an employee the opportunity to demonstrate competencies in a 
specific occupation. All relevant prior Federal civilian service 
(including non-appropriated fund service), as determined by appropriate 
standards established by the Department, counts toward completion of 
this requirement.
    (i) Mandatory removal offense (MRO) means an offense that the 
Secretary determines in his or her sole, exclusive and unreviewable 
discretion, has a direct and substantial adverse impact on the 
Department's homeland security mission.
    (j) Mandatory Removal Panel (MRP) means the three-person panel 
composed of officials appointed by the Secretary for fixed terms to 
decide appeals of removals based on a mandatory removal offense.
    (k) Pay means the rate of basic pay fixed by law or administrative 
action for the position held by an employee before any deductions and 
exclusive of additional pay of any kind. For the purpose of this 
subpart, pay does not include locality-based comparability payments 
under 5 U.S.C. 5304, locality or special rate supplements under subpart 
C of 5 CFR 9701, or other similar payments.
    (l) Removal means the involuntary separation of an employee from the 
Department.
    (m) Secretary means Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security.
    (n) Suspension means the temporary placement of an employee, for 
disciplinary reasons, in a nonduty/nonpay status.