[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR317.403] [Page 185] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 317_EMPLOYMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE-- Table of Contents Subpart D_Qualifications Standards Sec. 317.403 General positions. An agency may apply the criteria in Sec. 317.402 when developing qualifications standards for general positions. If it does not, OPM must be consulted before the agency develops the standard.