[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: 5CFR330.101] [Page 197] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents Subpart A_Discretion in Filling Vacancies Sec. 330.101 Methods of filling vacancies. An appointing officer may fill a position in the competitive service by any of the methods authorized in this chapter. He shall exercise his discretion in each personnel action solely on the basis of merit and fitness and without the discrimination prohibited in part 713 of this chapter.