[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: 5CFR330.608]

[Page 210]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT 
(GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart F_Agency Career Transition Assistance Plans (CTAP) for Local 
                     Surplus and Displaced Employees
 
Sec. 330.608  Application and selection.

    (a) Application. (1) To receive this special selection priority, an 
eligible employee must apply for a specific agency vacancy in the same 
local commuting area as the position the employee occupies within the 
prescribed time frames, attach the appropriate proof of eligibility as 
described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and be determined well-
qualified by the agency for the specific vacancy.
    (2) Employees may submit the following as proof of eligibility for 
the special selection priority:
    (i) RIF separation notice or notice of proposed removal for 
declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the 
local commuting area;
    (ii) Certificate of expected separation or other official notice 
from the agency indicating that the employee is surplus or eligible for 
discontinued service retirement; or
    (iii) Other official agency certification identifying the employee 
as being in a surplus organization or occupation.
    (b) Selection. An agency may decide the specific order of selection 
of its eligible employees within the provisions set forth in Sec. 
330.606(a) (e.g., the agency may decide to select displaced employees 
before surplus employees or may select surplus and/or displaced 
employees from within a particular component of the agency before 
selecting surplus and/or displaced employees from another component of 
the agency).
    (c) An agency cannot select any other candidate from within or 
outside the agency if eligible employees are available for the vacancy 
or vacancies.
    (d) If two or more eligible employees apply for a vacancy and are 
determined to be well-qualified, any of these eligible employees may be 
selected.
    (e) If no eligible employees apply or none is deemed well-qualified, 
the agency may select another agency employee without regard to this 
subpart.