[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: 5CFR332.404]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 332_RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE 
EXAMINATION--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Consideration for Appointment
 
Sec. 332.404  Order of selection from certificates.

    An appointing officer, with sole regard to merit and fitness, shall 
select an eligible for:
    (a) The first vacancy from the highest three eligibles on the 
certificate who are available for appointment; and
    (b) The second and each succeding vacancy from the highest three 
eligibles on the certificate who are unselected and available for 
appointment.