[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] [Page 223] 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.