[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: 5CFR351.607]

[Page 255]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 351_REDUCTION IN FORCE--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart F_Release From Competitive Level
 
Sec. 351.607  Permissive continuing exceptions.

    An agency may make exception to the order of release in Sec. 
351.601 and to the action provisions of Sec. 351.603 when needed to 
retain an employee on duties that cannot be taken over within 90 days 
and without undue interruption to the activity by an employee with 
higher retention standing. The agency shall notify in writing each 
higher-standing employee reached for release from the same competitive 
level of the reasons for the exception.