5 Administrative Personnel 1 2008-01-01 2008-01-01 false Eligible categories of employees. 575.103 Section 575.103 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVES; SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIALS; AND EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVES Recruitment Incentives
§ 575.103 Eligible categories of employees.

Except as provided in § 575.104, an agency may pay a recruitment incentive to an employee appointed or placed in the following categories of positions:

(a) A General Schedule position paid under 5 U.S.C. 5332 or 5305 (or similar special rate authority);

(b) A senior-level or scientific or professional position paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376;

(c) A Senior Executive Service position paid under 5 U.S.C. 5383 or a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service position paid under 5 U.S.C. 3151;

(d) A position as a law enforcement officer, as defined in 5 CFR 550.103;

(e) A position under the Executive Schedule paid under 5 U.S.C. 5311-5317 or a position the rate of pay for which is fixed by law at a rate equal to a rate for the Executive Schedule;

(f) A prevailing rate position, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5342(a)(3); or

(g) Any other position in a category for which payment of recruitment incentives has been approved by OPM at the request of the head of an executive agency.

Effective Date Note:

At 72 FR 67837, Dec. 3, 2007, § 575.103 was amended by redesignating paragraphs (a) through (g) as paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(7), respectively; designating the introductory sentence as paragraph (a) introductory text and revising it; and adding a new paragraph (b), effective Jan. 2, 2008. For the convenience of the user, the added and revised text is set forth as follows:

§ 575.103 Eligible categories of employees.

(a) Except as provided in § 575.104, an Executive agency may pay a recruitment incentive to an employee appointed or placed in the following categories of positions:

(b) Except as provided in § 575.104, a legislative agency may pay a recruitment incentive to an employee appointed or placed in a General Schedule position paid under 5 U.S.C. 5332 or 5305 (or similar special rate authority).