[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR724.404]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 724_IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE II OF THE NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE 
 
                        Subpart D_Best Practices
 
Sec.  724.404  Agency obligations.

    (a) Within 30 working days of issuance of the advisory guidelines 
required by Sec.  724.403, each agency must prepare a written statement 
describing in detail:
    (1) Whether it has adopted the guidelines and if it will fully 
follow the guidelines;
    (2) If such agency has not adopted the guidelines, the reasons for 
non-adoption; and
    (3) If such agency will not fully follow the guidelines, the reasons 
for the decision not to do so and an explanation of the extent to which 
the agency will not follow the guidelines.
    (b) Each agency's written statement must be provided within the time 
limit stated in paragraph (a) of this section to the following:
    (1) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives;
    (2) President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate;
    (3) Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
    (4) Attorney General; and
    (5) Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.