[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: 5CFR731.402]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 731_SUITABILITY--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart D_Agency Suitability Action Procedures
 
Sec.  731.402  Notice of proposed action.

    The agency shall provide the applicant or appointee (hereinafter, 
the ``respondent'') reasonable notice in writing of the proposed action 
and of the charges against the respondent (including the availability 
for review, upon request, of the materials relied upon). The notice 
shall state the specific reasons for the proposed action,

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and that the respondent has the right to answer the notice in writing. 
The notice shall inform the respondent of the time limits for response 
as well as the address to which such response should be made. If the 
respondent is employed in the competitive service on the date the notice 
is served, the respondent shall be entitled to be retained in a pay 
status during the notice period.