Purpose and duration.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) (1) To fill a short-term position ( (2) To meet an employment need that is scheduled to be terminated within the timeframe set out in paragraph (c) (3) To fill positions on a temporary basis when the positions are expected to be needed for placement of permanent employees who would otherwise be displaced from other parts of the organization. (b) (c) (2) An agency may not fill a position by temporary appointment if that position has previously been filled by temporary appointment(s) for an aggregate of 2 years, or 24 months, within the preceding 3-year period. (d) (i) Appointments and extensions are made in increments of 1 year or less. (ii) Employment in the same or a successor position under this and any other appointing authority totals less than 6 months (1,040 hours), excluding overtime, in a service year. The service year is the calendar year that begins on the date of the employee's initial appointment in the agency. Should employment in a position filled under this exception total 6 months or more in any service year, the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section will apply to subsequent extension or reappointment unless OPM approves continued exception under this section. An individual may be employed for training for up to 120 days following initial appointment and up to 2 weeks a year thereafter without regard to the service year limitation. (2) OPM will authorize exceptions to the limits set out in paragraph (c) of this section only when necessitated by major

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 316.401