Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position, Performance-Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR Parts 315, 432 and 752 RIN 3206-AN60 AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations governing probation on initial appointment to a competitive position, performance-based reduction in grade and removal actions, and adverse actions. The final rule will effect a revision of OPM's regulations to make procedures relating to these subjects more efficient and effective. The final rule also amends the regulations to incorporate statutory changes and technical revisions. DATES: Effective November 16, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Curry by email at employeeaccountability@opm.gov or by telephone at (202) 606-2930. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing revised regulations governing probation on initial appointment to a competitive position; performance-based reduction in grade and removal actions; and adverse actions under statutory authority vested in it by Congress in 5 U.S.C. 3321 , 4305 , 4315 , 7504 , 7514 and 7543 . The regulations assist agencies in carrying out, consistent with law, certain of the President's directives to the Executive Branch pursuant to Executive Order 13839 that were not subject to judicially-imposed limitations at the time of the proposed rule, and update current procedures to make them more efficient and effective. The revised regulations update current regulatory language…