CFR > Title 35 - Panama Canal > CHAPTER I—PANAMA CANAL REGULATIONS 1 > SUBCHAPTER E—EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION UNDER THE PANAMA CANAL EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM (parts 251 to 257) > PART 253—REGULATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (PANAMA CANAL EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM)—EMPLOYMENT POLICY > SUBPART A—General Provisions (§253.1 to §253.16) > 253.5—Central Examining Office.

253.5—Central Examining Office.

(a) There is established the Central Examining Office.
(b) The purpose of the Central Examining Office is to assist in implementing the Panama Canal Treaty and related agreements with respect to recruitment, examination, determination of qualification standards, and similar matters.
(c) Authority of the Central Examining Office. The CEO may, subject to policy direction of the PAPB:
(1) Develop examination rating guides.
(2) Conduct, or arrange for, such recruitment and examining programs as may be required to insure an adequate supply of qualified eligibles.
(d) The Central Examining Office shall serve all agencies equally, and shall not give preference to any agency.