CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 330—RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL) > SUBPART B—Reemployment Priority List (RPL) (§330.201 to §330.214) > 330.206—Job consideration.

330.206—Job consideration.

(a) (1) An eligible employee under § 330.203 is entitled to consideration for positions in the commuting area for which qualified and available that are at no higher grade (or equivalent), have no greater promotion potential than the position from which the employee was or will be separated, and have the same type of work schedule. In addition, an employee is entitled to consideration for any higher grade previously held on a nontemporary basis in the competitive service from which the employee was demoted under part 351 of this chapter.
(2) An employee is considered for positions having the same type of work schedule as the position from which separated except that the agency, at its discretion, may adopt provisions permitting employees to request consideration for other work schedules in addition to that formerly held.
(3) An eligible employee may be entered on the RPL only for the commuting area in which separated and may not apply for the RPL in any other location, except as provided in paragraph (a)(4) of this section.
(4) Each eligible employee in a position in Alaska or overseas is entitled to apply for the RPL for the commuting area in which separated, unless:
(i) The employee leaves that area and makes a written request for entry on the RPL for the commuting area from which he or she was employed for Alaskan or overseas service, or in another area within the United States outside of Alaska that is mutually acceptable to the individual and the agency; or
(ii) The agency has a general program for rotating employees between overseas areas and the United States and the employee's immediately preceding overseas service or residence, combined with prospective overseas service under available appointments, would exceed the maximum duration of an overseas duty tour in the agency rotation program. In this case, the employee may apply for one other commuting area within the United States that is mututally acceptable to the individual and the agency.
(b) (1) An eligible employee under § 330.205 is placed on the RPL for reemployment consideration for his or her former position or an equivalent one. If the individual cannot be placed in such a position in the former commuting area, he or she is entitled to priority consideration for an equivalent position elsewhere in the agency at the time and in a manner as the agency determines will provide the individual with maximum opportunities for consideration.
(2) In lieu of expanded consideration in other locations, an individual who cannot be placed in his or her former or equivalent position in the former commuting area may elect to be considered for the next best available position in the former commuting area.

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[53 FR 45067, Nov. 8, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 3060, Jan. 13, 1995]

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Effective Date Note: At 75 FR 67593, Nov. 3, 2010, part 330 was revised, effective Mar. 3, 2011. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows: PART 330—RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL) § 330.206 RPL registration timeframe and positions. (a) To register, an RPL eligible must: (1) Meet the eligibility conditions under § 330.203(a) or (b) ; (2) Complete an RPL application prescribed by the current or former agency and keep the agency informed of any significant changes in the information provided; and (3) Submit the RPL application on or before the RIF separation date or, if an RPL eligible under § 330.203(b) , within 30 calendar days after the: (i) Date injury compensation benefits cease; or (ii) Date the Department of Labor denies an appeal for continuation of injury compensation benefits. Pt. 330, Nt. (b) RPL eligibles may register and receive placement priority for positions for which they are qualified and that:
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(1) Have a representative rate no higher than the position from which they were, or will be, separated unless the eligible was demoted as a tenure group I or II employee in a previous RIF. If the eligible was so demoted, the eligible can register for positions with a representative rate up to the representative rate of the position held on a permanent appointment immediately before the RIF demotion was effective; Pt. 330, Nt. (2) Have no greater promotion potential than the position from which they were, or will be, separated; and (3) Have the same type of work schedule as the position from which they were, or will be, separated. Pt. 330, Nt.