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 G—Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced Employees (§330.701 to §330.711) > 330.704—Eligibility.

330.704—Eligibility.

(a) To be eligible for the special selection priority, an individual must meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Is a displaced employee as defined in § 330.703(b) ;
(2) Has a current (or a last) performance rating of record of at least fully successful or equivalent (except for those eligible under § 330.703(b)(3), (b)(4), and (b)(6) ;
(3) Applies for a vacancy at or below the grade level from which the employee has been or is being separated, that does not have a greater promotion potential than the position from which the employee has been or is being separated;
(4) Occupies, or was displaced from a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
(5) Files an application for a specific vacancy within the time frames established by the agency, and provides proof of eligibility required under § 330.708(a)(2); and
(6) Is determined by the agency to be well-qualified for the specific position.
(b) Eligibility for special selection priority begins:
(1) On the date the agency issues the RIF separation notice;
(2) On the date an agency certifies that it cannot place an employee eligible under § 330.703(b)(3) ;
(3) On the date an employee eligible under § 330.703(b)(4) is notified that his or her disability annuity has been or is being terminated;
(4) On the date the agency issues a formal notice of proposed separation to an employee for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment outside the local commuting area; or
(5) On the date the National Guard Bureau or Military Department certifies that an employee under § 330.703(b)(6) has retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
(c) Eligibility expires:
(1) 1 year after separation, except for those employees separated on or after September 12, 1995, and prior to February 29, 1996. For these employees, eligibility expired February 28, 1997;
(2) 1 year after an agency certifies that an individual under § 330.703(b)(3) cannot be placed;
(3) 1 year after an individual under § 330.703(b)(4) receives notification that his/her disability annuity has been or will be terminated;
(4) When the employee receives a career, career-conditional, or excepted appointment without time limit in any agency at any grade level;
(5) When the employee no longer meets the eligibility requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section (e.g., the employee is no longer being separated by RIF, or under adverse action procedures for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment outside the local commuting area, or separates by resignation or non-discontinued service retirement prior to the RIF effective date); or
(6) At an agency's discretion, when an eligible employee declines a career, career conditional, or excepted appointment (without time limit), for which the employee has applied and been rated well-qualified; or upon the failure of the applicant to respond within a reasonable period of time to an offer or official inquiry of availability.
(7) Two years after separation, for those employees eligible under § 330.407(b).

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[62 FR 31323, June 9, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 52642, Aug. 30, 2000]

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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) § 330.704 Minimum criteria for agency definition of “well-qualified”. (a) At a minimum, agencies must define “well-qualified” as having knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies clearly exceeding the minimum qualification requirements for the vacancy. The agency definition may or may not equate to the highly or best qualified assessment criteria established for the vacancy; however, the agency definition of “well-qualified” must satisfy the criteria in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) Under an agency's definition of “well-qualified,” the agency must be able to determine whether an ICTAP eligible: Pt. 330, Nt. (1) Meets the basic eligibility requirements (including employment suitability requirements under part 731 of this chapter and any medical qualification requirements), qualification standards (including minimum educational and experience requirements), and any applicable selective factors; Pt. 330, Nt. (2) Is physically qualified, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the essential duties of the position; Pt. 330, Nt. (3) Meets any special qualifying conditions of the position; (4) Is able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and (5) At agency discretion, either: (i) Rates at or above specified level(s) on all quality ranking factors; or (ii) Rates above minimally qualified in the agency's rating and ranking process. Pt. 330, Nt.