§359.501. General.
5 C.F.R. § 359.501
Coverage.
This subpart covers—
A career appointee who has completed the probationary period in the SES; and
A career appointee who is not required to serve a probationary period in the SES.
This subpart does not cover, however, a career appointee who is serving as a reemployed annuitant. See subpart I of this part for removal of a reemployed annuitant.
Definitions—
Final rating means the rating of record made by an appointing authority under the SES performance appraisal system in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(3) and part 430, subpart C, of this chapter.
A less than fully successful final rating means a rating of unsatisfactory or minimally satisfactory.
Optional removal from the SES. The agency may remove a career appointee from the SES after the appointee has been given one final rating of unsatisfactory.
Mandatory removal from the SES. The agency must remove a career appointee from the SES after—
The appointee has been given two final ratings of unsatisfactory within 5 consecutive years; or
The appointee has been given two final ratings of less than fully successful within 3 consecutive years.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3302, and 3596, unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 54 FR 18876, May 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted.