---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 359.806"
title: "5"
number: "359.806"
heading: "Notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/359.806"
---

# §359.806. Notice.

- (a) **An appointee is entitled to a 30 days' advance written notice of a furlough.** The full notice period may be shortened, or waived, only in the event of unforseeable circumstances, such as sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities.
- (b) The written notice shall advise the appointee of:
  - (1) **The reason for the agency decision to take the furlough action.**
  - (2) The expected duration of the furlough and the effective dates;
  - (3) The basis for selecting the appointee for furlough when some but not all Senior Executive Service appointees in a given organizational unit are being furloughed;
  - (4) The reason if the notice period is less than 30 days;
  - (5) The place where the appointee may inspect the regulations and records pertinent to the action; and
  - (6) The appointee's appeal rights, including the time limit for the appeal and the location of the Merit Systems Protection Board office to which the appeal should be sent.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3133 and 3136. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49227, Aug. 3, 2026.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 11925, Mar. 2, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3302, and 3596, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 18876, May 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted.