§551.402. Agency responsibility.
5 C.F.R. § 551.402
An agency is responsible for exercising appropriate controls to assure that only that work for which it intends to make payment is performed.
An agency shall keep complete and accurate records of all hours worked by its employees.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 45 FR 85664, Dec. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f). Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 48238, July 31, 2026.