---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 575.207"
title: "5"
number: "575.207"
heading: "Agency relocation incentive plan and approval levels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/575.207"
---

# §575.207. Agency relocation incentive plan and approval levels.

- (a) Before paying relocation incentives under this subpart, an agency must establish a relocation incentive plan. This plan must include the following elements:
  - (1) **The designation of officials with authority to—**
    - (i) Review and approve payment of relocation incentives (subject to [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section);
    - (ii) Waive the relocation incentive payment limitation under [§ 575.209(c)](/cfr/5/575.209.md?p=c) (subject to the approval requirements in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section); and
    - (iii) Waive the repayment of a relocation incentive under [§ 575.211(h)](/cfr/5/575.211.md?p=h);
  - (2) The categories of employees who are prohibited from receiving relocation incentives;
  - (3) Required documentation for determining that a position (or group of positions) is likely to be difficult to fill;
  - (4) Any requirements for determining the amount of a relocation incentive;
  - (5) The payment methods that may be authorized;
  - (6) Requirements governing service agreements which, at a minimum, must include—
    - (i) The criteria for determining the length of a service period under a service agreement;
    - (ii) The conditions for terminating a service agreement; and
    - (iii) The obligations of the agency and the employee, as applicable, if an agency terminates a service agreement; and
  - (7) Documentation and recordkeeping requirements sufficient to allow reconstruction of the action and fulfill the requirements of §§ [575.212](/cfr/5/575.212.md) and [575.213](/cfr/5/575.213.md).
- (b)
  - (1) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section, an authorized agency official who is at least one level higher than the employee's supervisor must review and approve each determination to pay a relocation incentive, unless there is no official at a higher level in the agency. If a determination includes a waiver of the payment limitation in [§ 575.209(c)](/cfr/5/575.209.md?p=c), the official who is designated in the agency's plan under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section to approve waivers must approve the determination. The authorized agency official must review and approve the relocation incentive determination before the agency pays the incentive to the employee.
  - (2) The higher level approval required by [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section is not needed when approving coverage of individual employees under a previously approved relocation incentive authorization if the case-by-case approval requirement is waived under [§ 575.208(b)](/cfr/5/575.208.md?p=b).
- (c) Unless the head of the agency determines otherwise, an agency relocation incentive plan must apply uniformly across the agency.

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 25743, May 13, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 67839, Dec. 3, 2007; 90 FR 57878, Dec. 15, 2025]

### Source

Source: 70 FR 25743, May 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104(a)(2) and 5307. Subparts A and B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5753. Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5754. Subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5755. Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5757 and sec. 207 Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1780 (5 U.S.C. 5307 note).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 12838, Mar. 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 25743, May 13, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 67839, Dec. 3, 2007; 90 FR 57878, Dec. 15, 2025]