---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 575.308"
title: "5"
number: "575.308"
heading: "Approval criteria and written determination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/575.308"
---

# §575.308. Approval criteria and written determination.

- (a) An agency in its sole and exclusive discretion, subject only to OPM review and oversight, may approve a retention incentive for an individual employee or group or category of employees using the approval criteria in [§ 575.306](/cfr/5/575.306.md).
- (b) For each determination to pay a retention incentive under this subpart, an agency must document in writing—
  - (1) The basis for determining that the unusually high or unique qualifications of the employee (or group of employees) or a special need of the agency for the employee's (or group of employees') services makes it essential to retain the employee(s);
  - (2) The basis for determining that the employee (or a significant number of employees in a group) would be likely to leave the Federal service in the absence of a retention incentive; and
  - (3) The basis for establishing the amount and timing of the approved retention incentive payment and the length of the required service period.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 70 FR 25747, 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.