§752.601. Coverage.
5 C.F.R. § 752.601
Adverse actions covered. This subpart applies to suspensions for more than 14 days and removals from the civil service as set forth in 5 U.S.C. 7542.
Actions excluded.
An agency may not take a suspension action of 14 days or less.
Employees covered. This subpart covers the following appointees:
A career appointee—
Who has completed the probationary period in the Senior Executive Service;
Who is not required to serve a probationary period in the Senior Executive Service; or
Who was covered under 5 U.S.C. 7511 immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service.
A limited term or limited emergency appointee—
Who received the limited appointment without a break in service in the same agency as the one in which the employee held a career or career-conditional appointment (or an appointment of equivalent tenure as determined by the Office of Personnel Management) in a permanent civil service position outside the Senior Executive Service; and
Who was covered under 5 U.S.C. 7511 immediately before appointment to the Senior Executive Service.
Employees excluded. This subpart does not cover an appointee who is serving as a reemployed annuitant.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[74 FR 63532, Dec. 4, 2009, as amended at 85 FR 65987, Oct. 16, 2020]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 6329b, 7504, 7514, 7515, and 7543; 38 U.S.C. 7403. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49115, Aug. 3, 2026.
Source
Source: 74 FR 63532, Dec. 4, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[74 FR 63532, Dec. 4, 2009, as amended at 85 FR 65987, Oct. 16, 2020]