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INFORMATION FOR ELIGIBLES

DESCRIPTION OF APPOINTMENTS

Temporary, career-condition-

after three years of substantially continuous service. Career

Appointments are of three types.—

appointment is given from lists of eligibles only when the

al, and career. Temporary appointments are limited to one

eligible selected has already met the service requirements for

year or less. Career-conditional appointments are normally

career appointment, or when the position is one which is

given when the positions are not temporary and confer civil

required by law to be filled on a permanent basis.

service status upon completion of a one-year probation.

These appointments are converted to career appointments

APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THESE REQUIREMENTS

1. Before you can be appointed to arduous, hazardous or

received after the physical examination has been completed

or the medical certificate approved.

heavy duty positions you will be requested to pass a medical

2. All eligibles selected for appointment will be subject to

exam. Before appointment to most sedentary, light or moder-

investigation, including fingerprinting, for the purpose of

ate duty positions, you will be required to complete a medical

inquiring into qualifications, suitability, and fitness for the

questionnaire, in lieu of a medical exam. Therefore, even if

position and to verify the statements made in the application

you are selected for a position, you are cautioned not to

f o r m s.

resign from your present position until you receive specific

instructions to report to work. These instructions are usually

OTHER INFORMATION

Your name will be re- notified of and respond to reasons submitted by the agency

Suspension of eligibility/availability.—

moved from the active competitor inventory when you (1) are

proposing his/her passover within 15 days of the date of such

unable to accept an appointment and request that your name

notification. The names of all eligibles not selected will be

be removed, (2) indicate you are unwilling to accept a job and

restored to the list of eligibles, provided they are still availa-

do not indicate interest in further consideration for employ-

ble for appomtment. The fact that you were not selected will

ment, (3) fail to reply to this inquiry or other official inquiry

not affect your opportunities to be considered for other

concerning your availability for Federal employment, or (4)

positions for which you qualify.

when you are selected for a career-conditional or career

Under Public Law 93-261, Execu-

Equal employment policy.—

appointment.

tive Order 11478, Public Law 93-259 as amended, and the

Office of Personnel Management regulations, all personnel

You may request to have

Restoration of eligibility/availability.—

actions taken by Federal appointing officers shall be based

your name restored to the active inventory anytime during

solely on merit and fitness. If your name is referred to a

the one year following the suspension of your eligibility.

Federal department or agency for consideration for employ-

When you request restoration you should either (1) specify

ment and you feel you are discriminated against because of

the type of position(s), grade level(s), and numerical rating

your race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or age, except

received, if any, or (2) attach a photocopy of your notice of

when age limits have been established by the Office of

rating or letter of acceptance to the request. Your request

Personnel Management after determining that the age is a

should include any changes in the conditions under which

bona fide qualifications requirement necessary to perform the

y o u w i l l a c c e p t a p p o i n t m e n t i f t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s h a v e

duties of the position or when age limits have been estab -

changed. You will be notified if your name cannot be re-

lished under the provisions of special laws, you may consult

turned to the competitor inventory and considered for refer-

with an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counselor in

ral in accordance with the conditions under which you stated

that department or agency. The names and locations of EEO

you would be available.

Counselors are required to be posted permanently at the

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity in every Federal

When you replv

Procedures followed when you are nonselected.—

department or agency personnel office. The counselor will

to an official inquiry and indicate that you are available for

advise you of your rights and assist you in every way possible.

the position if offered, you will be considered along with all

other available eligibles. The appointing officer may select

If selected, you must pay all transpor-

Cost of transportation.—

any one of the three highest available applicants. The ap-

tation costs connected with reporting for duty, except for

pointing officer may not, however, pass over an eligible

positions for which a manpower shortage exists. The appoint-

entitled to veteran preference and appoint a nonpreference

ing officer will advise you if the position for which you have

eligible unless the reasons for passing over the preference

been selected is one for which the agency will pay transporta-

eligible are considered sufficient. The preference eligible

tion costs. If you should subsequently fail to meet the re-

who is passed over is entitled to review the reasons why

quirements to which the appointment is subject, or if your

he/she was not selected. A preference eligible with a servlce-

employment is terminated for any reason, you must pay for

connected disability of 30 percent or more is entitled to be

your return also.

U.S. Government Printing Office: 1988—201-760/80040

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