5 C.F.R. § 301.203

Duration of appointment

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(a) An appointment under this subpart is of indefinite duration unless otherwise limited.

(b) An agency may make an overseas limited term appointment for a period not in excess of 5 years when a time limitation is imposed as a part of a general program for rotating career and career-conditional employees between overseas areas and the United States after specified periods of overseas service.

(c) An agency may make an overseas limited appointment for 1 year or less to meet administrative needs for temporary employment. An agency may extend such an appointment for up to a maximum of 1 additional year.

(d) Upon request from the headquarters level of a Department or agency, OPM may approve, or delegate to agencies the authority to approve, exceptions to the time limits set out in paragraph (c) of this section.

[44 FR 54691, Sept. 21, 1979, as amended at 60 FR 3057, Jan. 13, 1995]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Sloan v. United States, 36 Fed. Cl. 163 (Fed. Cl. 1996).

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Sloan v. United States, 36 Fed. Cl. 163 (Fed. Cl. 1996). “5 C.F.R. § 301.203 (c), plaintiff's original appointing authority, only allows an agency to make an OLA for one year or less to meet temporary employment needs.”

James Kelley v. Dep't of the Air Force (MSPB 2024). · cites it 2× “See 5 C.F.R. §§ 301.203 , 315.201(a), 316.301, 316.”

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