{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-332.404","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 332.404","heading":"Order of selection from certificates.","body":"An appointing officer, with sole regard to merit and fitness, shall select any eligible candidate certified for appointment on a certificate of eligibles, except the hiring manager may not pass over a preference eligible to select a lower standing non-preference eligible on the certificate unless the agency complies with pass over procedures in accordance with § 332.406.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 332—RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION","Subpart D—Consideration for Appointment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"41de2a9e5673a231f28f53b1dabbd4429e760c68effdbdb9583e9e176a8e0618","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-332.403","next":"us/5-cfr-332.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}