{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-351.802","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 351.802","heading":"Content of notice.","body":"(a)(1) The action to be taken, the reasons for the action, and its effective date;\n(2) The employee's competitive area, competitive level, subgroup, service date, and three most recent ratings of record received during the last 4 years;\n(3) The place where the employee may inspect the regulations and record pertinent to this case;\n(4) The reasons for retaining a lower-standing employee in the same competitive level under § 351.607 or § 351.608;\n(5) Information on reemployment rights, except as permitted by § 351.803(a); and\n(6) The employee's right, as applicable, to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under the provisions of the Board's regulations or to grieve under a negotiated grievance procedure. The agency shall also comply with § 1201.21 of this title.\n(b) When an agency issues an employee a notice, the agency must, upon the employee's request, provide the employee with a copy of OPM's retention regulations found in part 351 of this chapter.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 351—REDUCTION IN FORCE","Subpart H—Notice to Employee"],"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":"c6ca55aca59624b100c2e5e76095c3046af017da6dba8f0839bb6af4667c2fbc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-351.801","next":"us/5-cfr-351.803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}