{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-359.407","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 359.407","heading":"Appeals.","body":"(a) Removal under § 359.402, 359.403, or 359.404 is not appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board under 5 U.S.C. 7701.\n(b) Removal under § 359.405 is appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board under 5 U.S.C. 7701 as to whether the reduction in force complies with the competitive procedures required under 5 U.S.C. 3595(a).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 359—REMOVAL FROM THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE; GUARANTEED PLACEMENT IN OTHER PERSONNEL SYSTEMS","Subpart D—Removal of Career Appointees During Probation"],"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":"a849f8739d4d51e841a5a7d7f44d180180f19190dc73021ebd549500edd16bb3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-359.406","next":"us/5-cfr-359.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}