{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-359.605","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 359.605","heading":"Notice requirements.","body":"(a) Each career appointee subject to removal under § 359.604(b) is entitled to a specific, written notice at least 45 calendar days before the effective date of the removal. The notice shall state, as a minimum—\n(1) The action to be taken and its prospective effective date;\n(2) The nature of the competition, including the appointee's competitive area, if less than the agency, and standing on the retention register;\n(3) The place where the appointee may inspect the regulations and records pertinent to the action;\n(4) Placement rights within the agency and through OPM, including how the employee can apply for OPM placement assistance; and\n(5) The appointee's appeal rights, including the time limit for appeal and the location of the Merit Systems Protection Board office to which an appeal should be sent.\n(b) A career appointee who has received a notice under paragraph (a) of this section is entitled to a second notice in writing at least 1 day before removal from the SES. The notice shall state, as a minimum—\n(1) The basis for the removal, i.e., 5 U.S.C. 3595(b)(5) if the basis is expiration of the 45-day OPM placement period, or 5 U.S.C. 3595(b)(4) if the basis is declination of a reasonable offer of placement, in which case identify the position offered and the date on which it was declined;\n(2) The effective date of the removal;\n(3) Placement rights outside the SES and, when applicable, the appointee's eligibility for discontinued service retirement in lieu of placement; and\n(4) Reminder of the appointee's appeal rights.","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 F—Removal of Career Appointees as a Result of Reduction in Force"],"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":"18d7752800d1554689f2637de07d7654c05c49137e5a64634fc3fe4e3ff86069","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-359.604","next":"us/5-cfr-359.606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}