{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-551.704","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 551.704","heading":"Claimant's representative.","body":"A claimant may designate a representative to assist in preparing or presenting a claim. The claimant must designate the representative in writing. A representative may not participate in OPM interviews unless specifically requested to do so by OPM. An agency may disallow a claimant's representative who is a Federal employee in any of the following circumstances:\n(a) When the individual's activities as a representative would cause a conflict of interest or position;\n(b) When the designated representative cannot be released from his or her official duties because of the priority needs of the Government; or\n(c) When the release of the designated representative would give rise to unreasonable costs to the Government.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 551—PAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT","Subpart G—FLSA Claims and Compliance"],"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":"3ffc11ae6bfc4b7660b6242a1767e549827291ef4706f44f3bf73643938dd396","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-551.703","next":"us/5-cfr-551.705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}