{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-630.1602","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 630.1602","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this subpart:\nAct of God means an act of nature, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, landslides, snowstorms, and avalanches.\nAgency means an Executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105, excluding the Government Accountability Office. When the term “agency” is used in the context of an agency making determinations or taking actions, it means the agency heads or management officials who are authorized (including by delegation) to make the given determination or take the given action.\nEmployee means an individual who is covered by this subpart, as described in § 630.1601(b) and (c).\nOPM means the Office of Personnel Management.\nParticipating in a telework program means an employee is eligible to telework and has an established arrangement with his or her agency under which the employee is approved to participate in the agency telework program, including on a routine or situational basis. Such an employee who teleworks on a situational basis is considered to be continuously participating in a telework program even if there are extended periods during which the employee does not perform telework.\nTelework site means a location where an employee is authorized to perform telework, as described in 5 U.S.C. chapter 65, such as an employee's home.\nWeather and safety leave means paid leave provided under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 6329c.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 630—ABSENCE AND LEAVE","Subpart P—Weather and Safety Leave"],"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":"ed684b563527cfb79d2a079f2f160fd627144a6f55a6855714126fa29776574a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-630.1601","next":"us/5-cfr-630.1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}