{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-754.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 754.103","heading":"Applicant representatives.","body":"An applicant may select a representative of the applicant's choice to assist the applicant during the complaint process. An agency may disallow as an applicant's representative an individual whose activities as a representative would cause a conflict of interest or position; an agency employee who cannot be released from official duties because of the priority needs of the Government; or an agency employee whose release 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 754—COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, ADVERSE ACTIONS, AND APPEALS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER","Subpart A—Complaint Procedures"],"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":"9b2c15d91793a2a33ec2bfcdd337f1a842c521be475cf3dcea4aca66f29d7c1e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-754.102","next":"us/5-cfr-754.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}