5 CFR 9701.704
§ 9701.704 Coverage.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 9701.704, § 9701.704 Coverage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/11731
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(a) Subject to a determination by the Secretary or designee under § 9701.102(b), this subpart applies to employees who appeal furloughs of 30 days or less, demotions, reductions in pay, suspensions of 15 days or more, or removals, provided such employees are covered by § 9701.604.
(b) Appeals of suspensions shorter than 15 days and other lesser disciplinary measures are not covered under this subpart but may be grieved through a negotiated grievance procedure or an administrative grievance procedure, whichever is applicable.
(c) The appeal rights in 5 CFR 315.806 apply to the removal of an employee while serving a probationary, trial, or initial service period, except for a preference eligible employee in the competitive service who has completed the first year of an initial service period.
(d) Actions taken under § 9701.613 are not appealable to MSPB.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.