5 CFR 337.302
§ 337.302 Definitions.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 337.302, § 337.302 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/6024
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In this subpart:
(a) Category rating is synonymous with alternative rating as described at 5 U.S.C. 3319, and is a process of evaluating qualified eligibles by quality categories rather than by assigning individual numeric scores. The agency assesses candidates against job-related criteria and then places them into two or more pre-defined categories.
(b) Quality categories are groupings of individuals with similar levels of job-related competencies or similar levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.