5 CFR 551.704
§ 551.704 Claimant's representative.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 551.704, § 551.704 Claimant's representative, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/6979
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Full text
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:
(a) When the individual's activities as a representative would cause a conflict of interest or position;
(b) When the designated representative cannot be released from his or her official duties because of the priority needs of the Government; or
(c) When the release of the designated representative would give rise to unreasonable costs to the Government.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.