Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.432.101 Statutory authority

This part applies to reduction in grade and removal of employees covered by the provisions of this part based solely on performance at the unacceptable level.5 U.S.C. 4305 authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of title 5, chapter 43, United States Code, including 5 U.S.C. 4303, which covers agency actions to reduce in grade or remove employees for unacceptable performance. (The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7501 et seq., may also be used to reduce in grade or remove employees. See part 752 of this chapter.)