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§ 430.101 5 CFR Ch. I (1106 Edition)
430.309 Using performance results. Subpart B--Performance Ap-
430.310 Performance Review Boards (PRBs).
430.311 Training and evaluation.
praisal for General Schedule,
430.312 OPM review of agency systems. Prevailing Rate, and Certain
Other Employees
Subpart D--Performance Appraisal
Certification for Pay Purposes SOURCE: 60 FR 43943, Aug. 23, 1995, unless
otherwise noted.
430.401 Purpose.
430.402 Definitions. § 430.201 General.
430.403 System certification.
430.404 Certification criteria. (a) Statutory authority. Chapter 43 of
430.405 Procedures for certifying agency ap- title 5, United States Code, provides for
praisal systems. the establishment of agency perform-
ance appraisal systems and requires
AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. chapter 43 and 5307(d).
the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) to prescribe regulations gov-
Subpart A--Performance erning such systems. The regulations
Management in this subpart in combination with
statute set forth the requirements for
SOURCE: 60 FR 43943, Aug. 23, 1995, unless agency performance appraisal sys-
otherwise noted. tem(s) and program(s) for employees
covered by subchapter I of chapter 43.
§ 430.101 Authority. (b) Savings provision. The perform-
Chapter 43 of title 5, United States ance appraisal system portion of an
Code, provides for the performance ap- agency's Performance Management
praisal of Federal employees. This sub- Plan approved by OPM as of September
part supplements and implements this 22, 1995 shall constitute an approved
portion of the law. performance appraisal system under
the regulations in this subpart until
§ 430.102 Performance management. such time changes to the system are
approved. No provision of the regula-
(a) Performance management is the tions in this subpart shall be applied in
systematic process by which an agency such a way as to affect any administra-
involves its employees, as individuals tive proceeding related to any action
and members of a group, in improving taken under regulations in this chapter
organizational effectiveness in the ac- pending on September 22, 1995.
complishment of agency mission and (c) Equivalent ratings of record. (1) If
goals. an agency has administratively adopt-
(b) Performance management inte- ed and applied the procedures of this
grates the processes an agency uses subpart to evaluate the performance of
to-- its employees, the ratings of record re-
(1) Communicate and clarify organi- sulting from that evaluation are con-
zational goals to employees; sidered ratings of record for reduction
(2) Identify individual and, where ap- in force purposes.
plicable, team accountability for ac- (2) Other performance evaluations
complishing organizational goals; given while an employee is not covered
(3) Identify and address develop- by the provisions of this subpart are
mental needs for individuals and, considered ratings of record for reduc-
where applicable, teams; tion in force purposes when the per-
(4) Assess and improve individual, formance evaluation--
team, and organizational performance; (i) Was issued as an officially des-
(5) Use appropriate measures of per- ignated evaluation under the employ-
formance as the basis for recognizing ing agency's performance evaluation
and rewarding accomplishments; and system,
(6) Use the results of performance ap- (ii) Was derived from the appraisal of
performance against expectations that
praisal as a basis for appropriate per-
are established and communicated in
sonnel actions.
advance and are work related, and
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