5 C.F.R. § 630.201 Definitions.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) In section 6301(2)(iii) of title 5, United States Code, the term temporary employee engaged in construction work at an hourly rate means an employee hired on a temporary basis solely for the purpose of work on a specific construction project and paid on an hourly rate. (b) In subparts B through G of this part: Accrued leave means the leave earned by an employee during the current leave year that is unused at any given time in that year. Accumulated leave means the unused leave remaining to the credit of an employee at the beginning of the leave year. Employee means an employee to whom subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, applies. Family member means the following relatives of the employee: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Children, including adopted children and spouses thereof; (3) Parents; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; and (5) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship. Health care provider has the meaning given that term in §630.1202. Leave year means the period beginning with the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and ending with the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year. Medical certificate means a written statement signed by a registered practicing physician or other practitioner certifying to the incapacitation, examination, or treatment, or to the period of disability while the patient was receiving professional treatment. Serious health condition has the meaning given that term in §630.1202. Uncommon tour of duty means an established tour of duty that exceeds 80 hours of work in a biweekly pay period, provided the tour— (1) Includes hours for which the employee is compensated by standby duty pay under 5 U.S.C. 5545(c)(1) and §550.141 of this chapter; (2) Is a regular tour of duty (as defined in §550.1302 of this chapter) established for firefighters compensated under 5 U.S.C. 5545b and part 550, subpart M, of this chapter; or (3) Is authorized for a category of employees by the Office of Personnel Management. United States means the several States and the District of Columbia. [61 FR 64450, Dec. 5, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 64595, Nov. 23, 1998; 65 FR 37239, June 13, 2000]
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 630—ABSENCE AND LEAVE
Subpart B—Definitions and General Provisions for Annual and Sick Leave
§ 630.201 Definitions.
