5 C.F.R. § 731.203 Actions by OPM and other agencies.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) List of actions. For purposes of this part, an action is one or more of the following: (1) Cancellation of eligibility; (2) Denial of appointment; (3) Removal; (4) Cancellation of reinstatement eligibility; (5) Debarment. (b) An applicant's eligibility may be cancelled, an applicant may be denied employment, or an appointee may be removed when OPM or an agency exercising delegated authority under this part finds that the applicant or appointee is unsuitable for the reasons cited in §731.202 subject to the agency limitations of §731.103(a). (c) OPM may require that an employee be removed on the basis of a material, intentional false statement, or deception or fraud in examination or appointment; or refusal to furnish testimony; or a statutory or regulatory bar. OPM may also cancel any reinstatement eligibility obtained as a result of false statement, deception or fraud in the examination or appointment process. (d) An action to remove an appointee or employee for suitability reasons under this part is not an action under parts 752 or 315 of this title. Where behavior covered by this part may also form the basis for a part 752 or 315 action, agencies may use part 315 or 752, as appropriate, instead of this part. (e) Agencies are required to report to OPM all unfavorable adjudicative actions taken under this part, and all actions based on an OPM investigation.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 731—SUITABILITY
Subpart B—Suitability Determinations
§ 731.203 Actions by OPM and other agencies.
