5 C.F.R. § 731.402 Notice of proposed action.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
The agency shall provide the applicant or appointee (hereinafter, the “respondent”) reasonable notice in writing of the proposed action and of the charges against the respondent (including the availability for review, upon request, of the materials relied upon). The notice shall state the specific reasons for the proposed action, and that the respondent has the right to answer the notice in writing. The notice shall inform the respondent of the time limits for response as well as the address to which such response should be made. If the respondent is employed in the competitive service on the date the notice is served, the respondent shall be entitled to be retained in a pay status during the notice period.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 731—SUITABILITY
Subpart D—Agency Suitability Action Procedures
§ 731.402 Notice of proposed action.
