{"abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations governing probation on initial appointment to a competitive position, performance-based reduction in grade and removal actions, and adverse actions. The final rule will effect a revision of OPM's regulations to make procedures relating to these subjects more efficient and effective. The final rule also amends the regulations to incorporate statutory changes and technical revisions.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/10/16/2020-20427.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"315","title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"432","title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"752","title":5}],"citation":"85 FR 65940","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective November 16, 2020.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"OPM","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2020-10-16","updated_at":"2026-02-20T21:57:20.667-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2019-0004-1200","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"OPM-2019-0004-1200","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"OPM-2019-0004","title":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position, Performance-Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions"}],"document_number":"2020-20427","effective_on":"2020-11-16","end_page":65988,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/10/16/2020-20427.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/16/2020-20427/probation-on-initial-appointment-to-a-competitive-position-performance-based-reduction-in-grade-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-20427?publication_date=2020-10-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-10-16/2020-20427/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":49,"page_views":{"count":11069,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 12:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-16/pdf/2020-20427.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-20427.pdf?1602765918","publication_date":"2020-10-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/10/16/2020-20427.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3206-AN60":{"issue":"202004","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AN60/probation-on-initial-appointment-to-a-competitive-position-performance-based-reduction-in-grade-and-","title":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position: Performance-Based Reduction In Grade, and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202004&RIN=3206-AN60&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["3206-AN60"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AN60/probation-on-initial-appointment-to-a-competitive-position-performance-based-reduction-in-grade-and-","title":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position: Performance-Based Reduction In Grade, and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions"},"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"OPM","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=OPM-2019-0004","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"OPM-2019-0004","document_id":"OPM-2019-0004-1200","regulation_id_number":"3206-AN60","title":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position, Performance-Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-02-22T06:55:02Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":65940,"subtype":null,"title":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position, Performance-Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions","toc_doc":"Probation on Initial Appointment to a Competitive Position, Performance-Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions and Adverse Actions","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Government employees"],"type":"Rule","volume":85}