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Nothing in this rule shall be read in derogation of any individual's rights under Title VII. This rule implements the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act). With some exceptions, the Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies and Federal contractors acting on their behalf from requesting that an applicant for Federal employment disclose criminal history record information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment to that applicant. The Fair Chance Act identifies some positions to which the prohibition shall not apply. It also requires OPM to establish complaint procedures under which an applicant for a position in the civil service may submit a complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance with the Fair Chance Act by an employee of an agency, establishes minimum penalties and procedures to be followed before a penalty may be assessed, and requires OPM to establish appeal procedures available in the event of a determination adverse to the Federal employee.","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/2023/09/01/2023-18242.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":302,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":317,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":319,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":330,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":731,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":754,"title":5},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":920,"title":5}],"citation":"88 FR 60317","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective October 2, 2023.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"OPM","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2023-09-01","updated_at":"2025-05-23T17:57:05.710-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2022-0004-0022","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"OPM-2022-0004-0022","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"OPM-2022-0004","title":"Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs"}],"document_number":"2023-18242","effective_on":"2023-10-02","end_page":60333,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2023/09/01/2023-18242.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/01/2023-18242/fair-chance-to-compete-for-jobs","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2023-18242?publication_date=2023-09-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2023-09-01/2023-18242/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":17,"page_views":{"count":10482,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-01/pdf/2023-18242.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-18242.pdf?1693485915","publication_date":"2023-09-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2023/09/01/2023-18242.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3206-AO00":{"issue":"202304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AO00/fair-chance-to-compete-for-jobs","title":"Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202304&RIN=3206-AO00&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["3206-AO00"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AO00/fair-chance-to-compete-for-jobs","title":"Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs"},"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-2022-0004","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"OPM-2022-0004","document_id":"OPM-2022-0004-0022","regulation_id_number":"3206-AO00","title":"Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2025-05-24T23:55:03Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":60317,"subtype":null,"title":"Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs","toc_doc":"Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Government employees"],"type":"Rule","volume":88}