DELEGATED EXAMINING ACTION REVIEW
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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REVIEW ITEM COMMENTS
L. CERTIFICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES
Certificate of Eligibles contains the following:
1. Certificate number, including the FY (a system is in
place to identify certificates)
2. Title, series, grade, and duty location of position
3. Names of certified eligibles and addresses/phone
numbers if applications are not sent with certificate
4. Numerical rating/quality category of each eligible
certified, including veteran’s preference points when
applicable (N/A for category rating), and appropriate
veterans’ preference symbols.
5. Signature of issuing official
6. Issue date of certificate
7. Due date of certificate
Order of certification is proper [5 U.S.C. 3313; 5 CFR
330.705; DEOH 6-B or 5 U.S.C 3319; 5 CFR 337.303;
DEOH 5-B]
For category rating, all eligibles in the highest quality
category are referred to the selecting official (5 U.S.C.
3319; 5 CFR 337; DEOH 5-B]
For category rating, proper procedures are followed if
merging categories (merging is optional and may be done
only before a certificate is issued if there are fewer than 3
eligibles in the highest quality category and/or when fewer
than 3 available eligibles remain in the highest quality
category. All preference eligibles are placed at the top of
the newly merged category) [DEOH 5-B])
Tie breakers are used properly [DEOH 6-B]
Supplemental certificates are issued properly [DEOH 6-B]
Selections are from the highest three eligibles available for
appointment [5 CFR 332.404-405] or from eligibles in the
highest quality category [5 CFR 337]
Selections are consistent with ranking certification [5
U.S.C. 3318 and 3319; 5 CFR 332.404-405; DEOH 6-C]
Selecting official properly documents actions (selections,
declinations, etc.) and signs and dates the returned
certificate as documentation for the file [DEOH 6-C]
Selecting officials return certificates promptly after making
selections [DEOH 6-C]
Pass overs of preference eligibles and/or objections are
handled properly [5 U.S.C. 3312 and 3318; 5 CFR
332.406; 5 CFR 339]
Certificates are audited upon return in accordance with
agency’s policy [DEOH 6-C]