5 CFR 530.301 : Administrative Personnel (§ 1.1 To Parts 10003-10049) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Office Of Personnel Management (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Civil Service Regulations (§ 110.101 To Parts 631-699) — Pay Rates And Systems (General) (Subpart A To § 530.323) — Special Rate Schedules For Recruitment And Retention (§ 530.301 To § 530.323) — General Provisions (§ 530.301 To § 530.309) — Purpose and applicability.

(a) Purpose. This subpart contains OPM regulations implementing 5 U.S.C. 5305, which authorizes the establishment of special rates of pay for Federal employees in executive agencies to address significant recruitment or retention problems. This subpart also contains rules for determining an employee's rate of pay when a special rate schedule is established, increased, decreased, or discontinued, or when conditions for coverage under a special rate schedule are changed. All other pay actions for special rate employees are governed by the pay-setting rules in 5 CFR parts 531 and 536.

(b) Applicability. Except as explained in § 530.303(a), this subpart applies only to GS employees.