Definitions
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For the purpose of this subpart, furlough means the placing of an appointee in a temporary status without duties and pay because of lack of work or funds or other nondisciplinary reasons; except it does not refer to an emergency shutdown furlough caused by a lapse in congressional appropriations where the ultimate duration of the furlough is not known by the agency at the outset of the furlough.
[91 FR 49227, Aug. 3, 2026]
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