[Material Transmitted]{.underline}:

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Instruction 304-1,
Appointment of Experts and Consultants, dated April 25, 2008.

[Material Superseded]{.underline}:

HHS Instruction 304-1, Appointment of Experts and Consultants, dated
May, 3, 1996, and amended January 27, 1998.

[Background]{.underline}:

This Instruction has been superseded to bring it into compliance with
the current regulations pertaining to the Appointment of Experts and
Consultants. The regulations governing the different types of experts
and consultants are significantly different as to warrant separate
policies. The language of the current policy needs to be streamlined to
concentrate on the regulations, provisions, and procedural requirements
pertaining to experts and consultants appointed under 5 USC 3109.

The updates to this policy include: 1) identification of the experts and
consultants included and excluded from coverage; 2) clarification of the
purpose, use, and requirements for hiring experts and consultants; 3)
statement of the conditions for hiring full-time and part-time, versus
intermittent, appointments; 4) clarification regarding the differing
provisions of compensation, pay basis, leave, travel and other benefits
for each type appointment; and 5) provision of compliance and reporting
requirements. In addition, Exhibit A, Expert and Consultant Request
Form**,** has been completely redesigned to address data required by
OPM.

This issuance is effective immediately. Implementation under this
issuance must be carried out in accordance with applicable laws,
regulations, bargaining agreements, and Departmental policy.

Antonia T. Harris

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources

INSTRUCTION 304-1

**SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS**

304-1-00 Purpose

304-1-10 References

304-1-20 Coverage and Exclusions

304-1-30 Definitions

304-1-40 Responsibilities

304-1-50 Usage of Experts and Consultants

304-1-60 Tenure

304-1-70 Compensation

304-1-80 Leave, Overtime/Holiday Pay, Travel and Other Benefits

304-1-90 Documentation, Reporting, and Accountability

Exhibit A: Experts and Consultants Request Form

**304-1-00 PURPOSE**

The purpose of this instruction is to provide Department-wide
implementing guidance for appointing experts and consultants under 5 USC
3109 and 5 CFR Part 304.

**304-1-10 REFERENCES**

A.  5 CFR Part 304 (Experts and Consultants)

B.  5 CFR § 550.503 (Pay Administration)

C.  5 CFR § 831.201 (Retirement)

D.  5 CFR § 870.302 (Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program)

E.  5 CFR § 890.102 (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program)

F.  5 USC § 3109 (Employment of experts and consultants; temporary or
    intermittent)

G.  5 USC § 5533 (Dual Pay for More than One Position; Limitations;
    Exceptions)

H.  § 503 of Public Law 102-394 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human
    Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations
    Act, 1993) 106 Stat.1825

**304-1-20 COVERAGE AND EXCLUSIONS**

A. Coverage

Appointments under 5 USC 3109 may be made to hire experts and
consultants to provide professional or technical expertise that does not
exist or is not readily available within HHS or to perform services that
are not of a continuing nature and/or could not be performed by HHS
employees in competitive or other permanent full-time positions.

B. Exclusions

This Policy does not apply to the following:

1.  Procurement of services by contractors under the procurement laws;

2.  Special Consultants appointed under 42 USC § 209(f);

3.  Special Experts appointed under 42 USC § 282 & § 285;

4.  Positions requiring Presidential appointment;

5.  Positions in the Senior Executive Service;

6.  Positions involving managerial or supervisory work, making final
    decision on substantive policies, or functioning in the chain of
    command (e.g., approving financial transactions or personnel
    actions); and

7.  Substitutes for permanent, full-time jobs, to fill in for regular
    employees during staff shortages, or to bypass normal employment
    procedures and/or General Schedule pay rates.

**304-1-30 DEFINITIONS**

A.  [Consultant]{.underline}. A person who can provide valuable and
    pertinent advice generally drawn from a high degree of broad
    administrative, professional, or technical knowledge or experience.
    When an agency requires public advisory participation, a consultant
    also may be a person who is affected by a particular program and can
    provide useful views from personal experience.

B.  [Consultant position]{.underline}. One that requires providing
    advice, views, opinions, alternatives, or recommendations on a
    temporary and/or intermittent basis on issues, problems, or
    questions presented by a Federal official.

C.  [Expert]{.underline}. A person who is specially qualified by
    education and experience to perform difficult and challenging tasks
    in a particular field beyond the usual range of achievement of
    competent persons in that field. An expert is regarded by other
    persons in the field as an authority or practitioner of unusual
    competence and skill in a professional, scientific, technical or
    other activity.

D.  [Expert position]{.underline}. One that requires the services of a
    specialist with skills superior to those of others in the same
    profession, occupation, or activity to perform work on a temporary
    and/or intermittent basis assigned by a Federal official.

E.  [Intermittent employment]{.underline}. Employment without a
    regularly scheduled tour of duty.

F.  [Service year]{.underline}. The calendar year that begins on the
    date of the individual\'s initial appointment in the agency.

G.  [Temporary employment]{.underline}. Employment not to exceed 1 year.
    An expert or consultant serving under a temporary appointment may
    have a full-time, part-time, seasonal, or intermittent work
    schedule.

H.  [Employment without compensation]{.underline}. Unpaid service that
    is provided at the agency\'s request and is to perform duties that
    are unclassified. It is not volunteer service.

**304-1-40** **RESPONSIBILITIES**

A.  Office of Human Resources (OHR) is responsible for:

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1.  Updating and maintaining this policy;

2.  Advising operating Human Resources organizations on the proper use
    of experts and consultants;

3.  Coordinating HHS annual report to the Office of Personnel Management
    (OPM) on the employment of experts and consultants;

4.  Reviewing OPDIV requests for exceptions to expert and consultant
    reappointment time and funding limits; and forwarding appropriate
    requests to OPM for official authorization for reappointment of an
    expert or consultant as an exception to limits.

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B.  Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) are responsible for:

    1.  Ensuring the compliance of the requirements of this policy
        within their respective organizations;

    2.  Consulting with the operating Human Resources organizations in
        determining the appropriate expert and consultant pay rates and
        cost of living adjustments, as outlined in this policy;

    3.  Providing written justifications regarding the necessity of
        needed expert or consultant services;

    4.  Submitting all necessary documentation regarding all requests to
        appoint or extend an expert or consultant to the operating Human
        Resources organization;

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5.  Submitting requests for reappointments as an exception to OPM time
    and funding limits through operating Human Resources organizations
    to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources; and

6.  Monitoring the hours worked of all full-time, part-time, and
    intermittent experts and consultants to ensure time worked does not
    exceed the agreed upon terms of the appointments.

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C.  Operating Human Resources organizations are responsible for:

    1.  Advising OPDIV managers and supervisors on the proper use of
        experts and consultants and the appropriate pay and cost of
        living allowances;

    2.  Reviewing OPDIV expert and consultant documentation for
        compliance with regulations, and processing appointments, as
        appropriate; and

    3.  Reviewing for OHR and OPM approval, OPDIV requests for
        exceptions to expert and consultant reappointment.

        50. **USAGE OF EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS**

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        A.  OPDIVs may appoint experts and consultants to positions that
            primarily require performance of advisory services, rather
            than performance of operating functions, without regard to
            competitive civil service requirements. Subject to the
            conditions specified in this issuance, expert and consultant
            appointments may be used for individuals pending their
            Schedule C appointment or noncareer appointment in the
            Senior Executive Service. In addition, this authority may be
            used to appoint an individual whose permanent excepted
            appointment is pending. However, these expert and consultant
            appointments must be to appropriate expert/consultant
            assignments and not to the more permanent positions that are
            pending.

        B.  A person already employed by the Federal government may be
            employed as an expert or consultant and receive pay for such
            employment only when: 1) the other Federal appointment is
            for an intermittent expert or consultant appointment, or 2)
            a determination is made that needed services may not
            otherwise be secured. When such dual employment occurs, care
            must be taken to insure that:

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1.  There is no conflict of duties or hours of employment between or
    among the appointments;

2.  If paid on a per hour basis, the individual does not receive pay for
    the same hours of the same day from more than one organization;

3.  If paid on a per day basis, he/she does not receive pay for the same
    day from more than one organization; and

4.  The individual does not receive travel expenses to or from the same
    location for the same day from two organizations.

    A.  A full-time Federal employee may be appointed to serve also as
        an intermittent expert or consultant, without compensation for
        the services performed as an intermittent expert or consultant,
        in compliance with the dual pay and dual employment restrictions
        (5 U.S.C. 5533). Such employment *with compensation* may be
        approved as an exception to these restrictions only if a
        determination is made that the additional employment is in the
        public interest and the personal services cannot be readily
        obtained otherwise. This determination may be recommended by the
        OPDIV Head for approval by the Director of the operating Human
        Resources organization.

    B.  Expert and consultant appointments are exempt from competitive
        examination, position classification, and the General Schedule
        pay rates. Such appointments may be made on a temporary basis
        (up to 1 year) or on a strictly intermittent basis without time
        limit or for any period determined by the OPDIV without regard
        to the civil service and classification laws, subject to the
        following requirements:

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    1.  Positions must be expert or consultant positions;

    2.  Persons employed as experts/consultants must be qualified to
        perform the duties of the positions to which they have been
        appointed; and

    3.  Needed services must be of such a nature that OPDIVs can meet
        the need only through temporary or intermittent employment.

        60. **TENURE**

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A.  All expert and consultant appointments, including conversions from
    other civil service appointments to positions under 5 USC 3109, are
    in the excepted service. If an employee is serving on a competitive
    service appointment, subsequent conversion to an excepted service
    appointment into an expert or consultant position will change that
    employee's status and may affect any rights previously provided as a
    competitive service employee.

B.  OPDIVs may reappoint an expert or consultant to perform demonstrably
    different duties without regard to the length of that individual's
    previous expert or consultant service with the organization.

C.  Reappointments to perform *substantially the same duties* are
    subject to the following limits:

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1.  An OPDIV may employ an expert or consultant who works on a full-time
    basis for a maximum of 2 years, i.e., on an initial appointment not
    to exceed 1 year and a reappointment not to exceed 1 additional
    year.

2.  An OPDIV may reappoint an expert or consultant who works on a
    part-time or intermittent schedule in accordance with one of the
    following options. The OPDIV must determine which option it will use
    in advance of any reappointment and must base its determination on
    objective criteria (e.g., nature of duties, pay level, whether or
    not work is regularly scheduled.)

    a.  Option 1 \-- Annual service. Option 1 must be applied to
        reappointments of experts and consultants appointed without
        compensation. An OPDIV may reappoint an expert or consultant,
        with no limit on the number of reappointments, as long as the
        individual is paid for no more than 6 months (130 days or 1,040
        hours) of work, or works for no more than that amount of time
        without compensation, in a service year. An expert or consultant
        who exceeds this limit in his/her first service year may be
        reappointed for 1 additional year. An expert or consultant who
        exceeds the limit during any subsequent service year may not be
        reappointed thereafter.

    b.  Option 2\--Cumulative earnings. Each expert or consultant will
        have a lifetime limit of twice the maximum annual rate for
        GS-15, Step 10 (excluding locality pay or any other additional
        pay.) OPDIVs may reappoint an expert or consultant until his/her
        total earnings from expert or consultant employment within HHS
        reach the lifetime maximum, as determined by using the
        applicable maximum salary rate. At that point, the employment
        must be terminated.

**304-1-70 COMPENSATION**

A. Base salary will be set at the lowest rate necessary to recruit the
candidate consistent with pay offered to other similarly qualified
candidates or consistent with the criteria listed below. The appointee's
compensation is the base salary for pay, leave and benefits. Experts and
consultants are not authorized locality pay. Base salary excludes any
other types of compensation. The following criteria must be used when
determining base salary:

1.  The level and difficulty of the work to be performed;

2.  The qualifications of the expert or consultant;

3.  The pay rates of comparable individuals performing similar work in
    the Federal or non-Federal sectors; and

4.  The availability of qualified candidates.

    B.  OPDIVS with appropriated funds under the FY 1993 Labor/HHS
        Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-394 (excludes FDA and IHS)
        may set salaries at rates for individuals not to exceed the rate
        of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule, with the
        approval of the operating Human Resources organization.

    C.  OPDIVS without appropriated funds under the FY 1993 Labor/HHS
        Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-394, i.e., FDA and IHS. may
        set basic salaries up to GS-15, Step 10 per annum, with the
        approval of the operating Human Resources organization.

    D.  Experts and consultants are not entitled to periodic step
        increases given to other Federal employees. An OPDIV may,
        however, adjust the pay of an expert or consultant, provided it
        does not exceed the GS-15, Step 10 maximum rate of basic pay, or
        level IV of the Executive Schedule, with the approval of the
        operating Human Resources organization.

    E.  An expert or consultant may be employed without compensation,
        provided the individual agrees in advance in writing to waive
        any claim for compensation for those services. This is not
        volunteer service.

    F.  Experts and consultants may be paid on an hourly basis or on a
        daily basis. The basic difference between these two pay bases is
        that an expert or consultant paid on an hourly basis is paid at
        his/her hourly rate for each hour worked, whereas an expert or
        consultant paid on a daily basis is paid at his/her full daily
        rate for each day worked, regardless of the number of hours
        involved. At the time of appointment, experts and consultants
        will be assigned a daily or an hourly pay basis. Pay basis is
        documented on the SF 50 as a daily rate followed by \"PD\" or as
        an hourly rate followed by \"PH.\" Pay must be on an hourly
        basis for any expert or consultant approved to perform duties
        away from the work site.

    G.  Regardless of the pay basis of an expert or consultant, his/her
        biweekly pay is still limited by law to an amount which does not
        exceed the biweekly rate of pay for GS 15, Step 10. For example,
        an expert or consultant being paid the maximum daily rate cannot
        be paid for work in excess of 10 days per pay period, since such
        pay would exceed the statutory maximum. Similarly, an expert or
        consultant being paid the maximum hourly rate cannot be paid for
        work in excess of 80 hours per pay period.

    H.  Retired members of the uniformed and civilian services who are
        employed as experts and consultants are subject to the same
        compensation pay restrictions as other retired employees who are
        reemployed. In rare situations, OPM may grant an exception.

    I.  When necessitated by unforeseen and unusual circumstances,
        OPDIVs may submit requests for exceptions to the above
        compensation provisions through their operating Human Resources
        organizations, to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human
        Resources. Upon concurrence, OHR will forward such requests to
        OPM for official authorization as an exception to the above
        limits.

        80. **LEAVE, OVERTIME/HOLIDAY PAY, TRAVEL AND OTHER BENEFITS**

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A.  Full-time and Part-time Experts and Consultants:

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1.  Are entitled to earn annual and sick leave. The rates of leave
    accrual and the provisions for lump-sum payment are the same as for
    other employees;

2.  Paid on a daily rate basis are not entitled to overtime pay;

3.  Paid on an hourly basis do qualify for premium pay, provided they
    have a regularly scheduled tour of duty, and provided the total pay
    will not exceed the applicable biweekly or annual pay limitation;

4.  Are entitled to pay at their regular hourly rates for holidays on
    which they perform work. In addition, they are paid at their regular
    rate for holidays when they perform no work when those holidays fall
    on their regular tour of duty;

5.  Are entitled to the travel benefits payable to regular employees,
    including transportation expenses and per diem in lieu of
    subsistence while on official business away from their official duty
    stations;

6.  Are not entitled to transportation expenses between their homes or
    places of regular business and their places of employment; and

7.  Are not entitled to per diem in lieu of subsistence while employed
    away from their homes or places of regular business.

    B.  Intermittent Experts and Consultants:

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    1.  Are entitled to pay at their regular rates for work performed on
        a holiday. They are not entitled to receive pay for holidays on
        which they performed no work;

    2.  Are not entitled to leave benefits, overtime pay, or pay for
        working beyond the 8 hour day;

    3.  May be paid for transportation expenses incurred in traveling
        between their homes or places of regular business and their
        places of employment; and

    4.  May be paid per diem in lieu of subsistence while at places of
        employment away from their homes or places of regular business.

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    C.  All full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees are
        entitled to coverage for injuries during their period of service
        under the Federal Employees Compensation Act.

    D.  Experts and consultants whose service is intermittent or
        temporary for one year or less are not covered under the Federal
        Employees Retirement System and are ineligible for life
        insurance and health benefits. However, if an employee currently
        covered by retirement, life insurance, or health benefits is
        appointed as an intermittent or temporary (full-time or
        part-time) expert or consultant without a break in service or
        after a separation from service of three days or less, coverage
        is continued. To continue life insurance coverage for an
        intermittent employee, there must be an expectation that the
        employee will return to the previous position on a full-time
        basis.

**304-1-90 DOCUMENTATION, REPORTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY**

A.  Documentation

1\. OPDIVs will submit the following to their operating Human Resources
organizations for compliance and processing:

a.  Resume or curriculum vitae of the requested individual;

b.  Applicable financial disclosure form (i.e., OGE-450 or SF-278);

c.  Information contained on the Experts and Consultants Request Form
    (Exhibit A); and

d.  Completed Request for Personnel Action, Standard Form 52,
    authorizing the action.

2\. Any requests requiring OPM approval will be forwarded to the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources for approval and transmittal.

B.  Reporting

OHR/ASAM will prepare and submit annual reports to OPM regarding 1) the
total number of days the OPDIV employed each paid expert and consultant;
and 2) the total amount of funds, excluding payments for travel and
related expenses, the OPDIV paid each expert and consultant.

C.  Accountability

1\. Each OPDIV must develop a system of oversight. The system must
include:

a\. Appropriate training and information procedures to ensure that
officials and employees understand the unique requirements of expert and
consultant appointments appointed under 5 USC 3109;

b.  Procedures for monitoring the time and funding limitations of
    experts and consultants; and

c.  Provisions for reviewing and monitoring expert and consultant
    appointments.

2\. OHR/ASAM will conduct periodic accountability reviews to analyze
OPDIV usage of expert and consultant appointments and reappointments,
and conduct case reviews to ensure that all appointments made under 5
U.S.C. 3109 adhere to regulations.

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| **Exhibit A**                         |                               |
|                                       |                               |
| **EXPERT and CONSULTANT REQUEST       |                               |
| FORM**                                |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **1. NAME OF PERSON: *(Last, first,   | **2. TOTAL PERIOD FOR WHICH   |
| middle initial)***                    | APPOINTMENT IS REQUESTED:     |
|                                       | *(List dates from beginning   |
|                                       | month/day/year to ending      |
|                                       | month/day/year)***            |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **3. MAILING ADDRESS**                | 4\. **APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF   |
|                                       | DAYS IN CALENDAR YEAR PERSON  |
|                                       | IS EXPECTED TO PERFORM        |
|                                       | SERVICES DURING THIS          |
|                                       | PERIOD.**                     |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **5. TYPE OF APPOINTMENT*:            |                               |
| (Appointment versus                   |                               |
| Extension/Re-appointment),* *(Expert  |                               |
| versus Consultant), (Full-time,       |                               |
| Part-time, Intermittent), Hourly      |                               |
| basis versus Daily basis)***          |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **6A. STATE THE BASE SALARY           |                               |
| (EXCLUDING LOCALITY PAY):**           |                               |
|                                       |                               |
| **6B. WILL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS |                               |
| BE AUTHORIZED?**                      |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **7. EXPLAIN IN FULL THE SERVICES TO  |                               |
| BE PERFORMED:**                       |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **7A. EXPLAIN WHAT DUTIES WILL BE     |                               |
| ASSIGNED THAT WILL INVOLVE THE PERSON |                               |
| IN THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS ON     |                               |
| BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH ANY     |                               |
| PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION:**  |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **7B. SPECIFY WHAT DUTIES WILL BE     |                               |
| ASSIGNED THAT WILL INVOLVE THE PERSON |                               |
| IN THE RENDERING OF ADVICE TO THE     |                               |
| GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL HAVE DIRECT AND |                               |
| PREDICTABLE EFFECT ON THE INTERESTS   |                               |
| OF ANY PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT           |                               |
| ORGANIZATION:**                       |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **8. JUSTIFICATION FOR OBTAINING OR   |                               |
| EXTENDING THIS PERSON'S SERVICES:     |                               |
| *(Please include special              |                               |
| qualifications of the nominee which   |                               |
| relate specifically to the services   |                               |
| to be performed.)***                  |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **9A. TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS OPDIV      |                               |
| ALREADY EMPLOYED THE ABOVE PERSON AS  |                               |
| AN EXPERT OR CONSULTANT TO PERFORM    |                               |
| SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DUTIES:**      |                               |
|                                       |                               |
| **9B. TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS,          |                               |
| EXCLUDING PAYMENTS FOR TRAVEL AND     |                               |
| RELATED EXPENSES, I.E.,               |                               |
| LODGINGS/MEALS, ETC., OPDIV PAID THE  |                               |
| ABOVE PERSON AS AN EXPERT OR          |                               |
| CONSULTANT TO PERFORM SUBSTANTIALLY   |                               |
| THE SAME DUTIES:**                    |                               |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| **10. PROPOSED TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS, |                               |
| EXCLUDING PAYMENTS FOR TRAVEL AND     |                               |
| RELATED EXPENSES, I.E.,               |                               |
| LODGINGS/MEALS, ETC., OPDIV ESTIMATES |                               |
| PAYING THE ABOVE PERSON AS AN EXPERT  |                               |
| OR CONSULTANT ON THIS APPOINTMENT:**  |                               |
|                                       |                               |
| *Page 1 of 2*                         |                               |
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| **Exhibit A**                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| **CERTIFICATION**                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| **[Expert/Consultant Appointment]{.smallcaps}**                       |
|                                                                       |
| > In approving the appointment of this consultant/expert, I have      |
| > considered the requirements of law, Office of Personnel Management, |
| > and HHS policies and instructions. More specifically, I certify     |
| > that:                                                               |
|                                                                       |
| 1.  the services of this individual are essential for effective       |
|     program management;                                               |
|                                                                       |
| 2.  the duties to be performed are those of *(check one)*             |
|                                                                       |
| > \_\_\_\_ a consultant, i.e., they are purely advisory in nature and |
| > will not include the performance of                                 |
| >                                                                     |
| > supervision of operating functions;                                 |
| >                                                                     |
| > \_\_\_\_ an expert, i.e., they require a high level of expertise    |
| > not available in the regular workforce;                             |
|                                                                       |
| 3.  the individual is qualified to *(check one)*                      |
|                                                                       |
| > \_\_\_\_ provide advisory services as a consultant as that term is  |
| > defined in 5 CFR 304.102 and                                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > HHS Instruction 304-1;                                              |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_ serve as an expert as that term is defined in 5 CFR 304.102  |
| and HHS Instruction 304-1;                                            |
|                                                                       |
| 4.  the appointment is appropriately designated as *(check one)*      |
|                                                                       |
| > \_\_\_\_ intermittent (the individual will work occasionally and    |
| > irregularly);                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_ Full-time or part-time (the individual will work on a        |
| regular basis for a temporary period);                                |
|                                                                       |
| 5.  the appropriate appointment authority is being used;              |
|                                                                       |
| 6.  the pay level is appropriate for the duties to be performed and   |
|     the qualifications of the appointee; and                          |
|                                                                       |
| > 7\. the record of appointment has been clearly documented to show   |
| > the services to be performed and the special qualifications of the  |
| > appointee which relate specifically to those services.              |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                                        |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                                     |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                                                       |
| Date Signature (Supervisor/Program Manager)                           |
|                                                                       |
| > Authorized to Obtain the Consultant's/Expert's Services             |
|                                                                       |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                                        |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\                                     |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                                                       |
| Date Signature (Appointing Official)                                  |
|                                                                       |
| ***Page 2 of 2***                                                     |
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