CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 359—REMOVAL FROM THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE; GUARANTEED PLACEMENT IN OTHER PERSONNEL SYSTEMS > SUBPART D—Removal of Career Appointees During Probation (§359.401 to §359.407) > 359.402—Removal: Unacceptable performance.

359.402—Removal: Unacceptable performance.

(a) Coverage. This section covers the removal of a career appointee from the SES during the probationary period for unacceptable performance.
(b) Basis for action. A removal under this section need not be based upon a final rating under the agency's SES performance appraisal system established under subpart C of part 430 of this chapter. Even if a removal is based on such a rating, the removal action is taken under this section.
(c) Procedures. The agency shall notify the appointee in writing before the effective date of the action. The notice shall, as a minimum—
(1) State the agency's conclusions as to the inadequacies of the appointee's performance;
(2) State whether the appointee has placement rights under § 359.701 and, if so, identify the position to which the appointee will be assigned; and
(3) Show the effective date of the action.