Removal of References to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures in Federal Personnel Regulations
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- What it does
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim final rule with request for comments to remove references to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) from Federal civil service regulations. These amendments conform OPM's regulations to the Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel's June 9, 2026, opinion finding the UGESP unlawful.
The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
4 parts of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
5 CFR 300, 5 CFR 330, 5 CFR 337, 5 CFR 720
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AP20 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective July 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-15586 |
|---|---|
| Action | Interim final rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Personnel Management Office |
| Published | July 31, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 31, 2026 |
| Comments close | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3206-AP20 |
| Docket | OPM-2026-0595 |
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