[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR351.604] [Page 254] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 351--REDUCTION IN FORCE--Table of Contents Subpart F--Release From Competitive Level Sec. 351.604 Use of furlough. (a) An agency may furlough a competing employee only when it intends within 1 year to recall the employee to duty in the position from which furloughed. (b) An agency may not separate a competing employee under this part while an employee with lower retention standing in the same competitive level is on furlough. (c) An agency may not furlough a competing employee for more than 1 year. (d) When an agency recalls employees to duty in the competitive level from which furloughed, it shall recall them in the order of their retention standing, beginning with highest standing employee.