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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAM (PPP) HANDBOOK DEFENSE Civilian Personnel Advisory Service July 2011 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ADVISORY SERVICE 1400 KEY BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON, VA 22209-5144 December 5, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR ALL ASARS USERS SUBJECT: DoD Priority Placement Program Handbook Change H-FY2012-01 This memorandum forwards the following changes to the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Handbook. chapter 1 Clarifies documentation for clear PPP audit trails.

2 chapter 3 Clarifies pay plans ineligible for PPP registration. chapter 3 Clarifies that less than fully satisfactory conduct is applicable not only toregistration but also to placement. chapter 3 Provides examples on what are considered conduct problems. chapter 3 Implements new policy on registration grades and pay systems. chapter 3 Clarifies that Military Spouses are exempt from being required to register fortheir current job. chapter 4 Provides instruction for matching multi-series positions.

3 chapter 4 Provides clarification for planned management action exceptions. chapter 4 Provides that exception applies when commands provide official documentationregarding abolished position. chapter 4 Provides guidance on relaxing the well-qualified standard. chapter 4 Provides that an offer of a position to a less then well qualified registrant shouldbe treated the same as an invalid offer for declination purposes. chapter 4 Provides guidance on when to initiate a security clearance. chapter 5 Provide clarification on successful completion of overseas tour.

4 chapter 5 Clarifies that less than fully satisfactory conduct is applicable not only toregistration but also to placement. chapter 7 Adds data element for registrant s current email address. chapter 7 Adds new item in registration checklist where registrant certifies that allinformation provided is correct. chapter 7 Deletion of Appendix I. chapter 9 Provides clarification that ASARS resumes must immediately be reported uponbeing worked. chapter 9 Clarifies that use of Code 46 is only appropriate for series 301/303 requisitionedusing the NOA option code.

5 chapter 10 Redefines proper use of NOA option code. chapter 10 Clarifies use of option codes for GS-800 series and use of Commodity codes chapter 11 Clarifies registration period for Program K registrants. chapter 20 Clarifies documentation to establish eligibility for registration in Air Force sProgram 2011 PPP Handbook 10-i chapter 10 OPTION CODES TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTIONS Page A. Purpose 10-1 B. Procedural Requirements 10-1 APPENDICES A. Option Codes 10-A-1 July 2011 PPP Handbook 10-1 chapter 10 OPTION CODES A.

6 PURPOSE The purpose of this chapter is to explain the proper use of option codes, which are used in registration to more specifically define qualifications and in requisitioning to clarify job requirements. B. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS Except for the six generic options (see , below) and the NOA option code (see below), option codes may be used only with the specific occupational series under which they are listed in Appendix A. registration format will accommodate up to 10 option codes per skill as to which options, if any, may be used, are based solely on a registrant s qualifications.

7 An option code should never be entered more than once for the same occupational series. , which equates to No Option Applicable, may only be used when theregistrant has experience in a particular series that does not correspond to an existing option code, and it may be used in combination with other option codes. NOA is never appropriate when all of the registrant s experience in a given series can be categorized with some other option code(s). 1. A GS-501 employee currently specializes in civilian pay, andthis work corresponds to option code CVY.

8 She previously held a GS-501 position in the travel pay section, and this experience can be reflected with option code TPY. In between these two jobs, she performed GS-501 duties that do not correspond to any of the available option codes in Appendix A. Base on these three assignments, the employee can register with option codes CVY, TPY and NOA. 2. A GS-501 co-worker of the employee in Example 1 currentlyspecializes in civilian pay (CVY) and in a prior assignment worked exclusively with military pay (MPY).

9 He has no other GS-501 experience. The employee can register with option codes CVY and MPY, but is not eligible to register with NOA. 3. The requisition format will accommodate up to 3 option codes. If a positionlegitimately requires more than 3 option codes, the HRO must use the 3 that are most essential to the position. NOA must be used when there are no applicable option codes in Appendix A, and it cannot be used in combination with any other option codes. Page reissued 1/6/2012 Change memo H-FY2012-01 10-2 , requisitions submitted with NOA will not match registrations unlessthe corresponding skill line includes NOA.

10 The only exceptions are DAT (Data Transcription), OAA (Office Automation), STC (Stenography), FLP (Foreign Language Proficiency), or IST (Scientific & Technical Intelligence Production). When registered with these generic option codes, registrants will match positions in the same series that are requisitioned with NOA. registered with two or more options, registrants will match requisitionssubmitted with one or both of the options. If registered with three or more options, registrants will match requisitions submitted with one, two, or all three of the options.