(65) General Helper (assists journeymen in various trades). (65) Lineman (maintenance and upkeep of electric-light and telephone lines). (65) Linesman (similar duties to those of mate on steamboat; handles lines of vessels passing through locks; assists in landing vessels and crews, and assists in repair of lock walls, piers, etc.; repairs and operates suction-discharge pipe line.) (62) Miner. (70) Packmaster. (65) Pipe Setter. (65) Powderman (takes care of. blasting material; loads and ignites charges for stone quarry work). (65) Sawyer. (65) Senior General Mechanic. (65) Striker. :(65) Switchman. (65) Tool Sharpener. (65) Truck Driver (heavy duty). (65) Truck Driver (light duty). (65) Water Tender. (65) Welder (steel welding, oxy-acetylene and electric processes). GROUP F. UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS (Positions of laborer or workman excepted from the classified civil service by Section 7 of the Civil Service Act. Excepted from allocation to a grade and service of the classification act by paragraph 1010.5 of these regulations.)-' (a) (65) General Service Group: Bakers. Charmen. Charwomen. Waiters. Waterboys. Laundresses. (b) (65) Floating Plant: Head Deck Hand (this position may be filled only by appointment as a step in the promotion of deck hands, without change in the unclassified status of the employee). (65) Spotter* (indicates to levee machine operators where to dump levee construction material, in addition to other duties of an unskilled laborer). 7 (65) Subforeman of laborers (unclassified).* 1002.5. Other designations not to be used. The designations given in the foregoing paragraphs must be conformed to in all papers relating to employees, including authorities, promotions, pay rolls, reports, etc. Special designations other than those given shall not be used without prior approval of the Secretary of War and the Civil Service Commission. 1002.6. Use by chiefs of administrative sections of uniform designation in signing official papers. Inasmuch as some of the designations which, under paragraph 1002.4 of these regulations, are applicable to positions held by chiefs of administrative sections of the various Engineer offices, do not indicate the official status of the employees, and in order that persons in receipt of correspondence signed by these officials may be able to determine the official status of the employee signing, each chief of administrative section shall sign official correspondence as "chief administrative, assistant." The positions of such empoyees shall be carried on all reports and pay rolls, however, under the proper designation as given under paragraph 1002.4. 1002.7. Janitor services personal and not to be obtained by contract, Janitor services are personal services and when not included in the services required to be furnished under a lease are for performance by regular employees engaged either upon a full-time or part-time basis as may be required. It is not permissible to contract with a firm or an individual to furnish such services by personnel to be selected by the contractor. The compensation to be paid for part-time janitor services should be fixed at a rate having the same relation to the rate fixed for full-time janitor service as the hours of work required of the part-time employee bear to the hours of work required of a full-time janitor. Janitor services are not services in a trade or craft such as are excepted from the requirement of classification (decision of the Comptroller General, A-82710, January 6, 1937). 1002.8. License. In case of the revocation or suspension of the license of any employee whose position requires a license from the Steamboat Inspection Serv, ice, for violation of the laws and regulations, such person cannot be employed in any position requiring such license until his license has been duly restored or renewed (E. D. Cir. Let. January 25, 1913 87558). ni 1003. UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS 1003.1. Definition of unclassified positions. Section 7 of the Civil Service Act of 1883 provides that, "any person merely employed as a laborer or workman" is not to be considered as in the classified civil service. Employees of this class are known as unclassified laborers. 1003.2. Unclassified positions in the Engineer Department are divided into two groups, as follows: (a) Positions at offices or depots in cities to which the Labor Regulations apply. Appointments to such positions shall be made in accordance with the Labor Regulations. (b) All positions of unskilled laborer not included under (a) above. Appointments to this group may be made by District Engineers without reference to higher authority and without reference to civil-service rules. *Spotters and Subforeman of laborers are unclassified, may be filled by appointment only as a step in the promotion of unskilled laborers. 238342-40-2 1003.3. Assignment of unclassified laborers to duties of classified positions.— In any case in which an unclassified laborer is to perform any duties pertaining to a classified position, appointment must be made from an appropriate civilservice register for a classified position. A person employed merely as a laborer or workman without examination under the Civil Service Rules shall not be assigned to work of the grade performed by classified employees. District Engineers are authorized to assign unclassified laborers to classified work incidentally, but not as a part of their main work and for not exceeding 25 percent of their time, in cases where such work cannot be conveniently and economically done by classified employees, but not without the consent of the Civil Service District Manager obtained before such assignment. Assignments of this character shall be kept at a minimum. 1003.4. Appointment to fill unclassified position involving classified duties.— Upon the separation from the service of an unclassified laborer who had been assigned with the consent of the Civil Service Commission to perform clássified work incidentally, the position so left vacant shall be filled by selection from a classified civil-service register, unless it is found possible due to changes in the conditions of the work, to assign the incidental classified duties formerly connected with the position to a classified employee with a proper status, and to provide for the performance in the unclassified position of manual labor only. 7 1003.5. Rules governing employments made under the Labor Regulations.— (a) Promotion of unclassified employees appointed under the Labor Regulations.-Unclassified laborers appointed under the provisions of the Labor Regulations may be advanced upon noncompetitive examination to classified positions. Employees so promoted do not acquire a classified status nor become eligible for transfer to classified positions in other branches of the Federal service (par. 4, subdiv. IV, Schedule B, C. S. Rules). (b) Employees appointed under the Labor Regulations are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930 (provided employment is not intermittent nor of uncertain duration). (c) Employees appointed under the Labor Regulations may be furloughed or laid off without pay. The period of eligibility for reemployment from such furloughs or lay-offs without pay shall be 1 year from date said furloughs or lay-offs are granted. 1003.6. Employment in unclassified positions of employees having classified status.-Unclassified positions of either of the classes referred to in paragraph 1003.2 above may be filled by selection from a civil service register for a position of classified grade, by reduction from a classified position or by the employment of a classified employee during period of furlough or lay-off from a classified position. The following rules govern such appointments: (a) The employees appointed from a classified register may be promoted to a position of classified grade, subject to compliance with the civil-service rules and departmental regulations governing promotions. (b) An employee reduced from a position of classified grade, or employed in an unclassified position during furlough or lay-off from a classified position, may be restored to the classified position formerly held, or to any other classified position for which he can qualify under the civil-service rules. (c) The employee may be granted furlough or lay-off in the same manner as classified employees are furloughed or laid off under the provisions of paragraphs 1018.4 and 1018.7 of these regulations. The period of eligibility for reemployment from such furlough or lay-off shall be 1 year from date furlough or lay-off is granted. (d) The employees remain subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act. 1004. POSITIONS EXCEPTED FROM COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 1004.1. Civil Service Rule II, Section 3, contains the following provisions: (a) Appointments to the excepted positions named in Schedule A may be made without examination or upon noncompetitive examination. (b) Appointments to the excepted positions named in Schedule B may be made upon such noncompetitive examination as the Commission shall prescribe. (c) The proper appointing officer may fill any position named in Schedule A or Schedule B, or any other excepted position, as classified positions are filled, in which case the person so appointed shall be eligible for transfer, reinstatement, or promotion to positions in the classified service, subject to the provisions of these rules. The incumbent of any excepted position so filled will not be entitled to protection against removal afforded by these rules. 1004.2. In accordance with the rule above quoted, the following items of especial interest to the Engineer Department are included in Subdivision I of Schedule A: (a) Cooks.-Section 2 of Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: "Cooks, when in the opinion of the Commission it is not expedient to make appointment upon competitive examination; but this paragraph shall not apply to positions of Cook at fixed locations, such as hospitals, quarantine stations, or penal institutions. District Engineers may make appointments under this item to authorized positions of Cook in the Engineer Department without reference to higher authority. Report of appointments of individuals to positions of this class shall be made only in the Reports of Changes in the Classified Service. (b) Special Attorneys for temporary periods.-Section 4 of Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: "Special Attorneys employed on a temporary basis for specific litigation or other legal work where knowledge of local values or conditions or other specialized qualifications not possessed by the attorneys regularly employed by the department are required for successful results. Such temporary employment shall be only for such time as is required to complete the specific assignment for which the original appointment was approved." This provision may be used only for employments for brief periods. Where employment is to continue for a considerable period or is desired for duty on more than one specific assignment, appointment shall be made from the civilservice register or by employment of a person possessing civil-service status, whenever practicable; if not possible to secure a suitably qualified employee through the regular civil-service processes, appointment may be made under the provisions of Executive Order 8044 dated January 31, 1939. (c) Part-time employments.-Section 6, Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: "Any person receiving from one department or establishment of the Government for his personal salary compensation aggregating not more than $540 per annum whose duties require only a portion of his time, or whose services are needed for very brief periods at intervals, provided that employment under this provision shall not be for job work such as contemplated in section 4 of Rule VIII. This paragraph does not apply to employments in Washington, D. C. The name of the employee, designation, duties, rate of pay, and place of employment shall be shown in the periodical reports of changes; and in addition, when payment is not at a per annum rate, the total service rendered and the distribution of such service during the year shall be shown in the report of changes at the end of each year or when the employee is separated from the service. The additional employment under similar conditions of such a person by another department or establishment of the Government will be subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission." Each person selected for appointment under this provision shall be required before appointment to furnish statement in writing as to whether he holds a part-time position under any other Department. In the event he holds such position, the prior authority of the Civil Service Commission for his appointment in the Engineer Department must be obtained by letter submitted to the Chief of Engineers, giving information as to the position and Department in which now employed, as well as information as to the position and rate of pay applicable to the proposed employment in the Engineer Department. Appointments under this provision to positions of the educational class shall be reported to the Chief of Engineers by letter for confirmation by the Secretary of War; appointments to positions of the noneducational class shall be reported only in the reports of changes in the classified service. (d) Employments in foreign countries or in certain island possessions.— Section 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: "Any person employed in a foreign country or in the Virgin Islands, or in Puerto Rico when public exigency warrants, or in any island possession of the United States in the Pacific Ocean (except the Hawaiian Islands) or United States citizens employed in a confidential capacity in the Philippine Islands, when in the opinion of the Civil Service Commission it is not practicable to treat the position as in the competitive classified service; but this paragraph shall not apply to any person employed in Canada or Mexico in the service of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Labor, or to any person employed in any foreign country by the Bureau of Customs of the Treasury Department.” Report shall be made by letter to the Chief of Engineers of all appointments effected under this provision, whether to educational or noneducational positions. The report will be accompanied by Civil Service Form 375 (in duplicate), executed by each appointee. Under special authority of the Civil Service Commission, initial appointments for duty at Wake or Midway Island or in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands may be effected in the United States for periods not to exceed 90 days for purposes of instruction, subject to the submission of individual cases to the Chief of Engineers for submission to the Commission for appropriate action prior to or at the time of initial appointment and before departure from the continental United States, if practicable. This report should be accompanied by Form 375 executed by the appointee and should state the proposed date of sailing. If date of sailing is not known at time of submission of the report, a report thereof shall be made as soon as known. (e) Employments in Panama.-Section 8, Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: "Officers and employees in the Federal Service on the Isthmus of Panama, except accountant, bookkeeper, clerk, draftsman, physician, playground director, statistician, stenographer, surgeon, trained nurse, typist, and harbor personnel in the Quartermaster Corps of the War Department, Appointments to clerical positions on the Isthmus of Panama paying $100 in United States currency per month or less may be made without examination.” (f) Employments in Alaska.-Section 9, Subdivision I, Schedule A, is as follows: |