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BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 2  \nA. Statutory Basis ............................................................................................................................... 2  \nB. Classification Standards Issuances ............................................................................................. 2  \nSECTION II. STRUCTURE AND USE OF CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS ............................................3  \nA. Explanation of Terms..................................................................................................................... 3  \nB. Form and Content of Standards ................................................................................................... 4  \nC. Using Classification Standards .................................................................................................... 5  \nSECTION III. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION........................................6  \nA. Authorities and Responsibilities for Classification .................................................................... 6  \nB. Judgment in Applying Standards ................................................................................................. 8  \nC. Work Covered by the General Schedule ...................................................................................... 8  \nD. Position Management .................................................................................................................. 11  \nE. Use of Position Descriptions ...................................................................................................... 11  \nF. Determining Duties To Be Classified ......................................................................................... 12  \nG. Selecting the Occupational Series ............................................................................................. 13  \nH. Titling Positions ........................................................................................................................... 14  \nI. Determining Grade Level............................................................................................................. 16  \nJ. Mixed Grade Positions................................................................................................................. 17  \nK. Impact of the Person on the Job................................................................................................. 18  \nL. Interdisciplinary Professional Positions.................................................................................... 19  \nSECTION IV. DETERMINING COVERAGE BY THE GENERAL SCHEDULE OR THE FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM................................................................................................................................................. 20  \nA. General Criteria ............................................................................................................................ 20  \nB. Borderline Positions .................................................................................................................... 20  \nAPPENDIX 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 26  \nLIST OF SERIES FOR WHICH A TWO-GRADE INTERVAL PATTERN IS NORMAL.........................26  \nAPPENDIX 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 35  \nFUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS ........................................... 35  \nAPPENDIX 3 ..........................................................................................................","cbCaiuhSGErZfBMR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuhSGErZfBMR","pdf",449345,73,"English","# SECTION I. BACKGROUND\n## A. Statutory Basis\n# SECTION II. STRUCTURE AND USE OF CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS\n## A. 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