# 5 CFR § 610.202: Determining the holiday

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.202

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 610.202
- **Heading:** Determining the holiday
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 610—HOURS OF DUTY > Subpart B—Holidays

## Text

For purposes of pay and leave, the day to be treated as a holiday is determined as follows:
(a) Except when employees are entitled to a different holiday under 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(3), an employee's holiday is the day designated by 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) whenever part of the employee's basic workweek (as defined in § 610.102) or basic work requirement (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 6121(3)) is scheduled on that day.
(b) When a holiday falls on a nonworkday outside an employee's basic workweek, the day to be treated as his or her holiday is determined in accordance with sections 6103 (b) and (d) of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Order 11582.
(c) When an agency determines the holiday in accordance with section 6103(d) of title 5, United States Code, for an employee under a compressed work schedule, the agency shall select a workday for the holiday that is in the same biweekly pay period as the date of the actual holiday designated under 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) or in the biweekly pay period immediately preceding or following that pay period.
(d) The provisions of section 6103(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, on determining holidays for certain employees at duty posts outside the United States apply to covered employees who are working outside the United States at a permanent or temporary station or under travel orders. For the purpose of section 6103(b)(3), United States includes—
(1) A State of the United States;
(2) The District of Columbia;
(3) Puerto Rico;
(4) The U.S. Virgin Islands;
(5) Outer Continental Shelf Lands, as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (67 Stat. 462);
(6) American Samoa;
(7) Guam;
(8) Midway Atoll;
(9) Wake Island;
(10) Johnston Island; and
(11) Palmyra.
[42 FR 3297, Jan. 18, 1977, as amended at 60 FR 67287, Dec. 29, 1995; 62 FR 28308, May 23, 1997; 64 FR 72458, Dec. 28, 1999; 65 FR 48136, Aug. 7, 2000]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 610.101 § 610.101 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.102 § 610.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.102.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.201 § 610.201 Identification of holidays.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.202 § 610.202 Determining the holiday.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.202.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.301 § 610.301 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.301.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.302 § 610.302 Policy statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.302.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.303 § 610.303 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.303.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.304 § 610.304 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.304.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.305 § 610.305 Standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.305.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.306 § 610.306 Supplemental regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.306.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.401 § 610.401 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.401.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.402 § 610.402 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.402.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.403 § 610.403 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.403.md)
- [5 CFR § 610.404 § 610.404 Requirement for time-accounting method.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-610.404.md)

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