OPM will determine the standards to be used in issuing Letters of Authority, which shall include the following:
- (a) The positions to be filled must be related to emergency situations for which the usual recruiting methods are inadequate.
- (b) The positions must be a part of a specific program immediately essential to the national interest.
- (c) The positions must be essential to the functioning of the program.
- (d) There must be substantial basis for the belief that reemployment rights will be a significant and reasonable aid in meeting the emergency situation.