(a) Regular employee means any officer or employee of EPA who is employed or appointed, with or without compensation, to serve more than 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days, including regular officers of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and reserve officers of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps while on active duty.
(b) Special employee means an officer or employee of EPA who is retained, designated, appointed or employed to perform, with or without compensation, temporary duties either on a full-time or intermittent basis for not more that 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days and who actually served more than 60 days during such 365-day period.
