Since the Commission was concerned solely with promoting the efficiency of the federal service and the rule had no clear relationship to that purpose, the agency would be required to articulate a justification for the rule.

• 鉴于文职人员委员会仅仅关心改进联邦服务的效率，加之该规则与上述目的没有明确的关系，所涉及的机关即应按要求明确表达制定规则的正当理由。