SF-50: A Standard form for Notification of Personal Action
An SF-50 is a specific Standard Federal form. More specifically, the SF-50 form is the form for Notification of Personal Action. This form can be used by a former or current Federal Employee to show proof of any Federal service or civil Service Status. The SF-50 can be found either at an agency’s human resource office for a current employee or at the National Personal Records Center for former employees.
Here are the pieces of information needed to fill out a SF-50 Form:
Personal Information of the SF-50
• First, middle, and last name
• Social security Number
• Date of Birth
• Effective Date
First and Second Action
• Nature of Action
• Legal Authority
Previous Position Title and Number for the SF-50
• Pay plan
• Occupational code
• Grade or level
• Step or rate
• Total salary
• Pay basis
• Basic pay
• Locality adjusted
• Adjusted basic pay
• Other Pay
• Name and location of the position’s Organization
Prospective Position Title and Number
• Pay plan
• Occupational code
• Grade or level
• Step or rate
• Total salary/award
• Pay basis
• Basic pay
• Locality adjusted
• Adjusted basic pay
• Other Pay
• Name and location of the position’s Organization
Employee Data for the SF-50
• Veterans preference
• Tenure
• Agency use
• Veterans reference or RIF
• FEGLI
• Annuitant indicator
• Pay rate determinant
• Retirement plan
• Service comp. date
• Work schedule
• Part-time hours per biweekly pay period
Position Data
• Position occupied
• FLSA category
• Appropriation code
• Bargaining unit status
• Duty station code
• Duty station’s location
• Agency data
• Remarks
• Employing Department or agency as well as the agency code, personal office ID, approval date, and signature
