Table 053, Nature of Action Alpha Descriptions

Nature of Action Alpha Descriptions is Table 053 on the Table Management System (TMGT) menu. This table contains the alpha descriptions and authorities for five-digit nature of action codes (NOAC). The alpha description is the literal for the five-digit NOA C. The authority code is a law, executive order, rule, regulation or other basis that authorizes the appointing officer to effect a personnel action on an employee.

Agencies can query Table 053 data, view documentation data, and generate reports; however, update authority is limited to authorized National Finance Center (NFC) personnel only.

Updating Table 053

The Table 053, Nature of Action Alpha Descriptions, update screen shown below allows authorized NFC personnel to add, modify, delete, or reactivate a record.

Table 053, Nature of Action Alpha Descriptions Update Screen

Agencies without the authority to update TMGT should submit their TMGT update requests via ServiceNow. Please attach a copy of the prefilled screen print relating to the table information that requires updating to ensure acccuracy. A change to this table requires an additional review and approval process; therefore, the TMGT update may not be updated within the currently established processing standard of 5 business days.

Note: To ensure that all change requests are officially authorized, we will only process a request from an authorized Agency representative whose name appears on Table 063, Contact Type 03. Please ensure that each request includes the following: your Department/Agency Code/Personnel Office Identifier Number, name, email address, phone number, and the prefilled screen print attachment.

At the Table 053 update screen, complete the fields as follows:

OPM-Other-Legal-Auth-2nd

Split-TA-Req-Ind

Agency-Authority-Ind

Num-Authority

Requesting a Report for Table 053

The Table 053, Nature of Action Alpha Descriptions, reports screen shown below allows users to generate ad hoc reports.