Part A: requesting office
Items 1 to 6: actions requested, request number, a name and telephone number for more information, proposed effective date, action requested by and action authorized by.
SF52
Request for Personnel Action
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 7/1991
- Fillable fields
- 112
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
Standard Form 52 (SF 52): Request for Personnel Action
Standard Form 52 (SF 52), Request for Personnel Action, is a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) form, printed as Rev. 7/91 with the reference FPM Supp. 296-33, Subch. 3. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
Part A is for the requesting office, which the form says also completes Part B, Items 1, 7-22, 32, 33, 36, and 39. Part B is For Preparation of SF 50 and covers the employee, a first and second action, the from and to positions, employee data and position data. Part C holds reviews and approvals and is marked Not to be used by requesting office. The reverse side has Part D, remarks by the requesting office, Part E, an employee resignation or retirement with a Privacy Act statement, and Part F, remarks for SF 50.
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What's on SF 52
Part B items 1 to 6: employee and actions
Name (last, first, middle), Social Security Number, date of birth, effective date, then code, nature of action and legal authority for a first and second action.
Part B items 7 to 22: from and to positions
Position title and number, pay plan, occupation code, grade or level, step or rate, total salary, pay basis, basic pay, locality adjustment, adjusted basic pay, other pay and the position's organization.
Part B items 23 to 51: employee and position data
Veterans preference, tenure, FEGLI, retirement plan, work schedule, position occupied, FLSA category, appropriation code, duty station, agency data, education, citizenship and supervisory status.
Part C: reviews and approvals
Rows A to F for each office or function, and an approval certifying the information is accurate and the proposed action complies with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Parts D to F: reverse side
Remarks by the requesting office, the employee resignation or retirement section with its Privacy Act statement, and remarks for SF 50.
The front has Parts A to C and the reverse side has Parts D to F.
How to complete SF 52
- 1
Complete Part A
The requesting office fills in items 1 to 4 and the Part B items the form names: 1, 7-22, 32, 33, 36, and 39.
- 2
Use the right codes and dates
The Part B heading says to use only codes in FPM Supplement 292-1 and to show all dates in month-day-year order.
- 3
Request and authorize
Item 5 takes the typed name, title, signature and request date of the person requesting the action. Item 6 takes the same for the person authorizing it, with a concurrence date.
- 4
Answer the note to supervisors
Part D asks YES or NO. The form says if YES, state these facts on a separate sheet and attach it to SF 52.
- 5
Part E for a resignation or retirement
The employee gives specific reasons, the effective date, signature, date signed and a forwarding address. The form asks to be specific and avoid generalizations.
- 6
Reviews and approval
Part C is completed by the offices that review and approve the action, not by the requesting office, ending with an approval signature and date.
These steps follow the notes printed in each part.
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Where it goes and what the form says
Where it goes
The PDF prints no filing address. Part B is headed For Preparation of SF 50, and Part F is Remarks for SF 50.
Edition note
The front says Editions Prior to 7/91 Are Not Usable After 6/30/93.
Authority for Part E
The Privacy Act statement says the information is requested under sections 301, 3301, and 8506 of title 5, U.S. Code.
How Part E is used
The form says the reason may be considered in any future decision about re-employment in the Federal service and may be used to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits. The forwarding address is used mainly to mail documents and pay.
Voluntary, with effects
The form says furnishing the information is voluntary, but failure to provide it may result in not receiving copies of documents, pay or other compensation due, and unemployment compensation benefits.
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Questions about Form SF52
Who issues SF 52?
The form is printed as a U.S. Office of Personnel Management form, Rev. 7/91, with the reference FPM Supp. 296-33, Subch. 3. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
Who completes each part of SF 52?
The requesting office completes Part A, the Part B items it names and Part D. Part C is not to be used by the requesting office. Part E is for an employee who resigns or retires.
What codes go in Part B?
The Part B heading says to use only codes in FPM Supplement 292-1 and to show all dates in month-day-year order.
When does a resignation on SF 52 take effect?
Part E says the resignation or retirement is effective at the end of the day, midnight, unless you specify otherwise.
Is giving a reason for resigning required?
The Privacy Act statement says furnishing the information is voluntary, but failure to provide it may result in not receiving copies of documents, pay or other compensation due, or unemployment compensation benefits.
How are the reasons in Part E used?
The form says the reasons are used in determining possible unemployment benefits and may be considered in any future decision regarding re-employment in the Federal service.
Can older editions of SF 52 be used?
The form says Editions Prior to 7/91 Are Not Usable After 6/30/93.