SF59
Request for Approval of Noncompetitive Action
Standard Form 59 (SF 59), Request for Approval of Noncompetitive Action, is a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) form. Its header reads STANDARD FORM 59, Revised January 1979, Office of Personnel Management. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
The requesting agency completes the front: the OPM office the request goes to, the type of action (such as transfer, position change, reinstatement, detail or a career or career-conditional appointment), the authority, the employee's details, the position moving from and to, supporting statements and the reason for submission. The reverse prints instructions and an OPM ACTION block where OPM marks the action approved or disapproved.
The form points to detailed instructions in Subchapters S4 and S5, Appendix A, FPM Supplement 296-31. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
The name, address and ZIP code of the OPM office, and boxes for transfer, position change, reinstatement, temporary or term appointment, career or career-conditional appointment, conversion, excepted appointment, detail or other.
The OPM regulation or other authority under which the action is requested, and whether the employee now serves under a career or career-conditional appointment.
Name (Last, First, M.I.), total length of service in present grade, home address (complete if employee is to take written test), veteran preference and birth date.
Position title, pay plan, occupational code, grade and salary, bureau or office, and duty station, for the current and proposed positions.
Whether other requirements have been met, supporting statements, a description of duties, and the reason for submission, such as prior approval of experience and training, a written test or extension of detail beyond 120 days.
Number of copies, the office to submit to, supporting documents, requests involving separation for cause, and OPM's decision with the requirements it reviewed.
The front has items 1 to 12 and the requesting office block. The reverse has the instructions and OPM's action.
The instructions say to submit the request to the office which has recruiting jurisdiction over the position, except when the applicable instructions require submission to OPM's central office.
Check the type of action in item 1 and enter the OPM regulation or other authority in item 2.
Complete items 3 to 9 with the employee's appointment, name, service, veteran preference, birth date and the from and to positions.
Item 10 is filled out in ALL cases, and a No is explained in item 11. The form asks to attach a description of duties of the proposed position, except where the title is descriptive of the duties.
The instructions say to attach a completed copy of Standard Form 171 (or 173), Personal Qualifications Statement, except that Standard Form 172 may be used with requests which involve qualification requirements only.
Check the reason in item 12, then an authorized official signs with title and date. The instructions say to submit this form in duplicate.
These steps follow the instructions printed on the reverse of the form.
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To the OPM office which has recruiting jurisdiction over the position. The form gives one central office example: Staffing Systems and Services Group, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C. 20415, for career appointment requests based on service in the legislative or judicial branch under section 2(b) or (c) of the Ramspeck Act.
The instructions say to submit this form in duplicate.
For a request involving separation for cause, the form asks the agency to state whether the nominee's Official Personnel Folder is in the agency's possession, or has been requested by it.
OPM marks the action Approved or Disapproved and checks what it reviewed: qualifications requirements only, suitability, reinstatement eligibility determination or other. A note says the agency determines whether the individual meets all other requirements.
SF 59 is a request from an agency to OPM. The employee or nominee is the subject of the request, not the filer.
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The header reads STANDARD FORM 59, Revised January 1979, Office of Personnel Management. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
The requesting agency. It enters its office details and an authorized signature, and item 12 is labeled To be checked by agency. The employee or nominee is described in items 3 to 9.
The instructions say to submit it to the office which has recruiting jurisdiction over the position, except when the applicable instructions in FPM Supplement 296-31 require submission to OPM's central office.
The instructions say to submit this form in duplicate.
The instructions say to attach a completed copy of Standard Form 171 (or 173), Personal Qualifications Statement, or in some cases Standard Form 172, plus any statements required by FPM Supplement 296-31, Appendix A.
The OPM ACTION block on the reverse: approved or disapproved, the requirements reviewed, remarks, and an authorized signature and date.
