Transaction Code:
04
Bone Marrow Donor Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for the purposes of being tested for and/or donating bone marrow. A maximum of 56 is allowed per calendar year. For more information, refer to 5 U.S.C. 6327.05
Organ Donor Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for thepurposes of being tested for and/or donating an organ. A maximum of 240 hours is allowed per calendar year. For more information, refer to 5 U.S.C. 6327.
06
Preventive Health Care Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for time granted to an employee with less than 80 hours of accrued sick leave for the purposes of health screening programs and other effective preventive health measures. Sick leave balances must be less than 80 hours at the time of use. A maximum of 4 hours is allowed per calendar year. For more information, refer to the Presidential Declaration on “Preventive Health Care Services at the Federal Workplace,” dated January 4, 2001 and OPM Transmittal 007 dated January 10, 2001.Holiday − These Transaction Code Descriptors are used to identify paid time off for a holiday with no charge to leave. TC 31 can be used in conjunction with any TC 66 hours in order to obtain holiday worked pay if an employee worked on a holiday. However, in accordance with 5 CFR 550.131, 5 CFR 610.201, and 5 USC 6103, a holiday is defined as a legal public holiday and specifically identified. Therefore, even if a state or local holiday off with pay is granted, there is no authorization for payment of holiday pay worked if the employee is required to work.
Code Value Definition
21
Federal Holiday Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for a period that is declared by Federal statute or Executive Order.22
State Holiday Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for day(s) designated as a state holiday and that is observed by a local office. This TC/TC Descriptor combination cannot be used with TC 31.23
Local Holiday Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for day(s)designated as a local holiday that is observed by a local office (i.e., Mardi Gras, etc.) This TC/TC Descriptor combination cannot be used with TC 31.
Administrative − These Transaction Code Descriptors are used to identify paid time off for various administrative functions.
31
Agency Directed Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for anemployee who is not actually at the work site, but who is to be paid by the agency pending an administrative decision (i.e., for improper behavior, pending administrative investigations, etc.)
32
Court Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for juror /witness service.Jury Duty − an employee who is summoned to serve as a juror in a judicial proceeding.
Witness − An employee who is summoned as a witness in a judicial proceeding in which the Federal, state, or local government is a party.
Note: An employee who is summoned as a witness in an official capacity on behalf of the Federal Government is on official duty, not court leave. Additionally, serving as witness in a personal capacity (traffic, divorce, custody, etc.) is not considered official duty. Fees/Expenses − Employees must reimburse to their agency fees paid for service as a juror or witness. However, monies paid to jurors or witnesses which are in the nature of expenses (eg., transportation) do not have to be reimbursed to the agency.
TC 66, Other Leave
Transaction Code:
34
Hazardous WeatherDismissal Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for anemployee who is dismissed and/or excused from duty due to hazardous weather conditions (i.e., hurricane, floods, snow storm, etc.)
35
Office Closed Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for an employee who is not actually working due to an office move, chemical spill, utility problems, etc.36
Office Closed − Red Alert Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for an employee who is not actually working due to an actual terrorist threat (i.e., bomb threat).37
Transfer of Station Used to record paid time off without charge to leave for anemployee who is being transferred from one duty station to another for an organization’s benefit.
38
Voting Time off from work to vote in Federal, state, county, or municipal elections or in referendums on any civic matter in their community. A maximum of 8 hours is allowed per pay period.Transaction Code:
TC 66, Prefix 01, Other Leave for Protective Services
TC Descriptor: 01−06, 21−23, 31−37
Applies To: Department of Treasury Secret Service
U.S. Customs Service Officers
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Internal Revenue Service
Description:
This TC is used to record hours of paid absence authorized by law, Executive Order, or administrative action which is not charged to annual leave, sick leave, or compensatory time. This TC should only be used in conjunction with Suffix 2, 3, or 4 for recording night differential, Sunday differential, or Sunday differential with night differential for protective services duty performed on a holiday.
Transaction Code:
TC 66, Prefix 05, Other Leave (W/ Night Diff @ 15%)
TC Descriptor: 01−06, 21−23, 31−37
Applies To: U.S. Customs Service, Customs Officers
Rate: 15% of basic hourly rate
Description:
This TC is used to record hours of administrative leave used for which the employee is entitled to night differential, when the majority of hours (more than 4) fall between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and midnight.
An employee must be coded eligible in the database to earn this compensation; otherwise, the T&A will reject. This TC/prefix combination is used to properly record salary costs that are split between the S&E and COBRA appropriation. These hours are monitored through this TC to ensure that overtime and premium pay do not exceed $25,000 in a single fiscal year as authorized by Customs Officers Pay Reform.