OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

STAFF DIRECTORY

Updated 04/14/01

Object Classification Codes are uniform classifications identifying the transactions of the Federal Government by the nature of the goods or services purchased (such as personnel compensation, supplies, and materials, or equipment) without regard to the agency involved or the purpose of the programs for which they are used. For additional information, please consult OMB Circular A-11, Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates.

For additional object class codes, please consult the Object Classification Codes Manual, dated October 1988.

If any additions or modifications are needed to the object class codes, please contact:

Linda Henry
Office of Financial Management, Accounting and Financial Systems Division                 482-5343

For help with coding of financial documents, please contact:

Alan Zegas,
Director, Budget Division, Office of Financial Management                                          482-5739

Vanessa Barksdale
Budget Analyst for Import Adminstration                                                                     482-5627

Charles Fields
Lead Budget Analyst                                                                                                   482-5581

Cammie Jeffress
Budget Analyst for Trade Development                                                                        482-1952

Thomas Odend'hal
Budget Analyst for Executive Direction & Administrative Services                                482-5598

Elizabeth Proctor, Budget Analyst for U.S. and Foreign Commercial                          482-5605
                                Service

Lorne Williams,  Budget Analyst for Market Access and Compliance                         482-6308

115X OTHER CHARGES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
 

1152 Cash and Suggestion Awards
 

1153 Other Awards includes payments of rewards, SES performance awards, SES Meritorious Executive Wards and SES Distinguished Executive Awards
 

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21 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS

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This object class consists of both (a) travel away from official stations, subject to regulations governing civilian and military travel; and (b) local travel and transportation of persons in and around the official station of an employee. Includes:
 

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210X COMMON CARRIER

Includes cost of airplane tickets on regularly scheduled flights which are available to the general public as well as other common carrier transportation (taxi, limousine, train, bus, shit, etc.)
 
 
 

2106 Training Attendance
 

2111 Common Carrier - Domestic
 

2112 Common Carrier - Foreign
 

2115 Taxis
 

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212X MILEAGE ALLOWANCE
 

2121 Domestic - other - domestic mileage allowance
 

2122 Foreign - foreign mileage allowance
 

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213X PER DIEM ALLOWANCE
 

Reimbursements to travelers at per diem rate in lieu of actual subsistence. Includes purchase of meals or lodging for employees in travel status.
 

2131 Per Diem Allowance - Domestic - includes payments for all per diem expenses incurred within the conterminous U.S., Alaska and Hawaii, Puerto Rico, territories and possessions.
 

2132 Per Diem Allowance - Foreign - includes payments for all per diem expenses incurred while on foreign travel
 

2136 Training Attendance
 

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214X ACTUAL SUBSISTENCE

Reimbursement to traveler at actual cost of subsistence.
 

2141 Actual Subsistence - Domestic
 

2142 Actual Subsistence - Foreign - to record subsistence inc connection with foreign travel
 

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215x OTHER TRAVEL
 

2154 Transfer of Station - other - other travel expenses incident to transfer of station, excluding House hunting. Includes all other travel expense, such as baggage checking, storage and parking fees, and ferry and bridge tolls.
 

2161 Commercial Car Rental - includes rental used in connection with House hunting trips
 

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218X ATTACHE TRAVEL
 

To be used by overseas post in lieu of purpose object class codes
 

2180 Employee Transfer of Station Travel Benefits
 

2187 Post Assignment and Return
 

2188 Home Leave Travel
 

2189 Attache Temporary Assignment Travel
 

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22 TRANSPORTATION OF THINGS

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Contractual charges incurred for the transportation of things, for the care of such things while in process of being transported, and for other services incident to the transportation of things.
 

2211 Shipment of Household Goods - payments for transporting employee household goods and personal effects upon transfer of personnel from one official station to another, including payments to common carriers for movement of household goods on the actual expense basis (Government Bill of Lading and Travel Vouchers).
 

2220 Transportation Charges - Other - transportation charges not mentioned under other object class codes of this primary classification (22), will be charged to this object class.
 

2240 Parcel Post - postage fees for packaged mail shipped by commercial carriers; e.g., Federal Express, Emery Express, etc. See object class 2340 for postage fees for mail handled by the U.S. Postal Service.
 

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23 RENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND UTILITIES

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Charges for possession and use of land, structures, or equipment owned by others and charges for communication and utility services. Excludes charges for rental of transportation equipment, which are classified under object class 21 or 22.
 

2319 SLUC - direct charges for rental of space and rent related services assessed by the General Services Administration as rent
 

2320 Other Rent - charges for possession and use of space, land, and structures leased from a non-Federal source, except for charges and related services assessed by GSA as SLUC.
 

2329 Rental Equipment - other
 

2330 Utility Services - charges for heat, light, power, water, gas, electricity and other utility services exclusive of transportation and communication services.
 

2340 Postal Service by the U.S. Postal Service - comprises payments to the U.S. Postal Service for postage, postage meter machines, mailing machines, and rental of post office boxes.
 

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24 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION

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Charges incurred for contractual printing and reproduction (including photocomposition, photography, blueprinting, photostating, and microfilming), and the related composition and binding operations performed by the Government Printing Office, other agencies or other units of the same agency (on a reimbursable basis), and commercial printers or photographers.
 

2410 Publications - Internal DOC - comprises cost of publication printing, composition, and binding performed by the Department of Commerce, Office of Publications.
 

2411 Publications - comprises cost of publication printing, composition, and binding whether performed by the GPO, other departments, other bureaus of commercial printers.
 

2414 Printing Envelopes - comprises cost of printing envelopes including the envelopes themselves. Cost of envelopes procured commercially and not printed should be included in object class 2646.
 

2419 Photocopy Reproduction
 

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25 OTHER SERVICES

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Charges for contractual services
 

2514 Maintenance and Repair of Equipment - Other - comprises maintenance and repairs to all equipment and instruments performed on contractual basis.
 

2517 Maintenance and Repair of ADP Equipment- comprises maintenance and repairs to all ADP and telecommunications equipment procured from a non-federal source - not on a contract basis
 

2518 Maintenance and Repair of Equipment - Other - comprises maintenance and repairs to all equipment and instruments procured from a non-federal source - not on a contract basis.
 

2521 Storage of Household Goods - includes non-temporary and temporary storage of household effects including charges incurred in preparing household goods for storage and other incidental expenses. Also includes civilians covered under PL 89-516 (see OMB Circular A-56)
 

2526 Contracts for Consulting Services - comprises contractual services of a purely advisory nature relating to the governmental functions of agency administration and management, and agency program management
 

2530 University Training -comprises both full-time and part-time university training. Includes textbooks, fees, study materials and other related expenses.
 

2531 Training - Federal Procurement - comprises training and technical support provided by government sources other than OPM
 

2532 Training - Non-Federal Procurement - comprises training and technical support provided by non-federal sources other than university
 

2533 OPM Training - includes all training provided by the U.S. Office of personnel Management. Also includes textbooks, fees, study materials and other related expenses
 

2539 Other Training - comprises all training not otherwise classified. Includes textbooks, fees, study materials and other elated expenses
 

2550 Market Promotion Contract - includes charges for market promotion in connection with overseas trade exhibits.
 

2551 Exhibit Design Services - includes charges for exhibits in connection with overseas trade exhibits.
 

2552 Market Research - includes charges for market research in connection with foreign markets.
 

2565 International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) - administrative support in foreign posts.
 

2580 Centralized Department Services - WCF - charges levied by DOC Working Capital Fund for centralized services furnished.
 

2590 Representation Expense (overseas)
 

2592 Hospitality Overseas
 

2593 Hospitality Domestic
 

2596 Security Investigations - OPM (SIBAC)
 

2597 Miscellaneous Procurement Services - Non-Federal - not otherwise identified. All other procurement services provided by non-federal sources - not on a contract basis.
 

2598 Miscellaneous procurement Services - Federal - Not Otherwise Identified - all procurement services performed by other government agencies - not on a contract basis
 

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26 SUPPLIES

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Charges for supplies whether acquired by formal contract or other form of purchase (a) that are ordinarily consumed or expended within one year after they are put into use, (b) that are converted in the process of construction or manufacture, or (c) that are used to form a minor part of equipment or fixed property. Also includes charges for off-the-shelf software with a useful life of under two years.
 
 
 

2611 Purchase of Paper for Printing
 

2629 Supplies and Materials - exhibits
 

2630 ADP Related Supplies and Materials - charges for computer and word processing cards, tapes, disks, and manuals. Includes off-the shelf software purchases of $25,000 or less or with a useful life of under two years. Includes all supplies required for ADP operation, such as paper, terminal ribbons, etc.
 

2646 Supplies - purchase of office supplies
 

2667 Purchases - newspapers
 

2668 Purchases - books and periodicals
 

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31 ACQUISITION OF CAPITAL ASSETS

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Charges for the purchase of personal property of durable nature -- property that normally may be expected to have a period of service of a year or more after being put into use without material impairment of its physical condition. Includes charges for service in connection with the initial installation of equipment when performed under contract.
 

3103 ADP Equipment - upgrades
 

3112 Office Furniture and Fixtures
 

3115 Attache Residential Furniture and Fixtures
 

3124 ADP Equipment - includes purchase of computer hardware and all associated peripheral devices used for data processing.
 
 
 

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41 GRANTS AND FIXED CHARGES

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Grants (including revenue sharing), subsidies, gratuities, and other aid for which cash payments are made to states, other political subdivisions, corporations, associations, and individuals.
 

4180 ITA Grants
 

4198 Other Grants (all other) - includes all non-research type grants not otherwise classified here.
 

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42 INSURANCE CLAIMS AND INDEMNITIES

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Benefit payments from the social insurance and federal retirement trust funds and payments for losses and claims including those under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
 

4230 Litigation Fees and Awards - all fees and awards incurred by agencies as a result of litigation.
 

4245 Attorney's Fees - reasonable attorney's fees
 

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43 INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS

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4302 Discounts Lost Because of Late Payments - used to track loss of discounts because invoices were not paid within the discount allowance period.
 

4310 Prompt Payment Act Penalty Payments - these costs represent payments made by the Administrative Service Centers/Management Service Center system as mandated by the Prompt Payment Act (PL 97-177).
 

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44 REFUNDS

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Payments made from an appropriation or fund account to refund amounts previously received by the government to correct errors incomputations, erroneous billing and other factors.
 

4400 Refunds - payments made from an appropriation or fund account to refund amounts previously received by the Government, to correct errors in computations, or to make other adjustments.