.02 Authorizing the Underpayment
Authorize the underpayment on
UNAU. An FAA Supervisor or Office Manager (LOM) must complete the following to authorize the supplemental payment:
●Key C in the ACTION field.
●Key one of the following in the ERROR CAUSE field:
AP – Agency caused payment error
CP – Budgetary unit caused payment error
●Key the user
PCN in the UNDERPAYMENT AUTHORIZATION field.
●Key Y in the MORE UNDERPAYMENTS (Y/N) field to authorize more payments.
●Ensures that the appropriate notice is sent.
Ensure the
appropriate notice is sent and document the
casefile(g) with the following:
●The reason for the underpayment
●The amount of the underpayment
●The process used to arrive at the amount
NOTE An FAA supervisor or LOM must elevate the underpayment to the Region Program Manager when an edit message is received on UNAU preventing the authorization.