Federal Investigations Notice
No tice No. 06-07 Date: August 29, 2006

Subject: Coverage Changes for Access National Agency Check with Inquiries (ANACI) and National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC) Investigations for FY 2007 The Federal Investigative Services Division (FISD) has been working with a stakeholders group, representing many of the agencies that use OPM investigations, to create more uniform and efficient investigative products and services. As a result, the coverage requirements for ANACI and NACLC investigations have been enhanced to support a common content baseline for all agencies. Note that these enhancements apply only to those ANACI and NACLC cases submitted on an SF 86. The purpose of this FIN is to provide you with information concerning what case coverage changes have been made. The case price adjustments necessary to support these changes will be reflected in the FY 2007 case prices. ANACIINACLC Cases Currently, listed and developed issues which are identified in ANACI and NACLC cases (for non-DoD customers) are not pursued beyond the normal scope of the investigation. These cases are returned to the requesting agency so that the agency may decide whether to adjudicate the case based upon the information in hand, conduct additional follow-up themselves, or request a Reimbursable Suitability Investigation (RSI) from FISD to cover the additional issues. Beginning with FY 2007, expansion of these issues will become a standard part of both the ANACI and NACLC products. Effective October 1, 2006, issues apparent at scheduling or developed during the course of the investigation and which fall within the 5-year case coverage period, unless otherwise noted, will be expanded upon according to the following chart (exception: issues which are known to have been covered in previous investigations, or which would reasonably have been expected to be covered, will not be expanded upon): ISSUE EXPANSION If alcohol-related treatment or counseling is apparent on the SF 86 or developed during the course of the investigation, aPM's field elements will obtain the appropriate release(s) and conduct record review at the treatment provider(s). If evidence of drug treatment or counseling is developed during the course of the investigation, aPM's field elements will obtain the appropriate release(s) and conduct follow up with the treatment provider(s). If mental health treatment details are provided on the SF 86, aPM will follow up with the practitioner(s) using the SF 86 medical release.

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Alcoho I Treatment or Counseling

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Drug Treatment or Counseling Mental and Emotional Health Treatment

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Police Record

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Financial Issues

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EXPANSION Criminal history information, in the form of arrest records, is obtained for the life of the subject from the national fingerprintbased criminal history check and for residence employment, and education locations in the most recent 5 years through local or state level criminal history checks. Local or state level checks are also conducted at locations of all admitted arrests (for felonies or other offenses related to alcohol, drugs,firearms, or explosives, admitted arrests will be scheduled no matter how old they are. Any other offenses, other than traffic offenses resulting in Jines of under $300, will be scheduled if they occurred in most recent 7 years). Should any identified arrest record, which was required to be reported on the SF 86, lack disposition details, court records will be pursued to obtain this information. If the subject's credit report reflects current delinquencies (120 days or more) on combined delinquent debt totaling $3,500 or greater, aPM will obtain specific releases as necessary and obtain pertinent information from individual creditors to whom $1,000 or more is owed, including civil court actions such as judgments and liens in which subject is the defendant. Bankruptcy records will be reviewed, if applicable, if the bankruptcy occurred within the past 2 years; when the bankruptcy occurred in years 3-5, it will be reviewed if current credit issues are admitted or developed.

Reimbursable pre-adjudicative special interviews (SPIN) with the subject to address any of these matters will not be automatically scheduled. Agencies may request SPINs on a case-by-case basis after review of a closed pending or completed investigation. The agency also has the option of entering into a blanket agreement with FISD which would provide for automatic scheduling ofthe SPIN on all of the agency's cases while they are still in process. Agencies should contact their Investigations Program Specialist to coordinate such blanket agreements.

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Kathy L. Dillaman Associ!!te Director Federal Investigative Services Division

Inquiries:

OPM/FISD Agency Liaison Group (202) 606-1042 Executive Order 12968; 5 CFR 732 and 736 SOls/SONs When superseded by subsequent issuances

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