FIPC 45A
Unacceptable Case Notice
What it is
Sent to the agency when an investigation request is returned as unacceptable, typically because the investigative forms were not completed correctly. It is a paperwork rejection, not a finding about the person.
What you do
Nothing directly. In practice it usually means a form has to be corrected and resubmitted.
Also called
FIPC 45A, unacceptable case, case rejected.
Where this comes from
DCSA — Terms and Definitions. DCSA: sent when requests "are returned to agencies as unacceptable", where forms "are not completed correctly".
Where this sits
Stage: Investigation and case status · Applies to: Government-wide
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A contested case follows a published path: a Statement of Reasons, the government's written list of its concerns (an SOR), a written answer, a hearing or a decision on the written record, the judge's decision, and in some cases an appeal.
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