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What is this clearance document?

A directory of the forms and notices that appear in a security clearance case. Search by form number or by a phrase from the page in front of you. Each entry says what the document is, whether it is something you normally see, and where the description comes from.

Many of these are routine processing notices between agencies rather than decisions about you. For the correspondence in a contested case (the interrogatory, the Statement of Reasons, the hearing notice, the decision and the appeal) see correspondence in a DOHA case, which covers those in more depth.

Stage

All stagesQuestionnaires and releasesFingerprintsInvestigation and case statusAdverse action, hearing and appealAccess agreements and briefingsGetting your own recordsSuperseded and obsolete

Where it applies

EverywhereGovernment-wide

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Fingerprints

Biometric submission and the notices sent when a submission fails.

Fingerprint Chart

SF 87 (or FD-258)

You normally see or sign this.

What it is
The fingerprint chart used for the criminal-history check. Prints are normally captured electronically now; the chart is the paper form behind that step. DCSA records that the SF 87 has also been usable for contractors since June 2013.
What you do
Attend the appointment the security office arranges. Poor-quality prints are a common and avoidable cause of delay.
Also called
SF-87, SF87, FD-258, FD258, fingerprint card, fingerprints, live scan

Full entry for SF 87 (or FD-258)

Source: DCSA — Terms and Definitions. DCSA defines the SF 87 as the fingerprint chart and records the June 2013 extension to contractors.

Request to Agency for New Fingerprint Chart

FIPC 11

You normally see or sign this.

What it is
The request sent to the agency when a fingerprint submission cannot be used and a fresh set is needed. It is a quality problem, not a derogatory finding.
What you do
Attend the repeat appointment promptly. The case does not progress until usable prints are on file.
Also called
FIPC 11, FIPC-11, new fingerprint chart, fingerprint rejected

Full entry for FIPC 11

Source: DCSA — Terms and Definitions. DCSA lists FIPC 11 as the request to agency for a new fingerprint chart.

How the process worksDocuments arrive in a published order. The stages below follow that order, from the first questionnaire to a request for your own records.

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.

Read the stages of a DOHA case · Ask a question about the process

Each entry was checked against the issuing agency's own published source, and documents that could not be verified against an official source are deliberately not listed. Descriptive research on published procedures. Not legal advice, and not a prediction about any pending case.

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