INSTRUCTION SHEET

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s li ~. - ~; '1' 25X1A Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 INSTRUCTION SHEET 25X1A Destro and replace with the attached, revision dated 'I71is handbook is revised as follows: 1.. Extending application to certain types of career associates. 2. Designation of component personnel. officers as action officers. 3. Noting in paragraph 2a(1)(6) that the Special Activities Branch, Office of Personnel, is responsible for situations not, within the purview of this handbook. 4. Exclusion of individuals who are not resigning voluntarily. 5. In paragraph 2a(2)(d), providing revised and expanded instructions concerning return after extended leave. 6. Addition of paragraph 2a(2) (i) to address tax matters that concern -ea:ree-r-as-soea=tes-and- contract employees. 7. Addition of paragraph 2a(3)(b) to cover security considera- tions attendant to resignation while on LWOP. 8. In paragraph 2a(6)(b) and elsewhere, as appropriate, noting that Secrecy Agreement Reminders will be executed. 9. In paragraphs 2a (7)(a), deletion of income tax returns as a matter included in cover instructions. 10. Assignment of new responsibilities to component personnel or administrative officers set forth by addition of paragraphs 2b (1) (d) , (e), and (f). Approved For Release 2000/0i1~60: t-FATRDP82-00357R00020002MQ -6 CL BY: 008348 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 INSTRUC'T'ION SI IIi 'F (Cont.) 11. Expansion of paragraph 2d(3) to cover tax documents. "Of Qrwin-1-0 12. Addition of/Form 3917, Request for FLSA Designation, as pertinent to the conversion process. 13. Updating of organization titles and minor editorial changes. E2 IMP1JET S-E-C-R-E-T CL BY: 008348 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1A Rescission: dated. 16 November 1972 Ew, 'T'his handbook sets forth the procedures for exit clearance processing to ensure that the Agency's obligations to the departing individual and the individual's obligations to the Agency are properly discharged. JOIJ F. BIAU Deputy Director for Administration DISTRIBUTION: AB 25X1A S-E-C-R-E-T E2 IMPDLT CL BY: 008348 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 Approved For Release 2000/06/61;: r RPP82-003578000200020006-6 CON11;NTS 25X1A Paragraph 1. GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 2. PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a. STAFF EMPLOYEES, TYPE I CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, CERTAIN CAREER. ASSOCIATES, AND DETAILED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. STAFF EMPLOYEES, TYPE I CONTRACT E PLOYEES, CERTAIN CAREER ASSOCIATES, AND DETAILED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHEN CLEARANCE MUST BE OBTAINED IN ABSENTIA . . . . . . . . . . . c. DETAILED MILITARY PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . d. STAFF AGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. POSTSEPARATION PROBLEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure No. 1. Form 21, FINAL CLEARANCE RECORD Page Approved For Release 2000/06t~- .'c-fA 'RbP82-00357R000 O 8&&~o6,, Approved For Release 2000/061,26::(C1A-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1A 1. (C) GENERAL a. The purpose of exit clearance processing is to ensure that the Agency's obligations to the departing individual and the individual's obligations to the Agency are properly discharged. Before indivi.- duals separate from the Agency or depart on extended leave( 60 calendar days or morel,they are required to return or account for re turn Government property issued to them; and---for/.Agency or other Government (10;urrents ^utoy ,_: -ecords?which are in their osses on; arrange for settlement of any indebtedness to the Agency; be informed of any benefits (hospitalization, life insurance, accrued annual leave, etc.) to which they are entitled; and be briefed regarding cover, security, and special clearances held. In order that these obligations may be discharged in a timely. and uniform manner, individuals must give notice of their intended separation or obtain approval for extended leave as soon as is practical, but at least two weeks in advance of their last workday. Failure to give adequate notice may delay final settlement of pay, leave, and retirement accounts for an extended. period of time after departure. b. This handbook applies to staff personnel, Type I contract employees, certain career associates, and. those civilian and military personnel detailed to the Agency whose exit processing is handled in or con- trolled by headquarters. 2. (S) . PROCEDURES a. STAFF EMPLOYEES, TYPE I CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, CERTAIN CAREER ASSOCIATES, AND DETAILED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL - ah_i_ch career assor:i_ tes? Approved For Release 2000/06 16-:C A=f~DP82-00357R00020d z C 1. } ~ 10 8 3 4 8 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 S li C I: N-'I' (1) The personnel or administrative officer of the component to which the individual is assigned will: (a) Notify the Personal Affairs Branch, Bonefits and Services Division, Office of Personnel, at least two weeks before the last day of duty, or inunediately if the individual fails to give two weeks advance notice, and give the following information: (1) Full name and any other true names (not pseudon)ms) used in the Agency. (2) Serial niunber. (3) Project nwnber (formerly IAN account). (4) Grade. (5) Funds from which paid (vouchered or confidential). (6) Reason for separation or extended leave (except special cases handled by the Special Activities Staff, Office of Personnel). (b) Schedule an exit interview for staff entl)loyees who are resigning voluntarily,with (c) 25X1A the Professional Placement Branch, Staff Personnel Division, Office of Personnel,GS-07's and above end with the Clerical Staffing Branch, Staff in the case of Personnel Division,/fer GS-06's and below; exit interviews are not required for employees departing on extended leave. Prepare Porn 1152, Request for Personnel Action, for staff employees and detailed civilian employees, as required by in sufficient time to reach the Personal Affairs Branch before the employee's last workday. E~ O%V ; g~c ,gr Release 2000/66T2 :''CiATRDP Approved For Release 2000/06I26 :(CtIA;R!DP82-00357R000200020006-6 P1 ?RSONNf ;I, (d.) Notify the Audit and Certification Division, Office of Finance if, according to the records of the component, id)al the,-employee has received, used, or been a custodian of Agency fluids within six months preceding the (late of or do.,a.vi-ure on loavc:'i - separation --- .~.. (e) Notify the Central Cover Staff of the emlpl.oyee's pending departure, obtain instructions regarding the. maintenance of cover -eg< as appropriate, and schedule in interview. (f) Have the lerrlrl-ogee take Form 642, Central f ergency and Locator Record, to the Personal Affairs Branch on the last workday. 25X1A m ems loyf. c o v.ho re Iirin i_r rec i (g) Provide guidance and assistance to rthe --end-loyee-- in the preparation of a written stmmnary of Agency employment. Me personnel or administrative officer will submit the draft summary I for review and approval Ito the following: the employee's Career Service; the Central Cover Staff, if the employee has ever served. under cover; and the Office of Security. After final approval of the simmtary, the personnel or administrative officer will give the employee a separately typed copy of the text of the approved stniunaary and send the original with the approval signatures to the Office of Personnel for retention in the employee's Official Personnel Folder. (h) If appropriate, notify the Contract Personnel Division, Office of Personnel, of the termination of an employee's contract. 3 Approved For Release 2000106126- :c1 DP82-00357R0002000200016 i"r CI, BY- 25X1A Approved For Release 2000/06/2i-!,E 1A-REiP82-00357R000200020006-6 PERSONN1 I.. (2) The Personal Affairs Branch will: (a) Notify all clearing components by "Weekly Advance Notice of Separations" of the pending separation or extended leave. of head(%Liarters personnel. (b) Conduct the individual's final exit processing. (c) Obtain from all clearing components positive verification or certification that the employee has satisfied personal obligations to the Agency or has made satisfactory arrange- ments to discharge them. If appropriate, indicate on Form 21, Final Clearance Record (figure 1), those components from which the employee must obtain clearance in person on the last workday. (d) Instruct an employee who is going on extended leave to notify the Staff Personnel Division (SPD) 30 days prior to return to duty for reporting instructions. This can be accomplished by the component personnel or administrative officer, by calling SPD on extension 3404, or by furnishing the information by mail, addressing all correspondence to the Office of Persoiunel, CIA, Washington, D.C. 20505. (e) Give the employee any necessary :forms, such as Standard Form 55, Notice of Conversion Privilege, Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance Act; Standard Form 8, Notice to Federal }imployec about Unemployment Compensation; and Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions. P2 IMPDIiT S-Ii-C-R-li-T AA-'pP&ecd~W teIease 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 S-1i-C-1 li '1' Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R0002 PI RSONNI;1, 25X1 A individual (f) If the/-c -hype must -I.0-port. in person to any components on the last workday, provide Form 21, Final Clearance Record, and direct that the individual report to those offices and return the completed form to the Personal Affairs Branch. (g) Review the completed Form 21 to ensure that all required clearances have been properly verified or certified, com- plete the certification in the space provided at the bottom of Form 21, and forward the form and, when appro- priate, Standard Form 2802 to the Office of Finance for retention. (h) Forward -te--Form 642, Central Emergency and Locator Record, amended if necessary, to the Transactions and Records Branch, Control Division, Office of Personnel, where the information is coded and sent to the Office of Data Processing. (i) For certain career associates, part-time contract employees, and any contract employees under nonofficial cover, obtain the address to which the final tax doctmnent (Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099, Miscellaneous Income),-is to be mailed. This address should be forwarded to the Compensation Division, Office of Finance. (3) The Professional Placement Branch will: (a) Upon receipt of notification from the personnel or administrative officer, schedule and conduct the exit interview for staff employees grade (CS-07 and above who or etirin are reS r 1.112011Z Approved For Release 2~~'"Tb - P82-00357R00020002000.6-6 S1?-C! I r Release 2000/06/26: CIA Fk 82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1 A PIRSONTM ;L (b) Ucon notification of an employee's plan to,fT-eave while in LWVOP status, submit Form 377a, Request for Security Clearance, to the Office of Security and schedule security interviews, it necessary. (4) The Clerical. Staffing Branch will, upon notification from the personnel. or administrative officer, schedule and conduct the exit interview for staff employees in grade GS-06 and below or re-t;-i.r5_rif~ ? who are resigning voluntarily,: (5) T e Office of Finance will arrange to pay the individual any moneys due and arrange for repayment if money is owed the Agency. (6) "17ie Office of Security will: (a) Obtain Agency badges from departing personnel or determine that all badges have been properly accounted for. (b) Conduct the security briefing and have departing personnel execute the appropriate Secrecy Agreement Reminders. (c) Obtain all classified and unclassified documents and material remaining in the individual's possession, custody, or control that are the property of CIA or the custodial responsibility of CIA. (d) Recover badges and, if requested., other doctuienta Lion issued by or for the Agency if not surrendered on the last workday by the employee. (7) The Central Cover Staff will: (a) In collaboration with the component to which the individual is assigned, determine whether any previously established .6 ADDroTved For Release 2000/06/26p_CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 r Approved For Relee 2000/06/26: CIA-RDP82-00357R00020 PJ RSONNhJ. 25X1 A cover will be maintained. If so, inst.rl.uctions will be given regarding the cover legend to be used. 25X1 C and furnish this information to the Compensation Division, Office of Finance, within two weeks following the date of separation, or as soon. as possible thereafter. (8) The employee will: (a) Prepare a written swnmary of Agency employment for appro- priate review and approval as delineated in paragraph 2a(l) (g) above. (b) Report to the Staff Personnel Division for the scheduled exit interview. (c) On the last workday turn in the Agency badge to the Office of Security receptionist, obtain a temporary "No Escort" badge, and report to the Personal Affairs Branch with Form 642, Central Emergency and Locator Record, for final exit processing. Approved For Release 2000/0626-~-tIA:t bP82-00357R00020000 161, CL BY: 008348 Approved For Release 2000/06 26-i'C,14.,.F DP82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1A (d) Report to the Central. Cover Stiff f for an interview as ILLEGIB instructed. (e) Report to the External Activities Branch, Office of Security, for an interview as instructed on the last workday. (f) Report to other components for clearances and return the completed Form 21, Final Clearance Record, to the Personal Affairs Branch before departing the Agency. b. STAFF I IPLOYEES, TYPE I CONTRACT IMPLOYEIS, CERTAIN CAREER ASSOCIATES, AND DETAILED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHEN EXIT CLEARANCE MUST BE OBTAINED (1) The personnel or administrative officer of the component to which the individual is assigned will: (a) Notify the Personal Affairs Branch as soon as possible of the separation or extended leave following procedures specified in paragraphs 2a(l)(a), (c), and (d) above. f urni sh (b) Obtain from the Central Cover Staff and,':?arwa-r-d_to- the turra_i.n a ..:i f>n employee instructions regarding the maintenance oriel4mina-T t-ion of cover -1-egends- as appropriate. -(e Ensure that the employee receives required documents, such as Standard Form 56, Agency Certification of Insurance Status, and Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, coordinating this action with the Personal Affairs Branch. IN ABSENTIA *,-which care_;r as...Q '=1. . E2 IMPDIET S-E-C-R-E-T 4 ove40Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1 C 25X1A ~(d) Retrieve . W id forward to External. Activities' Branch, Office of Security, all-documentation (including credentials and badges) issued by the Agency;and have appropriate Secrecy Agreement Reminders executed. The Office of Security will attempt to retrieve such documentation when the personnel or administrative officer is unable to do so. r(e)_. Notify the Professional Placement Branch (PPB) of voluntary resignation in absentia of staff employees in grade GS-12 and above, providing the reason for resignation, plans of the employee if known, and determination of reemployability. PPB will include this information in a quarterly report to the Deputy Director for Administration. For certain career associates, part-time contract employees, and any contract employees under nonofficial. cover, obtain the address to which the final tax document (Form ICI-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Farm 1099, Miscellaneous Income) is to be mailed. This address should be forwarded to the Compensation Division, Office of Finance. (2) The Personal Affairs Branch, in cooperation with all clearing components, will ensure that clearance processing is conppleted. C. DETAILED MILITARY PERSONNEL App i f r Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R00020 (1) The Military Personnel Branch, Staff Personnel Division, Office of Personnel will: (a) Notify the personnel or administrative officer of the com- ponent to which the military detailce is assigned of the effective date of separation. Approved For Release 2000/06/26: CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-69 S-F-C-R- Ii-I' r;?. [r.I'lli:r ('I. 11V- nn.-c,1 r Release 2000/06/16 : bIA-R6P82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1 A 6KW . l'riRSONNEL (b) Conduct the exit interview. (c) Prepare Form 21, Final Clearance Record, and obtain from appropriate components of the Agency positive verification or certification that obligations to the Agency have been satisfied or satisfactory arrangements to discharge thorn have been made. (d) Schedule the military detailee five clays before the last (e) (f) workday for a security interview with the External Activities Branch, Office of Security. Prepare Form 1152, Request for Personnel Action, in accordance with 25X1 A Review the completed. Form 21 on the last workday to ensure that all required clearances have been properly verified or certified, complete the certification in the space provided at the bottom of Form 21, and file the form in the military detailee's Agency file. (g) Conduct the final exit interview, obtain the Agency badge, and. forward the badge to the External Activities Branch, Office of Security. (h) In the event it becomes necessary to obtain clearances on a military detailee in absentia, ensure that the clearance processing is completed. (2) I'he personnel or administrative officer of the component to which the military detailee is assigned will: 4pelease 2000/06 6-:~'diA=1 DP82-00357R000200020006-6 S- li- (-1; ,,,_?l, Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 I'I;RSONNE1. 25X1A (a) Notify the Audit and Certification Division, Office of Finance; the Central Cover Staff; and any Agency com- ponents that issued a special clearance still held by the military detailee. (b) Ensure that the military detailee has satisfied personal obligations to the component to which assigned or has made satisfactory arrangements to discharge them. (c) Obtain all internal clearances required. (3) The Office of Finance will. arrange to pay the military detailee any moneys due, and if money is owed to the Agency, arrange for repayment. (4) The Office of Security will: (a) Conduct the security interview and have departing personnel execute the appropriate Secrecy Agreement Reminders. (b) Obtain all classified and unclassified documents and material remaining in the individual's possession, custody, or control that are the property of CIA or the custodial responsibility of CIA. (c) Receive from Military Personnel. Branchy Agency badges turned. in by military detailees who have cleared the Agency in person and determine that all badges have been properly accounted for. (5) 25X1 C 11 Approved For Release 2000/06 :(GMF DP82-00357R0002gQ029#q6 CL BY: 008348 r Release 2000/06/26 : G"IA-kDP82-00357R000200020006-6 '25X1 A I>I.uSONN171, issued by or at the request of the Agency unless such documentation has been surrendered to another Agency component. (6) The military detailee will report to the component to which assigned and to other components of the-Agency for clearances and return completed Form 21., Final Clearance Record, to Military Personnel Branch on the last workday. d. STAFF AGENTS (1.) Separation 25X1 C (a) The personnel or administrative officer of the component to which the individual. is assigned will: (1) Notify the Contract Personnel Division as far in advance as possible of the separation. (2) Prepare Form. 1152, Request for Personnel Action, as 25X1A required by in sufficient time to reach the Contract Personnel Division before the individual's last working day. (3) Notify the Audit and Certification Division, Office of Finance, of the pending separation 1 obtain the address to which the final tax doctmnent (Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, or Form 1099, Miscellaneous ind f (or T?;ar d Income) is to be mailed P}tis address should-be -forwarded to the Compensation Division, Office of Finance. rnve 1 I elease 2000/06=RiDP82-003578000200020006-6 Approved For Release 2000/06/2.q;,:(C! .RQP82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1A (4) Notify the Central. Cover Staff of the pending separa- tion, obtain instructions regarding -the--maintenance of the individual's cover 1egei4d as appropriate, and schedule an appointment for an interview. (5) If appropriate, request direct refund of retirement 25X1 C deductions obtaining the concurrence of the Central Cover Staff and the Office of Personnel. (b) The Contract Personnel. Division will: (1) Obtain from all clearing components the positive verification or certification. that the individual has satisfied personal obligations to the Agency or has made satisfactory arrangements to discharge them. (2) Ensure that the individual receives necessary forms, such as Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions. (3) If the individual must report in person to any component 25X1A (Sec- regarding approval for staff agents to enter overt CIA buildings), provide the individual with Form 21, Final Clearance Record., and direct that he or she report to the offices indicated and return the completed form to the Contract Personnel Division. (4) Forward completed Form 21 and, when appropriate, Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, to the Office of Finance. Approved For Release 2000/06t ~`:~1A-l4bP82-00357R0002 ' 68.r 25X1A ILLEGIB Fo- r Release 2000/06/26: CIA-RDP82-00357R000200011qR (c) 1he Office of Finance will arrange to pay the individual any moneys due and, if money is owed to the Agency, arrange for repayment. (d) The Office of Security will: (1) Conduct the security interview and have departing personnel execute the appropriate Secrecy Agreement Reminders. (2) Obtain from the individual all classified and unclassified documents and material in the individual's possession, custody, or control that are the property of CIA or the custodial responsiblity of CIA. (3) Obtain badges and, if requested, other documentation issued by or for the Agency if not surrendered on the last workday. (e) The Central Cover Staff will: (1) In collaboration with the component to which the individual is assigned, determine whether any previously established cover will he maintained. If so, give the a. Ing.individual instructions regarding the cover 1e-gef 1. to be used. 25X1 C 14 App -ovl+~L ?r Release 2000/06/20 82-003578000200020006-6 Cl. BY : ()()8 '-)48 S-I?-(;-li i;-'I' Appl edIFlor Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R00020 25X1A to---tlhe--Compensation-PTivisign; Off .ce--of --Fi:nanco-; with in-two--weeks---fo11otawing---the--date- of-- separation-, o as---soon---a-s--possibie--thereafter (2) Conversion to Staff Employee (a) The personnel or administrative officer will: (1.) Notify the Contract Personnel Division as far in advance as practical of the conversion to staff employee. the (2) Prepare/resignation action nd excepted appointment action on Form 1152, Request for Personnel Action, and Form 3917, Request for FLSA Designation, in true name. A request for assignment of cover should be made in Section 18 of Form 1152 when conversion is to vouchered funds. the (3) Ensure tha ndividual j change7Tredit Union accounts and Agency insurance records to true name. (4) Notify the Office of Finance and the Central Cover Staff of the conversion to staff employee status. (b) The Contract Personnel Division will: (1) Request security approval to convert the individual to staff employee status. (2) Request the issuance of a staff employee badge. 25X1 C 25X1 C Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-615 Ii2 i1UIPDIi'I' Cl IlY. flnsz ti?1s S-l;-C; - P o r Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RD~.82-00357R000200020006-6 25X1 A PrRSONN 1. ILLEGIB 25X1 C (3) Separation in Absentia The personnel or administrative officer of the component to which the individual is assigned will: (a) Notify the Contract Personnel Division as soon as possible of the separation, following procedures specified in paragraph d(l)(a) above. (b) Ensure that the individual receives required documents, such as Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions. (c) Obtain from the Central. Cover Staff and forward to the individual instructions regarding the maintenance or termi.na tion 4d-)? In cooperation with the Contract Personnel Division ensure that clearance processing is completed. F&F Retrieve and forward. to the External Activities Branch, Office of Security, all documentation (including credentials and badges) issued by the Agencyland have appropriate / -i-imination of cover gels as appropriate. Secrecy Agreement Reminders executed. The Office of Security when appropriate, standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement DDuctions, to the Office of Finance. will attempt to retrieve such documentation when the personnel or administrative officer is unable to do so. Forward completed Form 21/ Final Clearance Record, and, Ar ' or Release 2000/061$ -(C>>2i4FRDP82-00357R000200020006-6 CE' BY: 008348 Approved For Release 2000/06/.q;:(G~ArRpP82-00357RO00200020006-6 25X1A 3. (C) POSTSI PA,KA'I'ION PROBLEMS Any Operating Official or Head of Independent Office who encounters a postsepa.ration problem concerning a forayer employee may refer the problem to the Director of Personnel, who will review the case with the official or officials involved, devise a course of action for settling the problem in consultation with those officials, and prepare and coordinate official correspondence regarding the case. This does not prevent Operating Officials or Heads of Independent Offices from corresponding directly with separated employees concerning problems relating to their specific area of concern, provided such correspondence is coordinated with the Central Cover Staff. To avoid possible conflict or duplication, copies of such correspondence will be maintained in the former employee's Official Personnel Folder. Approved For Release 2000/0 /2t-~,C -1RDP82-00357R00020b002M0 g-6 ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6 Approved For Release 2000/06/26 : CIA-RDP82-00357R000200020006-6