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Press Release 89-144, Credit for Past Svc as Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter

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Issue date:	09/08/1989
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CREDIT FOR PAST SERVICE AS A IAW ENFORCE 2E2E OFFICER AND FIREFIGffER This Announcement notifies employees with past law enforcement officer or firefighter service of a deadline for obtaining credit for certain past service.

Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) e.playees who serve in law enforcement officer or firefichter positions (as defined in retirement law an.1 regulations) may qualify for early retirement and for a more generous annuity computation fornula if this service has been approved by the Office of Personnel Management (Om).

Normally such service must have been in an approved law enforcement officer or firefighter position. However, OFM does consider individual requests for credit for past service in " unapproved" positions. The burden is on the indi-vidual to show that his/her cast service in an unaccreved position cualifies as law enfq.pt or fjgefichter service.

Paployees wishiry to obtain such credit must file a written request no later than Septenber 30, 1989, to the agency where past service was performed, or to OFM if that agency is no longer in existance.

Please note that the September 30, 1989 deadline is not applicable to employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) unless they are forrer CSRS employees who are seeking special credit for service rerdered prior to their transfer to FERS.

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2he attached notice explains filirv3 procedures.

Once you have received cer",ification from O M, please be sure to forward a copy to the NRC Personnel Office or your Regional Personnel Office to be incorporsted in your Official Personnel Folder.

If you have any questicas, call Janice Hunter on 402-7P93, Peggy Berder on 492-4683, Darlene Mahoney-Coates on 492-4080. Or your Regional Personne]

Offloar, as appropriate.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR EMPLOYEES CLAIMING SERVICE AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER UNDER CSRS Background.

Under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), employees who serve in law enforcement officer or firefighter positions (as defined in law and I

OPM regulations) may qualify for early retirement and for a special annuity formula.

Generally, CSRS employees receive credit for service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter only if they serve in positions that have been officially approved for this purpose by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Individual Requests under CSRS.

While service in an approved law enforcement officer or firefighter position is generally required, OPM does consider individual requests for credit for past service in unapproved positions.

The burden is on the individual to show that his or her past service in an unapproved position qualifies as law enforcement officer er firefighter service, l

l Under OPM regulations, individual requests for credit filed through September 30, 1989, may include any periods of past service.

However, after September 30, 1989, OPN will not grant law enforcement officer or firefighter credit for service performed more than one year prior to the date that the individual request addressing that service is filed.

A request is considered filed when it is received in the agency where the service in question was performed (or OPM if the agency is no past longer in existence).

Filing Procedures.

If you believe that you have past service that should be credited as law enforcement officer or firefighter service, you should submit a written request to the agency where the service was performed.

(If the agency is no longer in existence and there is no successor agency, submit your request directly to OPM.)

If you submit a written request by September 30, 1989, OPM will consider the creditability of all periods of service specified in the request.

If your request is filed after that date, OPM will only consider service performed during the one-year period immediately preceding your filing.

The portion of your request dealing with service performed prior to one-year period immediately preceding your filing will be dismissed by OPM as untimely filed, and will not be reviewed for creditability as law enforcement or firefignter service.

The agency that receives your request will tell you what additional information you must provide to support your request.

After it reviews agency records and the documents you submit, the agency will submit to OPM its advisory opinion as to whether the service snould be credited as law enforcement or firefighter service and its request for an official determination.

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If your request is " untimely filed," you will be notified in writing and given th opportunity to show, in writing, " good cause" why the request should be accepted after September 30, 1989.

OPM will apply the following criteria in judging whether " good cause" exists to extend the applicable time limit for filing:

(1) The length of the delay.

(2) Whether the individual was notified of the time limit or was otherwise aware of it.

(3) The existence of circumstances beyond the control of the individual which affected his or her ability to comply with the time limit.

(4) The degree to which negligence by the individual has been shown to be present or absent.

(5) Circumstances which show that any neglect involved is excusable neglect.

(Excusable neglect must be based on more than just forgetfulness: it may be shown if the neglectful behavior is such as might be expected on the part of a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances )

(6) A showing of unavoidable casualty or misfortune.

(This can be defined as that which could not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable skill and diligence or human prudence or foresight).

(7) The extent and nature of the prejudice to the agency which would result from a waiver of the time limit.

(The Merit Systems Protectica Board has noted that prejudice may be shown where the agency's ability to defend the action has been impaired by the late filing, in light of such factors as the disposal schedule for pertinent documentation and the availability of witnesses with knowledge of the action.

The Board also recognized that there may be legitimate management considerations that mitigate against adjudicating a case the agency reasonably nas considered closed.)

If, after considering the above factors, OPM finds the reasons presented for the lateness of the request to be " reasonable", DPM will proceed to i

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If " good cause" is not shown by the

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individual for untimeliness, OPM will dismiss the case and extend reconsideration rights to the individual.

If the reconsideration request regarding the timeliness issuc is again denied, the individual will receive appeal rights to the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS, TO NRC EMPLOYE,ES

As per your request, I contacted several agencies in the. D.C. area to determine if they had individuals within their internal inspections office that they felt were subject to the provisions of FPM letter 831 -41.

The following summarizes the results of those conversations:.

CSC

.I spoke with Mrs. Michaels, Administrative Officer to the Chief, Legislative Affairs Office.

Tnis office was involved in the writing of She infonned me that "if there.was the act finally passed by Congress.

any substantial question" as to whether our employees were subject to the act, we should submit the required papers to the Civil Service Commission for their detemination.

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His office HUD - I spoke with Mr. Liekweg in the Office of Investigations.

handles both investications of housing violations and ' administrative inves; tigations of HUD employees.

All of 'their' investigators so concedned have been placed under the proYisions of the. FFli letter.

AGRICULTURE - I. spoke with Mr. Larry Bledsoe, Personnel Management Specialist, who hahdles the office of Information.

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, gators who are concerned with investi.gations of Agriculture emp oyees.

informed me that there was an initial question as to..whether their employees ciid fall under the act, dince they only spent..appr'c'ximately 1/3 to 1/2 their time pursdino possible criminal investigations.

It was finally determined they do meet the defgition of " law enforcement officer'! and the information has been submitted *ror their concurrence.

ERDA I spoke with Ned Brisindine in the Personnel Office.

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-Knowl, edge and understanding of the statutes and laws relating to Equal Employment Opportunity in. order to investigate possible violations of these lavs.

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Dear Hs. Barber:

Pursuant to FPM Bulletin 842-3, the Agency has officially detamined that its law enforcement positions are covered under the special retirement provisions of the new Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).

In support of this decision, the Agency has established a maximum entry age of 35 for initial appointment to a law enforcenwnt position.

In addition, every investigator is required to undergo a pre-employment medical examination and an annual examination thereaftsr.

As required, below is a list of the Agency's primary and secondary law enforearant positions and the number of present incumbents.

_ POSITION TITLES Nt!MBER OF INCtNBENTS I.

Offica of Investications (OI)

Total 32 Director. OI Deputy Director, OI Assistant to the Director Sr. Investigstor (Oprs. Officer)

Director. O! Field Office Sr. Investigator (Task Leadcr)

Investigator II. Office of Inspecter & Aeditor (0!A),

Total 8 Assistant to the Director. 01A Assistant Director for Investigations Sr. Criminal Investigator criminal Investigator If you have questions pertaining to this matter please call Susar Dickerson of my staff on 492-3229.

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