Safe Measures documentation

Your request FOIL-2021-067-00020 has been successfully submitted to the Administration for Children's Services (ACS).
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Request Title: Safe Measures documentation

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) Any documents describing the variables incorporated into ACS' Safe Measures predictive models, such as a predictive model report or variable library.

2) Any differential impact analysis or validation studies, since Jan. 1, 2017, of the Safe Measures predictive models.

3) All guidelines established by ACS' Predictive Analytics Approval Committee.

4) All meeting minutes, since Jan. 1, 2017, of the Predictive Analytics Approval Committee.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers


Requester's Contact Information



Name:
Todd Feathers

Title:
Not provided

Organization:
Not provided

Email:
requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)

Phone Number:
(617) 299-1832

Fax Number:
Not provided

Street Address (line 1):
MuckRock News 411A Highland Ave

Street Address (line 2):
DEPT MR 108047

City:
Somerville

State:
MA

Zip Code:
02144

You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020)

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has acknowledged your FOIL request FOIL-2021-067-00020. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020) You can expect a response on or about Monday, March 22, 2021.
Additional Information:
Please be advised that we are processing your request which includes searching for what, if any, responsive documents exist. You may expect to receive a response on or about March 22, 2021. If we are unable to provide a substantive response on that date, we will provide a time frame of when the response will be complete.

Please visit FOIL-2021-067-00020 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020)

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has extended the time to respond to your FOIL request FOIL-2021-067-00020 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020) You can expect a response on or about Friday, May 21, 2021.

Additional Information:
Based on the volume of the information to be compiled, reviewed and analyzed in this FOIL request, along with the nature of other complicated FOIL requests currently being handled, ACS needs additional time to complete the search, review and analysis of responsive records, if any, and respond to this request. ACS anticipates responding to your request on or before Friday, May 21, 2021, contingent upon our ability to access the requested records while working off-site/remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please visit FOIL-2021-067-00020 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020)

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has extended the time to respond to your FOIL request FOIL-2021-067-00020 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020) You can expect a response on or about Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

Additional Information:
Based on the volume of the information to be compiled, reviewed and analyzed in this FOIL request, along with the nature of other complicated FOIL requests currently being handled, ACS needs additional time to complete the search, review and analysis of responsive records, if any, and respond to this request. ACS anticipates responding to your request on or before Wednesday July 21, 2021, contingent upon our ability to access the requested records while working off-site/remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please visit FOIL-2021-067-00020 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020)

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has extended the time to respond to your FOIL request FOIL-2021-067-00020 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020) You can expect a response on or about Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Additional Information:
Based on the nature of other complicated FOIL requests currently being handled, ACS needs additional time to complete the search, review and analysis of responsive records, if any, and respond to this request. ACS anticipates responding to your request on or before Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Please visit FOIL-2021-067-00020 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-067-00020)

T he Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has closed your FOIL request FOIL-2021-067-00020 for the following reasons:

As to your request for, “Any documents describing the variables incorporated into ACS’ Safe Measures predictive models, such as a predictive model report or variable library”, your request is denied. A diligent search for records responsive to your request did not locate any such records. Accordingly, your request is denied.

As to your request for, “Any differential impact analysis or validation studies, since Jan. 1, 2017, of the Safe Measures predictive models”, your request is denied. A diligent search for records responsive to your request did not locate any such records. Accordingly, your request is denied.

As to your request for, “All guidelines established by ACS’ Predictive Analytics Approval Committee”, your request is denied. A diligent search for records responsive to your request did not locate any such records. Accordingly, your request is denied.

As to your request for, “All meeting minutes, since Jan. 1, 2017, of the Predictive Analytics Approval Committee”, your request is denied. A diligent search for records responsive to your request did not locate any such records. Accordingly, your request is denied. You may appeal the decision to deny access to material that was redacted in part or withheld in entirety by contacting the agency's FOIL Appeals Officer: FOILAppeal@acs.nyc.gov within 30 days.