Nonpublic HALLEX Instructions for Puerto Rico Fraud Redeterminations under 205(u) of the Social Security Act
| Tracking # |
SSA-2020-000504, SSA-2020-001362 SSA-2020-000504 |
| Submitted | Nov. 24, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: PRFraud
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all nonpublic Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual ("HALLEX") instructions found in HALLEX I-5-6 et seq. that pertain to adjudication of redeterminations involving evidence from representative Samuel Torres Crespo, psychiatrist Rafael Miguez Balseiro, M.D., neurologist Jose Hernandez Gonzalez, M.D., physiatrist Wildo Vargas, M.D., and/or psychiatrist Luis Escabi Perez, M.D.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
PRFraud
From: Social Security Administration
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=SSA-2020-000504&type=request)
* Tracking Number: SSA-2020-000504
* Requester Name: PRFraud PRFraud
* Date Submitted: 11/25/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all nonpublic Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual ("HALLEX") instructions found in HALLEX I-5-6 et seq. that pertain to adjudication of redeterminations involving evidence from representative Samuel Torres Crespo, psychiatrist Rafael Miguez Balseiro, M.D., neurologist Jose Hernandez Gonzalez, M.D., physiatrist Wildo Vargas, M.D., and/or psychiatrist Luis Escabi Perez, M.D.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for 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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
PRFraud
From: Social Security Administration
Dear PRFraud:
We have attached our fee estimate for your FOIA request. Please respond within 10 business days with payment.
Please do not reply directly to this email correspondence. If you have an account with FOIAonline, you can correspond directly with us by logging into your account. If you need to correspond with us regarding your FOIA request but do not have an account with FOIAonline, please send your correspondence to FOIA.Public.Liaison@ssa.gov. The FOIA Public Liaison mailbox was created to assist the public with their FOIA requests, as well as to provide assistance to individuals requesting access to their own records under the Privacy Act. When you email this mailbox, we encourage you to limit the amount of personally identifiable information you provide in your email correspondence. While SSA operates within a secure network, we have no control of the data we receive while it is in transit to or from our FOIA Public Liaison mailbox. Please include your FOIA tracking number in your email.
Sincerely,
The FOIA Team
Social Security Administration
From: PRFraud
To Whom It May Concern:
See attached for my appeal.
Regards,
PRFraud
From: Social Security Administration
The FOIA
appeal
- SSA-2020-001362 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: SSA-2020-001362
* Requester: PRFraud PRFraud
* Submitted Date: 02/07/2020
* Description:
States that Request is program related. SSA is required to make available to the public the instructional manuals issued to SSA’s employees, general statements of policy, and other materials that are used in processing claims and that are not published in the Federal Register. (20 CFR 402.45(b)). HALLEX instructions are among these manuals
If Fees Are Charged, the Estimated Fee of $330 Is Grossly Overstated
From: Social Security Administration
The FOIA
appeal
- SSA-2020-001362 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: SSA-2020-001362
* Requester: PRFraud PRFraud
* Submitted Date: 02/07/2020
* Description:
States that Request is program related. SSA is required to make available to the public the instructional manuals issued to SSA’s employees, general statements of policy, and other materials that are used in processing claims and that are not published in the Federal Register. (20 CFR 402.45(b)). HALLEX instructions are among these manuals
If Fees Are Charged, the Estimated Fee of $330 Is Grossly Overstated
From: Social Security Administration
Dear PRFraud PRFraud:
SSA-2020-001362 has been processed and the final disposition to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal is attached.
Please do not reply directly to this email correspondence. If you have an account with FOIAonline, you can correspond directly with us by logging into your account. If you need to correspond with us regarding your FOIA request but do not have an account with FOIAonline, please send your correspondence to FOIA.Public.Liaison@ssa.gov. The FOIA Public Liaison mailbox was created to assist the public with their FOIA requests, as well as to provide assistance to individuals requesting access to their own records under the Privacy Act. When you email this mailbox, we encourage you to limit the amount of personally identifiable information you provide in your email correspondence. While SSA operates within a secure network, we have no control of the data we receive while it is in transit to or from our FOIA Public Liaison mailbox. Please include your FOIA tracking number in your email.
Sincerely,
The FOIA Team
Social Security Administration
From: Social Security Administration
PRFraud PRFraud:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is closing your FOIA request, SSA-2020-000504, as we have not received the payment required to process your request.
Please do not reply directly to this email correspondence. If you have an account with FOIAonline, you can correspond directly with us by logging into your account. If you need to correspond with us regarding your FOIA request but do not have an account with FOIAonline, please send your correspondence to FOIA.Public.Liaison@ssa.gov. The FOIA Public Liaison mailbox was created to assist the public with their FOIA requests, as well as to provide assistance to individuals requesting access to their own records under the Privacy Act. When you email this mailbox, we encourage you to limit the amount of personally identifiable information you provide in your email correspondence. While SSA operates within a secure network, we have no control of the data we receive while it is in transit to or from our FOIA Public Liaison mailbox. Please include your FOIA tracking number in your email.
Sincerely,
The FOIA Team
Social Security Administration
From: Social Security Administration
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From: Social Security Administration
Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com will be deactivated in 5 days due to inactivity.
From: Social Security Administration
Your FOIAonline user account for requests@muckrock.com has been deactivated due to inactivity.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 24, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #SSA-2020-000504, SSA-2020-001362.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Social Security Administration
Greetings,
According to our records, a fee notice for SSA-2020-000504 was mailed on January 31, 2020 to the address provided. We administratively closed SSA-2020-000504 because we did not receive payment or correspondence indicating you wanted to narrow the scope of your request within ten business days from the date of our letter. According to our records, you appealed SSA-2020-000504 on February 4, 2020. Your appeal was given tracking number SSA-2020-001362. We mailed our response to your appeal on May 7, 2020 to the address provided, wherein we upheld our fee notice. We administratively closed SSA-2020-001362 because we did not receive payment or correspondence indicating you wanted to narrow the scope of your request within ten business days from the date of our letter. If you wish to pursue the request further, you will need to submit a new request using https://foia.ssa.gov<https://foia.ssa.gov/> as you are past the appeal window of 90 days for SSA-2020-001362.
When you email the FOIA Public Liaison mailbox, we encourage you to limit the amount of personally identifiable information you provide in your email correspondence. While SSA operates within a secure network, we have no control of the data we receive while it is in transit to or from our FOIA Public Liaison mailbox.
Thank you,
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Teams
Social Security Administration
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