Basic (09-15)

NL 10601.201 What is a Notice?

Although not defined in POMS, we can think of a notice as a personalized, written letter that we send to the public.  We use notices to:

  • give a person our decision or decisions about applications or benefits,

  • tell someone about their rights and their responsibilities under our programs,

  • inform a person about his or her appeal rights, changes in status, or provide information that is important to them. 

Our notices are legal documents.


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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0910601201
NL 10601.201 - What is a Notice? - 09/29/2015
Batch run: 08/14/2017
Rev:09/29/2015