In the HO, staff will e-mail the PDF or Report of Contact to the
Office of Hearings Operations regional office (RO). The RO will review
and evaluate the inquiry to ensure it meets the definition set forth
in subsection A above. If an inquiry does not meet the definition,
the RO will return it to the HO with instructions on how to respond to
the inquirer. If an inquiry meets the definition, the RO will refer it
to the Division of Field Procedures (DFP) in the Office of the Chief
Administrative Law Judge at |||DCDA OHO HQ OCALJ DFP.
In OAO, staff will e-mail the PDF or Report of Contact to
the Executive Director's Office (EDO) at ^DCDA OAO. The EDO, or its
designee, will review and evaluate the inquiry to ensure that it meets
the definition set forth in subsection A above. If an inquiry does not
meet the definition, the EDO, or its designee, will draft a written
response to the inquirer.
DFP and EDO will refer litigation-related inquires to the Office of
Program Law in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). OGC is responsible
for responding to litigation-related inquiries and notices of threatened
class actions received by SSA.