<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01CA2759.6D85FA70">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>No it is not a law.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Only Congress makes laws.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It is a guideline/policy set by SSA, I am sure, to provide consistency so it is not completely left to an individual’s discretion.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Each Federal Agency forms its own regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am sure that if you wrote SSA and requested a reason, they would provide one.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Eileen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> apgpubliclist-bounces@apgen.org [mailto:apgpubliclist-bounces@apgen.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tate<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:33 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> apgpubliclist@apgen.org; Rondina Muncy<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [APG Public List] SS-5 parents' names blackened out<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is it an actual law?  Or just part of the discretionary process from individual SSA employees?<br> <br> According to this website ( http://www.lee.army.mil/foia.html ), the Army processes a sanitized area but it should have the reason listed on the document.  <br> <br> At best, the SSA should provide a reason in a letter if a reason is requested in writing, citing whatever law or source they go by for determining the sanitation.<br> <br> Just my humble opinion.  I'm no expert.<br> <br> Lynita <br> <br> <br> --- On <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Thu, 8/27/09, Rondina Muncy <i><span style='font-style:italic'><rondina.muncy@gmail.com></span></i></span></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br> From: Rondina Muncy <rondina.muncy@gmail.com><br> Subject: Re: [APG Public List] SS-5 parents' names blackened out<br> To: apgpubliclist@apgen.org<br> Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 6:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div id=yiv1847631003> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Eileen,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is a tough one, but do you have a source for this? If I'm going to be able to cite this little piece of information in a report, I need to know where the law is.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rondina<br clear=all> ________________________<br> Rondina P. Muncy<br> Ancestral Analysis<br> 2960 Trail Lake Drive<br> Grapevine, Texas 76051<br> 817.481.5902<br> <a href="/mc/compose?to=rondina.muncy@gmail.com" target="_blank">rondina.muncy@gmail.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.ancestralanalysis.com" target="_blank">www.ancestralanalysis.com</a><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Eileen Souza <<a href="/mc/compose?to=eileen.souza@verizon.net" target="_blank">eileen.souza@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Recently, we had a thread where people were noticing that some of the SS-5s they received had the parents' names blackened.  I work for Social Security (in information technology) so I did a little research.  What I have learned is that the FOIA analysts who handle your requests use the Rule of 65 as their guideline.  What this means is that if the subject of the request is under 65 and no proof has been submitted of their parents' deaths, the analyst will check our files to see if they can find a record of the deaths of the subjects' parents.  If they do not find this evidence in our records, they redact the names.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eileen Souza</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eldersburg, MD</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="/mc/compose?to=eileen.souza@verizon.net" target="_blank">eileen.souza@verizon.net</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#888888" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br> APG Public Mailing List<br> <a href="http://apgen.org/publications/publiclist/" target="_blank">http://apgen.org/publications/publiclist/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> start: 0000-00-00 end: 0000-00-00 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>