Wallack, Todd v. Department of Public Health (SPR 20150005)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of& cords March 16, 2015 SPRlS/005 Mr. Scott Zoback Interim Director of Communications Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108 Dear Mr. Zoback: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Public Health (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Wallack requested information regarding revenue received by the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (Registry), as well as other information. Having received no response, Mr. Wallack petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated February 11, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Wallack may appeal the substantive nature o lth Department's response 1 within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). ~~\/ .' / e.. , 1 ·' rs, ',' ?.Ii'i [ / / i ,:__-, 11 b wnA.Uiams Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Todd Wallack One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre