Friedrich Lu v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Office of the General Counsel (SPR 20160244)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords April 22, 2016 SPR16/244 Ms. Susan Krupanski, Esq. Legal Department Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Krupanski: I have received the petition of Friederich Lu appealing the nonresponse of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1 O(b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Lu requested records containing the names of two bus drivers of"Bus No. 1223 and 2271." Having received no response, Mr. Lu 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 (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 1O (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. 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 by you that a response will be provided. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Authority's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Lu may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma.us/pre

Ms. Susan Krupanski, Esq. SPR16/244 Page2 April 22, 2016 In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon reque t. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination £ 'her information. Williams cc: Mr. Friedrich Lu