Background

To ensure the efficient handling of hearing cassettes, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) developed and distributed to OHA field staff, a Hearing Cassette Handling Desk Guide. This transmittal incorporates the Hearing Cassette Handling Desk Guide into HALLEX.

Explanation of Content and Changes

We have made the following HALLEX changes:

• Revised I-2-815 D. cont. to renumber the reference to the decisional shell as I-2-890 cont. Exhibit 8.

• Revised I-2-850 to refer to the Hearing Cassette Handling Desk Guide as I-2-890 Exhibit 6; and to renumber the reference to the Hearing Office Cassette Tape Packing List as I-2-890 Exhibit 7.

• Revised I-2-890 Exhibit 5 to reflect current cassette handling procedures when routing court remand cases.

• Revised 1-2-890 Exhibit 6 to incorporate the Cassette Handling Desk guide into HALLEX.

• Renumbered previous I-2-890 Exhibit 6 as I-2-890 Exhibit 7; and renumbered I-2-890 cont. Exhibit 7 as I-2-890 cont. Exhibit 8.

Remove

Remove from Chapter I-2-800:

I-2-815 D. cont., through I-2-818 A. cont., dated May 5, 1991 (2 pages)

I-2-845 Decision Routing — Automated Case Routing System, dated October 30, 1990 (1 page)

I-2-890 Samples, Exhibit 5, Court Remand Case Routing, dated October 30, 1990 (1 page)

I-2-890 Exhibits, Exhibit 6, Hearing Office Cassette Transfer Packing List, dated October 30, 1990 (1 page)

I-2-890 Cont. Exhibit 7, Decision, dated May 5, 1991 (1 page)

Insert

Insert in Chapter I-2-800:

I-2-815 D. cont., dated May 5, 1991 through I-2-818 A. cont., dated June 5, 1992 (2 pages)

I-2-845 Decision Routing — Automated Case Routing System, dated June 5, 1992 (2 pages)

I-2-890 Exhibits, Exhibit 5, Court Remand Case Routing, dated June 5, 1992 (1 page)

I-2-890 Exhibits, Exhibit 6, Cassette Handling, dated June 5, 1992 (1 page)

I-2-890 Exhibits, Exhibit 7, Hearing Office Cassette Transfer Packing List, dated June 5, 1992 (1 page)

I-2-890 Exhibits, Exhibit 8, Decision, dated June 5, 1992 (1 page)

Date: June 5, 1992