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(open in citrix) → M24-1 Chapter 03 All Programs Part 05 Attorney Fee (NEW PROCEDURES as of August 6, 2025
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8.B.5.f Reasonableness Referral Follow-Up
- OGC decides reasonableness reviews based upon the date that OGC received the request for review (or the date VBA forwarded a misfiled request to OGC).
- As such, AAFCs should not send any status requests to OGC unless the referral date is prior to the date published in the monthly Agent and Attorney Fee Call Bulletin (provided monthly by OGC).
- The table below describes what actions to taken when an AAFC receives a case based on expiration of the 60-day referral to OGC suspense period.
| If... |
Then... |
| the date OGC received the reasonableness review is after the date published in the latest monthly Agent and Attorney Fee Call Bulletin |
update the suspense for another 60 days without follow up. |
| the date OGC received the reasonableness review is before the date published in the latest monthly Agent and Attorney Fee Call Bulletin |
send a follow up email to [email protected] asking for the status of the reasonableness review. Include in the email a copy of the Fee Allocation Notice (or Summary of the Case fee decision). Update the suspense for another 60 days. |