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RIN: 0960-AG80

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Reestablishing Appeals Council Level Provisions in the Boston Region and Related Technical Changes (3502P)
Abstract: We propose to eliminate the Decision Review Board (DRB) portion of part 405 of our rules, which we now use for initial disability claims arising in our Boston region. Instead, we propose to allow claimants in the Boston region who are dissatisfied with the administrative law judge's (ALJ) action to request Appeals Council review. If the Appeals Council denies the request for review of an ALJ's decision, or the Appeals Council issues a decision, and the claimant is dissatisfied with our final decision, the claimant may file a civil action in Federal court. We intend to make the Appeals Council process in the Boston region parallel to the Appeals Council process in the rest of the country to the greatest extent possible. However, we are keeping the current rules in part 405 that apply to hearings before an ALJ in the Boston region. The hearing rules in part 405 differ in some respects from the rules in parts 404 and 416, so some provisions regarding Appeals Council review of ALJ actions arising in the Boston region must reflect those differences. We also propose to make several technical changes to reflect changes to the disability process implemented in previous final rules.
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.970 20 CFR 404.976 20 CFR 404.1502 20 CFR 404.1512 20 CFR 404.1513 20 CFR 404.1519k 20 CFR 404.1519m 20 CFR 404.1519s 20 CFR 404.1520a 20 CFR 404.1526 20 CFR 404.1527 20 CFR 404.1529 20 CFR 404.1546 20 CFR 404.1601 20 CFR 404.1624 20 CFR 405.1 20 CFR 405.5 20 CFR 405.10 20 CFR 405.20 20 CFR 405.240 20 CFR 405.320 20 CFR 405.360 20 CFR 405.371 20 CFR 405.372 20 CFR 405.373 20 CFR 405.381 20 CFR 405.382 20 CFR 405.383 20 CFR 405.401 20 CFR 405.405 20 CFR 405.410 20 CFR 405.415 20 CFR 405.420 20 CFR 405.425 20 CFR 405.427 20 CFR 405.430 20 CFR 405.440 20 CFR 405.445 20 CFR 405.450 20 CFR 405.501 20 CFR 405.505 20 CFR 405.510 20 CFR 405.515 20 CFR 405.701 20 CFR 405.705 20 CFR 405.710 20 CFR 405.715 20 CFR 405.720 20 CFR 405.725 20 CFR 416.902 20 CFR 416.912 20 CFR 416.913 20 CFR 416.919k 20 CFR 416.919m 20 CFR 416.919s 20 CFR 416.920a 20 CFR 416.924 20 CFR 416.926 20 CFR 416.926a 20 CFR 416.927 20 CFR 416.929 20 CFR 416.946 20 CFR 416.1001 20 CFR 416.1024 20 CFR 416.1470 20 CFR 416.1476 20 CFR 422.130 20 CFR 422.140 20 CFR 422.201
Legal Authority: 42 USC 401(j) 42 USC 402 42 USC 404(f) 42 USC 405 42 USC 405(a) 42 USC 405(b) 42 USC 405(d)-(h) 42 USC 405(j) 42 USC 405(s) 42 USC 405 note 42 USC 416(i) 42 USC 421 42 USC 421(a) 42 USC 421(i) 42 USC 421(m) 42 USC 421 note 42 USC 422(c) 42 USC 423 42 USC 423(i) 42 USC 423 note 42 USC 425 42 USC 432 42 USC 902(a)(5) 42 USC 902 note 42 USC 1320b-1 42 USC 1320b-13 42 USC 1381 42 USC 1381a 42 USC 1382 42 USC 1382c 42 USC 1382h 42 USC 1382h note 42 USC 1383 42 USC 1383(a) 42 USC 1383(c) 42 USC 1383(d)(1) 42 USC 1383(p) 42 USC 1383b

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	09/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Dean Landis Associate Commissioner, Office of Regulations Social Security Administration Office of Regulations, Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401 Phone:410 965-0520