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SSA RIN: 0960-AG61 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Amendments to Hearings Level Adjudication (3434P) 
Abstract: We propose to amend several regulations and provide new regulatory language to address inefficiencies in the hearings process. The amendments include provisions clarifying that claims denied by state Disability Determination Services and other adjudicators for “failure to cooperate” are technical denials rather than medical determinations, and providing flexibility in setting the time and place of hearings. We also intend to propose new regulatory provisions that will allow ALJs to dismiss a request for a hearing where a claimant has abandoned his or her claim and to specify regulatory standards that require ALJs to clearly articulate their rationale when issuing decisions on remanded claims. 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.932(b)    20 CFR 404.936    20 CFR 404.938(a)    20 CFR 404.943(b)    20 CFR 404.948    20 CFR 950(b)    20 CFR 404.957    20 CFR 404.1516    20 CFR 404.1518    20 CFR 416.916    20 CFR 416.918    20 CFR 416.1432(b)    20 CFR 416.1436    20 CFR 416.1438(a)    20 CFR 416.1448    20 CFR 416.1450(b)    20 CFR 416.1457     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 401(j)    42 USC 404(f)    42 USC 405(a)    42 USC 405(b)    42 USC 405(d) to 405(h)    42 USC 405(j)    42 USC 405 note    42 USC 416(i)    42 USC 421    42 USC 421 note    42 USC 422(c)    42 USC 423    42 USC 423 note    42 USC 425    42 USC 902(a)(5)    42 USC 902 note    42 USC 1382    42 USC 1382c    42 USC 1382h    42 USC 1382h note    42 USC 1383    42 USC 1383b   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2008    
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