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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>0960-AE97</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200110</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0960</CODE>
            <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>OASDI and SSI; Expansion of the Use of Video Teleconference Technology in Hearings Before Administrative Law Judges of the Social Security Administration (737F)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[We are amending our regulations to permit us to conduct hearings before an administrative law judge (ALJ) by video teleconference (VTC). We will add new sections to the regulations that will state the conditions for an ALJ to find good cause to change the time and place of a hearing if we schedule a VTC hearing, and the individual tells us he/she does not want a VTC hearing.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.929</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.936(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.936(c)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.936(d)(8)(New)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.938</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1429</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1436(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1436(c)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1436(d)(8)(New)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1438</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 205(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 205(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 902(a)(5)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1383</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[Our regulations provide for a hearing in person before an ALJ. Traditionally, this has meant that the individual requesting a hearing and the ALJ were present in the same room. These changes will allow us to schedule a VTC hearing without requiring prior written consent, and set out the right to decline such a hearing. We believe that conducting hearings by VTC will improve our efficiency and allow us to serve our customers better.

The VTC provision will aid in reducing the average processing time for hearings by eliminating much of the time some ALJ's must spend to travel to remote sites to conduct hearings face-to-face.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[None.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[Require participation in a scheduled VTC hearing; i.e., no right to decline a VTC hearing.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[Improved customer service by providing faster access to a hearing.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[None.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/05/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 1059</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/06/2001</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2001</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>0960-AA05</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Previously reported as</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Cynthia</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Pullen-Carroll</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Social Insurance Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>410 965-3691</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6401 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21235-6401</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
    </RIN_INFO>
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