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        <RIN>0960-AG61</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200804</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0960</CODE>
            <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Amendments to Hearings Level Adjudication (3434P)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[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.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.932(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.936</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.938(a)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.943(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.948</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 950(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.957</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.1516</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.1518</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.916</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.918</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1432(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1436</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1438(a)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1448</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1450(b)</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1457</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 401(j)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 404(f)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(d) to 405(h)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405(j)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 405 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 416(i)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 421</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 421 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 422(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 423</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 423 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 425</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 902(a)(5)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 902 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1382</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1382c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1382h</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1382h note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1383</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1383b</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2008</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>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Dean</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Landis</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Associate Commissioner, Office of Regulations</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>410 965-0520</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Regulations, Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, 6401 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21235-6401</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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