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        <RIN>0960-AG61</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201004</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>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>Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge (3481F)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[We will amend our rules to clarify that the agency is responsible for setting the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge.  This change will ensure greater flexibility in scheduling both in-person and video-teleconference hearings, increase efficiency in the hearing process, and reduce the number of pending hearings.  The number of cases awaiting a hearing has reached historic proportions and greater efficiency is critical to addressing this problem.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.932</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.936</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.938</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.950</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1432</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1436</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1438</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1450(b)</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 421</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 421 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 423(i)</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 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>11/10/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 66564</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/09/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2010</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>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Brent</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hillman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Social Insurance Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 605-8280</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3260</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Pamela</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kultgen</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Regional Counsel</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>816 936-5078</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of the General Counsel, 601 E. 12th Street, Suite 965,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Kansas City</CITY>
                    <STATE>MO</STATE>
                    <ZIP>64106</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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