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SSA

RIN: 0960-AG80

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Eliminating the Decision Review Board (3502F)
Abstract: We are eliminating the Decision Review Board (DRB) portions of part 405 of our rules, which we currently use as the final step in our administrative review process for adjudicating initial disability claims in our Boston region. As of the effective date of this regulation, we will replace the DRB step with review by the Appeals Council. The Appeals Council will follow most of the rules in parts 404 and 416 that we use in the rest of the country to adjudicate disability claims at the Appeals Council level, with some differences needed to accommodate the rules that govern administrative law judge hearings in the Boston Region. We will also authorize attorney advisors in the Boston region to conduct certain pre-hearing proceedings and make fully favorable decisions as they do in the rest of the country. We are making these changes to improve service to claimants and to increase consistency in our program rules.
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.906    20 CFR 404.930    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 404.1616    20 CFR 404.1624    20 CFR 405    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 416.1016    20 CFR 416.1024    20 CFR 416.1406    20 CFR 416.1430    20 CFR 422.130    20 CFR 422.140    20 CFR 422.201
Legal Authority: 30 USC 923(b)    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) to 405(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  12/04/2009  74 FR 63688    NPRM Comment Period End  02/02/2010     Final Action  06/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Florence Felix-Lawson Attorney Advisor Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3260 Phone:703 605-7100 Joshua B. Silverman Social Insurance Specialist, Regulations Writer Social Security Administration Office of Regulations, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401 Phone:410 594-2128