0960-AH21 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Revisions to Direct Fee Payment Rules (3625F)

We revised our rules to implement amendments to the Social Security Act (Act) made by the Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010 (PRA). We made permanent the direct fee payment rules for eligible non-attorney representatives under titles II and XVI of the Act and for attorney representatives under title XVI of the Act. We also revised some of our eligibility policies for non-attorney representatives under titles II and XVI of the Act.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 20 CFR 404.1703 20 CFR 404.1717 20 CFR 404.1720 20 CFR 404.1730 20 CFR 416.1502 20 CFR 416.1517 20 CFR 416.1520 20 CFR 416.1530 42 U.S.C. 405(a) 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) 42 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1) No Interim Final Rule 07/28/2011 76 FR 45184 Interim Final Rule Effective 08/29/2011 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 09/26/2011 Final Action 01/06/2015 80 FR 395 Final Action Effective 02/05/2015 No No None No No www.regulations.gov No No Harrison Levy Social Insurance Specialist, Program Analyst 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 965-6191 harrison.levy@ssa.gov Office of Income Security Program, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401 William Gibson P. Social Insurance Specialist, Regulations Writer 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 966-9039 william.gibson@ssa.gov Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401