0960-AI06 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Elimination of Sunset Date for Attorney Advisor Program

This rule authorizes attorney advisors to conduct certain prehearing procedures and to issue fully favorable decisions.  We now propose eliminating the sunset date for the attorney advisor program. The attorney advisor program helps reduce the agency’s backlog by processing claimant’s decisions more efficiently. Eliminating the sunset date will allow us to continue approving benefits quicker without the risk of the program ending.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 20 CFR 404.942 20 CFR 416.1442 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) 42 U.S.C. 1383 42 U.S.C. 1383b No Final Action 08/00/2017 No No None No No No No Maren Weight Appeals Officer 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 703 605-7100 Office of Appellate Operations, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041 Brian Rudick J. Social Insurance Specialist, Regulations Writer 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 965-7102 brian.rudick@ssa.gov Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401