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SSA RIN: 0960-AI09 Publication ID: Spring 2020 
Title: Setting the Manner for the Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at a Hearing 
Abstract:

We are revising our rules that regard setting the time, place, and manner of appearance for hearings at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level of our administrative review process. Under our revised rules, we (the agency) will determine how parties and witnesses will appear at a hearing before an ALJ, and we will set the time and place for the hearing accordingly. We will decide how parties and witnesses will appear at a hearing based on several factors, but the parties to a hearing will continue to have the ability to opt out of appearing by video teleconferencing.

 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.929    20 CFR 404.936    20 CFR 404.938    20 CFR 404.950    20 CFR 404.976    20 CFR 416.1429    20 CFR 416.1436    20 CFR 416.1438    20 CFR 416.1450    20 CFR 416.1476    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 401(j)    42 U.S.C. 405(a) to 405(b)    42 U.S.C. 405(d) to 405(h)    42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5)    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/15/2018  83 FR 57368   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/14/2019 
Final Action  12/18/2019  84 FR 69298   
Final Action Effective  01/17/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Susan Swansiger
Director, Division of Field Procedures
Social Security Administration
Office of Hearing Operations, 250 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024
Phone:703 605-8500
Email: susan.j.swansiger@ssa.gov