Director, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy

0960-AI22 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Administrative Rules For Non-Attorney Representatives and Claimant Representatives

For program consistency, we propose to require the use of a prescribed form (SSA-1696) from all non-attorney and attorney representatives for appointment as a representative and to mandate registration--currently we only require those who want direct fee payment to register. Additionally, we propose to consider changes to educational requirements for direct pay non-attorney representatives to provide parity for individuals with intermediate degrees (associates) and two-years of work experience. We also propose to impose a deadline(s) on when representatives must file their fee petitions and all supporting documents.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 20 CFR 404.1705 20 CFR 404.1707 20 CFR 404.1717 20 CFR 404.1725 20 CFR 404.1730 20 CFR 416.1505 20 CFR 416.1507 20 CFR 416.1517 20 CFR 416.1525 20 CFR 416.1530 20 CFR 422.515 ... 42 U.S.C. 406 42 U.S.C. 1631(d) No NPRM 03/00/2021 No No None No No No No Daniel O'Brien Director, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 597-1632 dan.obrien@ssa.gov Office of Vocational, Evaluation, and Process Policy, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401