0960-AI25 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Hearings Held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council

We will propose that administrative appeals judges (AAJ) from our Appeals Council will hold hearings and issue decisions in disability determination cases, whereas currently only Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) perform these actions. We will propose and solicit public comment on the circumstances under which we propose for AAJs to conduct hearings and issue decisions, the manner in which we will assign AAJs to complete these actions, and on the anticipated benefits and concerns of this proposal. We would publish a final rule addressing public comments before implementing this proposed policy.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Fully or Partially Exempt 20 CFR 403.709(d) 20 CFR 404.956 20 CFR 416.1456 20 CFR 404.956 20 CFR 416.1456 Pub. L. 74–271 49 Stat. 620 5 U.S.C. 5372 5 U.S.C. 5372b No NPRM 08/00/2018 No No None No No No No Nancy Chung Acting Director Program Analysis Staff 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 703 605-7100 nancy.chung@ssa.gov 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041