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SSA RIN: 0960-AI71 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Setting the Manner of Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at Hearings 
Abstract:

We are updating our hearing regulations to provide that claimants may appear at hearings in one of four ways: by agency video, by online video, by audio, or in person. Those four manners will all be standard manners of appearance in our hearing process.  We expect that this final rule will provide us and claimants with additional flexibility, allowing us to manage our hearing process more efficiently. 

 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.929    20 CFR 416.1429    20 CFR 404.936    20 CFR 416.1436    20 CFR 404.937    20 CFR 416.1437    20 CFR 404.938    20 CFR 416.1438    20 CFR 404.944    20 CFR 416.1444    20 CFR 404.950    20 CFR 416.1450    20 CFR 404.976    20 CFR 416.1476    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405(a)    42 U.S.C. 405(b)(1)    42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5)    42 U.S.C. 1383(c)(1)(A)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/19/2023  88 FR 32145   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/18/2023 
Final Action  08/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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 D.C., DC 20024
Phone:703 605-8500
Email: susan.j.swansiger@ssa.gov