United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c818589f D09002ee1c8185914 United States Social Security Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are revising our rules to allow us to conduct hearings before administrative law judges (ALJs) at which a party or parties to the hearing and/or a witness or witnesses may appear before the ALJ by video teleconferencing (VTC). The revised rules provide that if we schedule your hearing as one at which you would appear by VTC, rather than in person, and you object to use of that procedure, we will reschedule your hearing as one at which you may appear in person before the ALJ. These revisions will provide us with greater flexibility in scheduling and holding hearings, improve hearing process efficiency, and extend another service delivery option to individuals requesting a hearing. Although we are issuing these rules as final rules, we are also requesting comments on a provision of the rules that involves a significant change from the proposed rules we previously published concerning our use of VTC. 68 FR 5210 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-03/03-2402 03-2402 fr03fe03-3 RIN 0960-AE97 4191-02-P Regulations Nos. 4 and 16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-03/03-2402 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-03/html/03-2402.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-03/pdf/03-2402.pdf 12 p. 5210 5221 68 FR 5210 Title 20 Part 404 20 CFR Part 404 Title 20 Part 416 20 CFR Part 416 RIN 0960-AE97 Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Administrative Review Process; Video Teleconferencing Appearances Before Administrative Law Judges of the Social Security Administration; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-2402 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2003-03-05 2003-04-04 Regulations Nos. 4 and 16 4191-02-P 03-2402 Final rules with request for comment.

We are revising our rules to allow us to conduct hearings before administrative law judges (ALJs) at which a party or parties to the hearing and/or a witness or witnesses may appear before the ALJ by video teleconferencing (VTC). The revised rules provide that if we schedule your hearing as one at which you would appear by VTC, rather than in person, and you object to use of that procedure, we will reschedule your hearing as one at which you may appear in person before the ALJ. These revisions will provide us with greater flexibility in scheduling and holding hearings, improve hearing process efficiency, and extend another service delivery option to individuals requesting a hearing. Although we are issuing these rules as final rules, we are also requesting comments on a provision of the rules that involves a significant change from the proposed rules we previously published concerning our use of VTC.

These rules are effective March 5, 2003. To be sure your comments are considered, we must receive them by April 4, 2003. Martin Sussman, Regulations Officer, Social Security Administration, Office of Regulations, 100 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965- 1767 or TTY 1-800-966-5906, for information about this notice. For information on eligibility or filing for benefits, call our national toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 or TTY 1-800-325-0778, or visit our Internet site, Social Security Online, at http://www.ssa.gov. Social security benefits and supplemental security income: Federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance, and aged, blind, and disabled Administrative law judges; video teleconference hearings, //www.regulations@ssa.gov http://www.access.gpo.gov/su http://www.regulations http://www.ssa.gov http://www.ssa.gov/regulations Vol. 68, no. 22 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-02-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 336 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-03 P0b002ee1809a183f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03fe03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-02-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-03/pdf/FR-2003-02-03.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-03/xml/FR-2003-02-03.xml fdlp 5203 5527 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-02-03 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-02-03 68 22