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 2011_register executive 2011-12-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fe467a D09002ee1c7fe4b43 United States Social Security Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are revising our rules of conduct and standards of responsibility for representatives. These revisions further clarify our expectations regarding representatives' obligations to competently represent their clients and constitute official notice concerning our requirements and procedures. We are also updating other rules about the representation of parties. These changes are necessary because our current regulations are insufficient to address some representative conduct that is inappropriate, but has technically fallen outside the scope of our regulations. These changes will allow us to better protect the integrity of our administrative process, ensure that claimants receive competent and effective representation, and further clarify representatives' responsibilities in their dealings with us and with claimants. 76 FR 80241 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-23/2011-32923 2011-32923 fr23de11-12 RIN 0960-AH32 4191-02-P Docket No. SSA-2011-0016 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-23/2011-32923 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-23/html/2011-32923.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-23/pdf/2011-32923.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Blind Disability Benefits Old-Age Survivors Disability Insurance Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Supplemental Security Income (Ssi) 8 p. 80241 80248 76 FR 80241 Title 20 Part 404 20 CFR Part 404 Title 20 Part 416 20 CFR Part 416 RIN 0960-AH32 Revisions to Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility for Representatives; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-32923 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2012-01-23 Docket No. SSA-2011-0016 4191-02-P 2011-32923 Final rules.

We are revising our rules of conduct and standards of responsibility for representatives. These revisions further clarify our expectations regarding representatives' obligations to competently represent their clients and constitute official notice concerning our requirements and procedures. We are also updating other rules about the representation of parties. These changes are necessary because our current regulations are insufficient to address some representative conduct that is inappropriate, but has technically fallen outside the scope of our regulations. These changes will allow us to better protect the integrity of our administrative process, ensure that claimants receive competent and effective representation, and further clarify representatives' responsibilities in their dealings with us and with claimants.

These final rules are effective on January 23, 2012. Andrew Maunz, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, P.O. Box 17788, Baltimore, MD 21235-7788, (410) 965-3196. 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.socialsecurity.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Blind Disability Benefits Old-Age Survivors Disability Insurance Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Supplemental Security Income (Ssi) Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility for Representatives , http://www.regulations.gov http://www.socialsecurity.gov Vol. 76, no. 247 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-12-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 541 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-23 P0b002ee18136f2d4 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23de11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-23/pdf/FR-2011-12-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-23/xml/FR-2011-12-23.xml fdlp 80191 80723 DGPO 2011-12-23 2024-06-03 FR-2011-12-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-12-23 76 247