20 C.F.R. § 404.956 Removal of a hearing request from an administrative law judge to the Appeals Council.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
If you have requested a hearing and the request is pending before an administrative law judge, the Appeals Council may assume responsibility for holding a hearing by requesting that the administrative law judge send the hearing request to it. If the Appeals Council holds a hearing, it shall conduct the hearing according to the rules for hearings before an administrative law judge. Notice shall be mailed to all parties at their last known address telling them that the Appeals Council has assumed responsibility for the case. [45 FR 52081, Aug. 5, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 303, Jan. 3, 1986]
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950– )
Subpart J—Determinations, Administrative Review Process, and Reopening of Determinations and Decisions
Administrative Law Judge Hearing Procedures
§ 404.956 Removal of a hearing request from an administrative law judge to the Appeals Council.