20 C.F.R. § 410.656 Removal of hearing to Appeals Council.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
The Appeals Council on its own motion may remove to itself any request for hearing pending before an Administrative Law Judge. The hearing on any matter so removed to the Appeals Council shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of §§410.637 to 410.653, inclusive. Notice of such removal shall be mailed to the parties at their last known addresses.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 410—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969– )
Subpart F—Determinations of Disability, Other Determinations, Administrative Review, Finality of Decisions, and Representation of Parties
§ 410.656 Removal of hearing to Appeals Council.