[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR402.35]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 402_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 402.35  Publication.

    (a) Methods of publication. Materials we are required to publish 
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552 (a)(1) and (a)(2), we publish 
in one of the following ways:
    (1) By publication in the Federal Register of Social Security 
Administration regulations, and by their subsequent inclusion in the 
Code of Federal Regulations;
    (2) By publication in the Federal Register of appropriate general 
notices;
    (3) By other forms of publication, when incorporated by reference in 
the Federal Register with the approval of the Director of the Federal 
Register; and
    (4) By publication in the ``Social Security Rulings'' of indexes of 
precedential social security orders and opinions issued in the 
adjudication of claims, statements of policy and interpretations which 
have been adopted but have not been published in the Federal Register. 
The ``Social Security Rulings'' may be purchased through the Government 
Printing Office (See Sec. 402.40).
    (b) Publication of rulings. Although not required pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a)(1) and (a)(2), we publish the following rulings in the 
Federal Register as well as by other forms of publication:
    (1) We publish Social Security Rulings in the Federal Register under 
the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security. They are binding 
on all components of the Social Security Administration. These rulings 
represent precedent final opinions and orders and statements of policy 
and interpretations that we have adopted.
    (2) We publish Social Security Acquiescence Rulings in the Federal 
Register under the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security. 
They are binding on all components of the Social Security 
Administration, except with respect to claims subject to the 
relitigation procedures established in 20 CFR 404.984, 410.610, and 
416.1484. For a description of Social Security Acquiescence Rulings, see 
20 CFR 404.984(b), 410.610c(b), and 416.1484(b) of this title.
    (c) Availability for inspection. To the extent practicable and to 
further assist the public, we make available for inspection at the 
address specified in Sec. 402.135 those materials which are published 
in the Federal Register pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1).
    (d) Availability by Telecommunications. To the extent practicable, 
we will make available by means of computer telecommunications the 
indices and other records that are available for inspection.

[62 FR 4154, Jan. 29, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 35132, June 29, 1998; 65 
FR 16813, Mar. 30, 2000]