[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: 20CFR410.228] [Page 611] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 410_FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV_BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969 )--Table of Contents Subpart B_Requirements for Entitlement; Duration of Entitlement; Filing of Claims and Evidence Sec. 410.228 Requests and notices to be in writing. Except as otherwise provided in this part, any request to the Administration for a determination or a decision relating to a person's right to benefits, the withdrawal of a claim, the cancellation of a request for such withdrawal, or any notice provided for pursuant to the regulations in this part 410, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the person authorized to execute a claim under Sec. 410.222.