[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR260.6]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 260_REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEALS WITHIN THE BOARD

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Sec.  260.6  Time limits for issuing a hearing decision.



    (a) General. The hearings officer shall make every effort to issue a 

decision within 45 days after the hearing is held.

    (b) Submission of additional evidence. If the hearings officer 

requests additional evidence, he or she shall do so within 30 days after 

the hearing is held and he or she shall make every effort to issue the 

hearing decision within 45 days after the additional evidence is 

received and the period for comment has ended. If the claimant wishes to 

submit additional evidence or written statements of fact or law, the 

hearings officer shall make every effort to issue the hearing decision 

within 45 days after the written statements are received or the 

additional evidence is received and the period for comment has ended.

    (c) Supplemental hearing. If on the basis of additional evidence the 

hearings officer decides a supplemental hearing is necessary, the 

supplemental hearing will be held within 30 days after the receipt of 

the additional evidence and the hearings officer shall make every effort 

to issue a decision within 30 days after the supplemental hearing is 

held.

    (d) Reassignment of case to another hearings officer. If, after a 

hearing has been held, it is necessary to reassign a case to another 

hearings officer due to the unavailability of the original hearings 

officer (e.g., resignation, retirement, illness), the case will be 

promptly reassigned. The new hearings officer shall make every effort to 

issue a hearing decision within 30 days after the reassignment.