[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR260.6]

[Page 520]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 260_REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEALS WITHIN THE BOARD--Table of 
 
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.