CFR > 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-) > SUBPART F—Determinations of Disability, Other Determinations, Administrative Review, Finality of Decisions, and Representation of Parties (§410.601 to §410.699a) > 410.691—Referral to the Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, or his or her designee, for hearing and decision.

410.691—Referral to the Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, or his or her designee, for hearing and decision.

If action is not taken to withdraw the charges before the expiration of 15 days after the time within which an answer may be filed, the record of the evidence in support of the charges shall be referred to the Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, or his or her designee, with a request for a hearing and a decision on the charges.

Code of Federal Regulations

[36 FR 23760, Dec. 14, 1971, as amended at 62 FR 38453, July 18, 1997]