# Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge
> **US Social Security Administration** · Final rules. · Published 2010-07-08 · Effective 2010-08-09 · 75 FR 39154
## Document
- **Document number:** 2010-16549
- **Category:** ssa-other
- **Agency:** US Social Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 75 FR 39154
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 404
- **Publication date:** 2010-07-08
- **Effective date:** 2010-08-09
- **Docket:** Docket No. SSA 2008-0033
## Abstract

We are amending our rules to state that our agency is responsible for setting the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). This change creates a 3-year pilot program that will allow us to test this new authority. Our use of this authority, consistent with due process rights of claimants, may provide us with greater flexibility in scheduling both in-person and video hearings, lead to improved efficiency in our hearing process, and reduce the number of pending hearing requests. This change is a part of our broader commitment to maintaining a hearing process that results in accurate, high-quality decisions for claimants.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/07/08/2010-16549/setting-the-time-and-place-for-a-hearing-before-an-administrative-law-judge)
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