Requiring Electronic Filing of Select Appeals by Certain Claimant Representatives, Revised notification of Implementation of Requirement, 72 FR 13968

SSA revised the Notification of implementation of requirement published on January 31, 2012 (77 FR 4653). SSA clarified the requirement that appointed representatives file certain appeals using SSA electronic systems in matters for which the representatives request direct fee payment. Specifically, SSA clarified that the electronic filing requirement includes both the submission of the forms it requires to file the appeal request and the Disability Report—Appeal. This is the first service
required under the regulation SSA published on September 12, 2011 (76 FR56107), Requiring Use of Electronic Services.
The effective date of this revised notification of implementation of requirement is March 16, 2012.