Background

This transmittal amends chapter I-4-1 of the Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law (HALLEX) manual to include reference to Acquiescence Ruling (AR) 16-1(7), Boley v. Colvin.

Explanation of Content and Changes

Chapter I-4-1 is amended as follows:

I-4-1-2 – We included a reference to AR 16-1(7) in subsection C, note 1, to explain that the Appeals Council (AC) will notify a claimant residing in the 7^th Circuit of the right to request judicial review under certain circumstances when the AC denies the request for review of an administrative law judge dismissal order.

I-4-1-58 – We retitled subsection C “Acquiescence Ruling (AR) 16-1(7), Boley v. Colvin” and included instructions for the documents that must be in the certified administrative record when AR 16-1(7) applies. We redesignated former subsection C as subsection D. We redesignated former subsection D as subsection E. We redesignated former subsection E as subsection F. We redesignated former subsection F as subsection G.

Date: June 20, 2016