---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 30.311"
title: "20"
number: "30.311"
heading: "What happens if the claimant does not object to the recommended decision or request a hearing within 60 days?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/30.311"
---

# §30.311. What happens if the claimant does not object to the recommended decision or request a hearing within 60 days?

- (a) If the claimant does not file a written statement that objects to the recommended decision and/or requests a hearing within the period of time allotted in [§ 30.310](/cfr/20/30.310.md), the FAB may issue a final decision accepting the recommendation of the district office as provided in [§ 30.316](/cfr/20/30.316.md).
- (b) If the recommended decision accepts all or part of a claim for compensation, the FAB may issue a final decision at any time after receiving written notice from the claimant that he or she waives any objection to all or part of the recommended decision.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; 42 U.S.C. 7384d, 7384t, 7384u and 7385s-10; Executive Order 13179, 65 FR 77487, 3 CFR, 2000 Comp., p. 321; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 78534, Dec. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.