---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 403.135"
title: "20"
number: "403.135"
heading: "What happens to your application for testimony?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/403.135"
---

# §403.135. What happens to your application for testimony?

- (a) If 20 CFR part [401](/cfr/20/part401.md) or [402](/cfr/20/part402.md) does not permit disclosure of information about which you seek testimony from an SSA employee, we will notify you under [§ 403.145](/cfr/20/403.145.md).
- (b) If 20 CFR part [401](/cfr/20/part401.md) or [402](/cfr/20/part402.md) permits disclosure of the information about which you seek testimony,
  - (1) The Commissioner makes the final decision on your application;
  - (2) All final decisions are in the sole discretion of the Commissioner; and
  - (3) We will notify you of the final decision on your application.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1106 of the Act, (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1306); 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 9701.

### Source

Source: 66 FR 2809, Jan. 12, 2001, unless otherwise noted.