---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.1795"
title: "20"
number: "404.1795"
heading: "When the Appeals Council will dismiss a request for review."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.1795"
---

# §404.1795. When the Appeals Council will dismiss a request for review.


The Appeals Council may dismiss a request for the review of any proceeding to suspend or disqualify a representative in any of the following circumstances:

- (a) **Upon request of party.** The Appeals Council may dismiss a request for review upon written request of the party or parties who filed the request if there is no other party who objects to the dismissal.
- (b) **Death of party.** The Appeals Council may dismiss a request for review in the event of the death of the representative.
- (c) **Request for review not timely filed.** The Appeals Council will dismiss a request for review if a party failed to file a request for review within the 14 business day time period set forth in [§ 404.1775(b)](/cfr/20/404.1775.md?p=b) and the Appeals Council does not extend the time for good cause.

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 52090, Aug. 5, 1980, as amended at 84 FR 51367, Sept. 30, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405(a), 406, 902(a)(5), and 1320a-6.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 52090, Aug. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 52090, Aug. 5, 1980, as amended at 84 FR 51367, Sept. 30, 2019]