405.710—How to request an expedited appeal.

(a) Time limit for filing request. If you wish to use the expedited appeals process, you must request it—
(1) No later than 60 days after the date you receive notice of the Federal reviewing official's decision (or within the extended time period if we extend the time as provided in paragraph (c) of this section), or
(2) At any time after you have filed a timely request for a hearing but before you receive notice of the administrative law judge's decision.
(b) Place for filing request. You should file a written request for an expedited appeal at one of our offices. If you have a disability claim under title II of the Act, you may also file the request at the Veterans Administration Regional Office in the Philippines, or if you have 10 or more years of service, or at least five years of service accruing after December 31, 1995, in the railroad industry, an office of the Railroad Retirement Board.
(c) Extension of time to request expedited appeals process. If you want to use the expedited appeals process but do not request it in time, you may ask for more time to submit your request. Your request for an extension of time must be in writing and must give the reasons why the request for the expedited appeals process was not filed in time. If you show that you had good cause for missing the deadline, the time period will be extended. To determine whether good cause exists, we use the standards explained in § 405.20 of this part.