Form HA-L90 Request to Show Cause for Failure to Appear

Form Approved

Social Security Administration

OMB No. 0960-0794

Office of Hearings Operations

Date:

REQUEST TO SHOW CAUSE FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR
Claimant:

Wage Earner:

Social Security Claim Number:

NOTE: Please read the PRIVACY ACT statement on the reverse page and the statements below.
You requested a hearing with a judge. We scheduled a hearing for you
for
at
You did not come to your hearing or contact us to explain why you could not attend.

.

If you still want a judge to hold a hearing on your claim, you may explain in writing why you did not come to your
hearing. You may print, write, or type your explanation in the space provided. You may include another page if you
need more space. Attach all supporting documentation. You must send your explanation to us within 10 days
from the date of this notice.
A judge will review your explanation. The judge will use rules in the Code of Federal Regulations to decide if your
explanation shows that you had a good reason for missing your hearing.

• If the judge decides that you had a good reason for missing your hearing, we will schedule another
hearing for you.

• If the judge decides that you did not have a good reason for missing your hearing, and your

representative also did not come to your hearing, the judge may dismiss your request for a hearing.

• If the judge decides that you did not have a good reason for missing your hearing, but your

representative came to your hearing, the judge may decide your claim based on the evidence in your file.
I did not come to the hearing because:

Mail your explanation to: Office of Hearings Operations,
If you have any questions, you may call
SIGNATURE OF CLAIMANT (OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)

DATE

HA-L90 (11-2017)

Privacy Act Statement
Collection of Personal Information

See Revised Privacy Act &
PRA Statements attached

Sections 205, 1631(d)(1), and 1872 of the Social Security Act, as amended, allow us to collect this information.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to provide all or part of the information may affect
our ability to reevaluate the decision on the benefit eligibility of the named claimant.
We will use the information to evaluate the reason for failing to appear at the scheduled hearing. We may also
share your information for the following purposes, called routine uses:

1. To a congressional office in response to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of
a record; and

2. To third party contacts in situations where the party to be contacted has, or is expected to have,

information relating to the individual’s capability to manage his/her affairs or his/her eligibility for or
entitlement to benefits under the Social Security program when the individual is unable to provide
information being sought. An individual is considered to be unable to provide certain types of
information when he/she is incapable of or questionable mental capability; he/she cannot read or write;
a language barrier exists; or the data are needed to establish the validity of evidence to verify the
accuracy of information presented by the individual, and it concerns his/her eligibility for benefits under
the Social Security program.

In addition, we may share this information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other Federal laws. For
example, where authorized, we may use and disclose this information in computer matching programs, in
which our records are compared with other records to establish or verify a person’s eligibility for Federal
benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect or delinquent debts under these programs.
A list of additional routine uses is available in our Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN) 60-0320,
entitled Electronic Disability (eDIB) Claim File. Additional information and a full listing of all our SORNs are
available on our website at www.ssa.gov/privacy/sorn.html.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement - This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U. S.C. §
3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these
questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. We estimate
that it will take about 10 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions. Send
only comments relating to our time estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 212356401.

HA-L90 (11-2017)

SSA will insert the following revised Privacy Act & PRA Statements into the
form as soon as possible:
Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information

Sections 205(a), 1631(c) and (d), and 1872 of the Social Security Act, as amended, allow us to
collect information about why you did not appear at your scheduled hearing. Furnishing us this
information is voluntary. However, failing to provide us with all or part of the requested
information may affect our ability to re-schedule a hearing for you and make a new decision on
your claim.
We will use the information you provide to evaluate your reason for failing to appear at your
scheduled hearing. We may also share the information for the following purposes, called routine
uses:
•

To contractors and other Federal agencies, as necessary, for the purpose of assisting
us in the efficient administration of our programs. We will disclose information under
this routine use only in situations in which we may enter a contractual or similar
agreement to obtain assistance in accomplishing an SSA function relating to this
system of records; and

•

To student volunteers, individuals working under a personal services contract, and
other workers, who technically do not have the status of Federal employees, when
they are performing work for us, as authorized by law, and they need to access
personally identifiable information (PII) in our records in order to perform their
assigned agency functions.

In addition, we may share this information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other Federal
laws. For example, where authorized, we may use and disclose this information in computer
matching programs, in which our records are compared with other records to establish or verify a
person’s eligibility for Federal benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect or delinquent
debts under these programs.
A list of additional routine uses is available in our Privacy Act System of Records Notices
(SORNs) 60-0005, Administrative Law Judge Working File on Claimant Cases, as published in
the Federal Register (FR) on April 29, 2009, at 74 FR 19617; 60-0009, Hearings and Appeals
Case Control System, as published in the FR on October 13, 1982, at 47 FR 45589; 60-0010,
Hearing Office Tracking System of Claimant, as published in the FR on January 11, 2006, at 71
FR 1806; 60-0089, Claims Folders System, as published in the FR on October 31, 2019, at 84 FR
58422; and 60-0320, Electronic Disability (eDIB) Claim File, as published in the FR on June 4,
2020, at 85 FR 34477. Additional information, and a full listing of all of our SORNs, is
available on our website at www.ssa.gov/privacy.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement - This information collection meets the requirements of
44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not
need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. We estimate that it will take about 10 minutes to read the instructions,
gather the facts, and answer the questions. Send only comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: SSA,
6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401.