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Citation rules/Tables/T1.2 Federal Administrative and Executive Materials

Abbreviate the ruling series

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A Social Security Ruling or Acquiescence Ruling is cited by the initialism table T1.2 gives for its series — “SSR” or “SSAR” — not by its spelled-out name.1

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  1. 1T1.2 Social Security Administration (SSA). Tables: R. 14.2 Rules, Regulations, and Other Publications.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the docket number and full date
  4. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  5. Add the letter's release date
  6. Add the missing parenthetical
  7. Add the opposing agency
  8. Move the description of the decision
  9. Move the release citations into order

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More in T1.2 Federal Administrative and Executive Materials

  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the docket number and full date
  4. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  5. Add the letter's release date
  6. Add the missing parenthetical
  7. Add the opposing agency
  8. Move the description of the decision
  9. Move the release citations into order

Back to Tables

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