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The Appeals Council may dismiss a request for review or proceedings before it under any of the following circumstances:
(a) Upon request of party. Proceedings pending before the Appeals Council may, with the approval of the Appeals Council, be discontinued and dismissed upon written application of the party or parties who filed the request for review to withdraw such request.
(b) Death of party. Proceedings before the Appeals Council, whether on request for review or review on the motion of the Appeals Council, may be dismissed upon the death of a party only if the record affirmatively shows that there is no prejudiced individual who wishes to continue the action.
(c) Request for review not timely filed. A request for review of a decision by an Administrative Law Judge shall be dismissed where the party has failed to file a request for review within the time specified in §410.661 and the time for filing such request has not been extended as provided in §410.669.
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