[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13620]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Chapter III

[Docket No. SSA-2011-0042]


Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13563, ``Improving 
Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' we are announcing that our 
preliminary plan for retrospective review is available for public 
comment. We are now requesting comments on the plan.

DATES: To be sure that we consider your comments, we must receive them 
by June 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Sussman, Senior Advisor for 
Regulations, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965-1767. For information on 
eligibility or filing for benefits, call our national toll-free number, 
1-800-772-1213 or TTY 1-800-325-0778, or visit our Internet site, 
Social Security Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, the President issued 
E.O. 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' which 
requires Federal agencies to develop a preliminary plan to 
``periodically review its existing significant regulations'' (section 
6(b)). On January 25, 2011, we issued a press release and posted 
information on our Open Government Web site requesting public comment 
about which of our regulations we should review to ensure they are not 
outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome.
    We developed a preliminary plan for retrospective review and 
submitted it to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the 
Office of Management and Budget. The plan focuses on our process for 
updating the Listing of Impairments (Listings) that we use to evaluate 
disability claims under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 
(Act). The listings are examples of impairments that we consider severe 
enough to prevent an adult from doing any gainful activity or that we 
consider severe enough to result in marked and severe functional 
limitations for a child seeking SSI payments. The plan also includes 
two initiatives to reduce paperwork burdens on the public imposed by 
certain agency regulations.
    We have posted the preliminary plan on our Open Government Web 
site, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/open/regsreview, and are now 
requesting public comments on the plan. Please note that in this 
notice, we are not requesting comments on the content of the Listings, 
but rather on the plan itself, which describes our process for updating 
the Listings. We will carefully review all comments, but we will not to 
respond to them individually.

    Dated: May 25, 2011.
Dean Landis,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-13620 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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