[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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