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NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-12-02
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-11-26
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
RULES: Representative Payment Under Titles II, VIII and XVI of the Social Security Act,
Published: 2008-11-10
We are amending our rules governing how we investigate
representative payee applicants. Under these rules, any payee who
previously satisfied the payee investigation criteria, including a
facetoface interview, and currently serves as a payee generally need
not appear for another facetoface interview when subsequently
applying to become a payee
PROPOSED RULES: Compassionate Allowances for Brain Injuries; Office of the Commissioner, Hearing,
Published: 2008-11-10
We are considering ways to quickly identify diseases and other
serious medical conditions that obviously meet the definition of
disability under the Social Security Act (Act) and can be identified
with minimal objective medical information. We are calling this method
``Compassionate Allowances.'' In December 2007 and April 2008, we held
two
PROPOSED RULES: Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing before an Administrative Law Judge,
Published: 2008-11-10
We propose to amend our rules to clarify that the agency is
responsible for setting the time and place for a hearing before an
administrative law judge (ALJ). Consistent with our regulations at
lower levels of the administrative process, we propose to use ``we'' or
``us'' in the rules setting the time and place for a hearing. These
changes will
RULES: Technical Revisions to Overpayment Rules,
Published: 2008-11-04
These rules amend our title II regulations to explicitly
provide that we apply an underpayment due an individual to reduce an
overpayment to that individual in certain cases. Our title XVI
regulations already state this policy. Additionally, these rules
reflect our procedures for collecting overpayments when a payment of
more than the correct
NOTICES: Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations (for 2009),
Published: 2008-10-30
We have determined--
(1) A 5.8 percent costofliving increase in Social Security
benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (the Act), effective for December 2008;
(2) An increase in the Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
monthly benefit amounts under title XVI of the Act for 2009 to $674 for
an eligible individual, $1,011
RULES: Technical Amendments to Definition of Persons Closely Approaching Retirement Age,
Published: 2008-10-29
We are modifying the rules we use to determine disability
under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (``Act'') to revise
the definition of persons ``closely approaching retirement age'' from
``6064'' to ``60 or older.'' These changes acknowledge that we make
disability determinations for persons over age 64. We are also making
minor
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-28
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions to existing OMBapproved information
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-27
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
NOTICES: Future Systems Technology Advisory Panel,
Published: 2008-10-07
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-02
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes extensions (no change) of existing OMBapproved
NOTICES: Agreement on Social Security Between the United States and Denmark; Entry Into Force,
Published: 2008-09-26
The Commissioner of Social Security gives notice that an
agreement coordinating the United States (U.S.) and Danish social
security programs will enter into force on October 1, 2008. The
agreement with Denmark, which was signed on June 13, 2007, is similar
to U.S. social security agreements already in force with 21 other
countriesAustralia,
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-09-25
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
NOTICES: Privacy Act; Computer Matching Program,
Published: 2008-09-18
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer
matching program that SSA is currently conducting with BPD.
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-09-17
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions to OMBapproved information collections
and
NOTICES: Privacy Act; Computer Matching Program,
Published: 2008-09-17
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer
matching program that SSA is currently conducting with CMS.
PROPOSED RULES: Representation of Parties; Revisions to Rules,
Published: 2008-09-08
We are proposing several revisions to our rules on
representation of parties. These proposed rules would recognize
entities as representatives, define the concept of a principal
representative, and authorize principal representatives to sign and
file a claim for benefits on behalf of a claimant. These proposed rules
would also mandate the use of
PROPOSED RULES: Authorization of Representative Fees,
Published: 2008-08-26
We propose to revise our rules regarding payment of
representative fees to allow representatives to charge and receive a
fee from third parties without requiring our authorization in certain
instances. We also propose to eliminate the requirement that we
authorize fees for legal guardians or courtappointed representatives
who provide
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-08-22
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions to OMBapproved information collections
and
PROPOSED RULES: Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hearing Loss,
Published: 2008-08-13
We propose to revise the criteria in the Listing of
Impairments (the listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving
hearing loss. We apply these criteria when you claim benefits based on
disability under title II and title XVI of the Social Security Act (the
Act). The proposed revisions reflect current medical knowledge,
treatment, and methods
NOTICES: Privacy Act; Computer Matching Program,
Published: 2008-07-30
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer
matching program that SSA is currently conducting with the RRB.
RULES: Technical Changes to the Title II Regulations,
Published: 2008-07-17
We are issuing this direct final rule to make technical
corrections to our title II regulations affecting the Federal OldAge,
Survivors and Disability Insurance programs. This rule amends our
regulations by correcting a crossreference affecting entitlement to
mother's and father's benefits, to include alternatives to the 9month
duration of
PROPOSED RULES: Technical Revisions to Overpayment Rules,
Published: 2008-07-17
These proposed rules would amend our title II regulations to
explicitly provide that we apply an underpayment due an individual to
reduce an overpayment to that individual in certain cases. Our title
XVI regulations already state this policy. Additionally, these proposed
rules reflect our procedures for collecting overpayments when a payment
of
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-07-11
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions to OMBapproved information collections
and
