[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31680-31681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15486]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Part 404

[Regulations No. 4]
RIN 0960-AE65


Revised Medical Criteria for Determination of Disability, 
Endocrine System and Related Criteria

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.


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ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 11, 1998, the Social Security Administration (SSA) 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal 
Register (63 FR 11854), that would delete the ``Obesity'' listing from 
the Listing of Impairments SSA uses to adjudicate claims for disability 
involving obesity under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 
(the Act) when we evaluate claims of individuals at step 3 of our 
sequential evaluation process. A 60-day period within which to comment 
on the NPRM was provided. To allow the public additional time to send 
us comments, we are extending the comment period.

DATES: To be sure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them no later than July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted in writing to the Commissioner 
of Social Security, P.O. Box 1585, Baltimore, MD 21235, sent by telefax 
to (410) 966-2830, sent by E-mail to ``[email protected]'', or 
delivered to the Office of Process and Innovation Management, Social 
Security Administration, L2109 West Low Rise Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on 
regular business days. Comments may be inspected during these same 
hours by making arrangements with the contact person shown below.
    The electronic file of this document is available on the Federal 
Bulletin Board (FBB) at 9:00 a.m. on the date of publication in the 
Federal Register. To download the file, modem dial (202) 512-1387. The 
FBB instructions will explain how to download the file and the fee. 
This file is in WordPerfect and will remain on the FBB during the 
comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Augustine, Legal Assistant, 
Office of Process and Innovation Management, Social Security 
Administration, L2109 West Low Rise Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, MD 21235, (410) 966-5121 for information about these rules. 
For information on eligibility or claiming benefits, call our national 
toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 11, 1998 (63 FR 11854), we 
published ``Revised Medical Criteria for Determination of Disability, 
Endocrine System and Related Criteria'' as an NPRM. This NPRM would 
delete the ``Obesity'' listing from the Listing of Impairments we use 
to adjudicate claims for disability involving obesity under titles II 
and XVI of the Act when we evaluate claims of individuals at step 3 of 
our sequential evaluation process. We provided a comment period ending 
May 11, 1998. We have received a number of requests to extend the 
comment period. This factor, and the significance of the proposed rule, 
make it appropriate to extend the comment period through July 13, 1998.

    Dated: June 3, 1998.
Kenneth S. Apfel,
Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 98-15486 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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