[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24898]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Part 404


Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders 
and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule; partial withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: We are withdrawing the rules we proposed for evaluating 
hematological disorders that were included in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on November 27, 
2001 (66 FR 59306). In that NPRM, we proposed revisions to both the 
listings for hematological disorders and the listings for malignant 
neoplastic diseases. The public comments we received on the NPRM raised 
significant issues about the proposed listings for some of the 
hematological disorders, and we have decided to withdraw the proposed 
rules for hematological disorders while we obtain additional input to 
resolve these issues. We plan to publish a new NPRM for the 
hematological disorders listings at a later date. We are publishing 
separately in today's edition of the Federal Register final rules for 
evaluating malignant neoplastic diseases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Sussman, Regulations Officer, 
Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, 100 Altmeyer 
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, 
(410) 965-1767 or TTY (410) 966-5609. 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 Web site, Social Security 
Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/.

    Dated: July 19, 2004.
Jo Anne B. Barnhart,
Commissioner of Social Security.
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