[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68395-68396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27922]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2010-0069]


Agency Self-Evaluation Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are initiating a self-evaluation of our policies and 
practices supporting section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 
Under section 504, Federal agencies are required to provide meaningful 
access to their programs and activities to qualified persons with 
disabilities. We are interested in any ideas and suggestions you have 
about how we should conduct a self-evaluation.
    We are particularly interested in ideas and suggestions from 
persons with disabilities, their family members, and those who work 
with or advocate for persons with disabilities.
    As we proceed with the self-evaluation, we will provide an 
additional opportunity to interested persons to participate by 
submitting comments about our policies and practices.

DATES: To ensure that your ideas and suggestions are considered, we 
must receive them no later than December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit ideas and suggestions by any one of three 
methods--Internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same ideas or 
suggestions multiple times or by more than one method. Regardless of 
which method you choose, please state that your ideas and suggestions 
refer to Docket No. SSA-2010-0069 so that we may associate your ideas 
and suggestions with the correct document.
    Caution: You should be careful to include in your ideas and 
suggestions only information that you wish to make publicly available. 
We strongly urge you not to include in your ideas and suggestions any 
personal information, such as Social Security numbers or medical 
information. We will not respond to your ideas and suggestions, but we 
will consider them as we develop our self-evaluation. Please do not 
send any information or questions about your claim for benefits.
    1. Internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your ideas and 
suggestions via the Internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking 
portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find 
docket number SSA-2010-0069. The system will issue a tracking number to 
confirm your submission. You will not be able to view your comment 
immediately because we must post each comment manually. It may take up 
to a week for your comment to be viewable.
    2. Fax: Fax ideas and suggestions to (410) 966-2830.
    3. Mail: Mail your ideas and suggestions to the Office of 
Regulations, Social Security Administration, 107 Altmeyer Building, 
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401.
    Ideas and suggestions are available for public viewing on the 
Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov or in person, 
during regular business hours, by arranging with the contact person 
identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Harris, Social Security 
Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, 1-
877-794-7395. 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: 

Electronic Version

    The electronic file of this document is available on the date of 
publication in the Federal Register at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.

Background

    Under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
Federal agencies are required to provide meaningful access to their 
programs and activities to qualified persons with disabilities. We are 
conducting a self-evaluation of our policies and practices to ensure 
that they comply with section 504 and 45 CFR part 85.

Request for Ideas and Suggestions

    As we begin our self-evaluation, we are asking for your ideas and 
suggestions on how we can best perform the self-evaluation. For 
example:
     What aspects of our facilities, activities, and programs 
should we evaluate? Should we perform a self-evaluation of individual 
facilities or

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perform a more general evaluation of our facilities, activities, and 
programs?
     How can we best provide an opportunity for persons with 
disabilities, their family members, and those who work with or advocate 
for persons with disabilities to participate in the self-evaluation? 
Should we conduct public meetings, obtain ideas and suggestions through 
the solicitation of written comments, or obtain input through some 
other method?
    You will also have another opportunity to participate in the self-
evaluation process when we ask you to submit comments about our 
policies and practices in a subsequent Federal Register notice.

    Dated: November 1, 2010.
Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner of Social Security.
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