[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10702]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2006-0149]
RIN 0960-AF58


Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cystic Fibrosis

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference.

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SUMMARY: On Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., EDT, we will conduct an 
informational briefing on our proposed changes to Listings 3.04 and 
103.04 of the Listing of Impairments, as described in our recent Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking. The teleconference is open to the public and 
will be strictly informational. We will not be accepting additional 
public comments.

DATES: The teleconference will take place on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 
1:00 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: For additional information regarding this teleconference, 
please contact Cheryl Williams, Office of Medical Listings Improvement, 
Office of Disability Programs, Social Security Administration, 6401 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, (410) 965-1020.
    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 Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., EDT, 
we will conduct an informational briefing on our proposed changes to 
Listings 3.04 and 103.04 of the Listing of Impairments, as described in 
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking we published in the Federal Register 
on February 4, 2013 (78 FR 7968). We use Listings 3.04 and 103.04 to 
evaluate claims involving cystic fibrosis in adults and children under 
titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
    The teleconference is open to the public and we invite interested 
individuals to call in to listen. The teleconference will be strictly 
informational. The public comment period for this matter closed on 
April 5, 2013. We will not be accepting additional public comments.
    To call in by telephone dial 1-888-576-4390 and use participant 
passcode 897116. The moderator of the teleconference will be Arthur R. 
Spencer, Associate Commissioner for Disability Programs.

Agenda

    1. General background information on the disability program.
    2. Information for individuals with cystic fibrosis who apply for 
Social Security disability benefits, and for individuals with cystic 
fibrosis who are currently receiving disability benefits.
    3. Information we received from medical experts and members of the 
public.
    4. Proposed criteria in listings 3.04 and 103.04.
    A final agenda will be available at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disability/documents/Respiratory%20-%20CF%20Teleconference%20-%20Agenda%204-30-13.docx.
    We will post a summary of this teleconference in the rulemaking 
record at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function of the 
Web page to find docket number SSA-2006-0149 and look under Supporting 
& Related Material.

    Dated: May 1, 2013.
Arthur R. Spencer,
Associate Commissioner, Office of Disability Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-10702 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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