80_FR_47705 80 FR 47553 - Modifications to the Disability Determination Procedures; Extension of Testing of Some Disability Redesign Features

80 FR 47553 - Modifications to the Disability Determination Procedures; Extension of Testing of Some Disability Redesign Features

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 152 (August 7, 2015)

Page Range47553-47554
FR Document2015-19460

We are announcing the extension of tests involving modifications to disability determination procedures authorized by 20 CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. These rules authorize us to test several modifications to the disability determination procedures for adjudicating claims for disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Act) and for supplemental security income payments based on disability under title XVI of the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2015-0026]


Modifications to the Disability Determination Procedures; 
Extension of Testing of Some Disability Redesign Features

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice of the extension of tests involving modifications to the 
disability determination procedures.

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SUMMARY: We are announcing the extension of tests involving 
modifications to disability determination procedures authorized by 20 
CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. These rules authorize us to test several 
modifications to the disability determination procedures for 
adjudicating claims for disability insurance benefits under title II of 
the Social Security Act (Act) and for supplemental security income 
payments based on disability under title XVI of the Act.

DATES: We are extending our selection of cases to be included in these 
tests from September 25, 2015 until no later than September 23, 2016. 
If we decide to continue selection of cases for these tests beyond this 
date, we will publish another notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Williams, Office of Disability 
Policy, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, MD

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21235-6401, (410) 965-0608, for information about this notice. 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: Our current rules authorize us to test, 
individually or in any combination, certain modifications to the 
disability determination procedures. 20 CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. We 
conducted several tests under the authority of these rules. In the 
``single decisionmaker'' test, a disability examiner may make the 
initial disability determination in most cases without obtaining the 
signature of a medical or psychological consultant.
    We also conducted a separate test, which we call the ``prototype,'' 
in 10 States. 64 FR 47218. Currently, the prototype combines the single 
decisionmaker approach described above with the elimination of the 
reconsideration level of our administrative review process.
    We extended the period for selecting claims for these tests several 
times. Most recently, we extended the time from September 26, 2014 to 
September 25, 2015. 79 FR 39453. We are extending case selection for 
the prototype and the single decisionmaker tests until September 23, 
2016. If we decide to continue selection of cases for these tests 
beyond this date, we will publish another notice in the Federal 
Register.

Virginia Reno,
Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and Disability Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-19460 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices 47553 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance For more information, please visit the Percent Numbers 59002 and 59008) National Women’s Business Council James E. Rivera, Web site at www.nwbc.gov. Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.625 Associate Administrator for Disaster Miguel J. L’Heureux, Non-Profit Organizations With- Assistance. SBA Committee Management Officer. out Credit Available Else- [FR Doc. 2015–19412 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] where ..................................... 2.625 [FR Doc. 2015–19410 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P BILLING CODE P For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Non-Profit Organizations With- National Women’s Business Council; [Disaster Declaration #14391 and #14392] out Credit Available Else- Quarterly Public Meeting where ..................................... 2.625 Louisiana Disaster #LA–00054 AGENCY: National Women’s Business The number assigned to this disaster Council. AGENCY: U.S. Small Business for physical damage is 14391 6 and for ACTION: Notice of open Public Meeting. Administration. economic injury is 14392 0. ACTION: Notice. The States which received an EIDL SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Declaration # are Louisiana, Arkansas, Administration (SBA) announces the SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Texas. meeting of the National Women’s Administrative declaration of a disaster Business Council. for the State of Louisiana dated 07/29/ (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance DATES: The meeting will be held on 2015. Numbers 59002 and 59008) September 11th, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to Incident: Red River Flooding. Dated: July 29, 2015. 4:00 p.m. EST. Incident Period: 05/18/2015 through Maria Contreras-Sweet, ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 06/20/2015. Administrator. virtually via webconference. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/29/2015. [FR Doc. 2015–19411 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Physical Loan Application Deadline BILLING CODE 8025–01–P to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Date: 09/28/2015. Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Appendix 2), the U.S. Small Business Application Deadline Date: 04/29/2016. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Administration (SBA) announces the ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan meeting of the National Women’s applications to: U.S. Small Business [Docket No. SSA–2015–0026] Business Council. The National Administration, Processing and Women’s Business Council is tasked Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Modifications to the Disability with providing policy recommendations Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Determination Procedures; Extension on issues of importance and impact to of Testing of Some Disability Redesign FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. women entrepreneurs to the SBA, Features Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Congress, and the White House. U.S. Small Business Administration, AGENCY: Social Security Administration. The business portion will include 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, ACTION: Notice of the extension of tests remarks from the Council Chair, Carla Washington, DC 20416. involving modifications to the disability Harris; an update from each of the NWBC committees on recent activities SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is determination procedures. and research on women business hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s disaster declaration, SUMMARY: We are announcing the owners; and a preview of the policy applications for disaster loans may be extension of tests involving recommendations that the Council will filed at the address listed above or other modifications to disability be making to the SBA, Congress, and the locally announced locations. determination procedures authorized by White House for improving the business The following areas have been 20 CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. These climate for women entrepreneurs, as determined to be adversely affected by rules authorize us to test several well as the new research portfolio. The the disaster: modifications to the disability second half of the program will include Primary Counties: Caddo. determination procedures for a panel discussion related to the Contiguous Counties: adjudicating claims for disability Council’s Access to Capital body of Louisiana: Bossier, De Soto, Red insurance benefits under title II of the work. The panel will feature women River. Social Security Act (Act) and for influencers discussing the lack of women in venture capital generally and Arkansas: Lafayette, Miller. supplemental security income payments the potential policy implications. Texas: Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola. based on disability under title XVI of the Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The The Interest Rates are: meeting is open to the public however DATES: We are extending our selection advance notice of attendance is Percent of cases to be included in these tests requested. To RSVP and confirm from September 25, 2015 until no later attendance, the general public should For Physical Damage: than September 23, 2016. If we decide Homeowners With Credit Avail- to continue selection of cases for these tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES email info@nwbc.gov with subject line— able Elsewhere ...................... 3.375 tests beyond this date, we will publish ‘‘RSVP-Public Meeting.’’ Anyone Homeowners Without Credit wishing to make a presentation to the another notice in the Federal Register. Available Elsewhere .............. 1.688 NWBC at this meeting must either email Businesses With Credit Avail- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: their interest to info@nwbc.gov or call able Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 Kenneth Williams, Office of Disability the main office number at 202–205– Businesses Without Credit Policy, Social Security Administration, 3850. Available Elsewhere .............. 4.000 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

47554 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices 21235–6401, (410) 965–0608, for legal status of the petition or its final Description of Relief Sought: The information about this notice. For disposition. petitioner seeks an exemption to use a information on eligibility or filing for DATES: Comments on this petition must Sagetech XPC transponder that does not benefits, call our national toll-free identify the petition docket number and possess a Technical Standard Order. number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1– must be received on or before August Allowing the ScanEagle X200 aircraft to 800–325–0778, or visit our Internet site, 27, 2015. use the Sagetech XPC transponder will Social Security Online, at http:// increase the operational safety of the ADDRESSES: Send comments identified www.socialsecurity.gov. proposed beyond visual-line-of-sight by docket number FAA–2015–2904 (BVLOS) flight operations in central, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Our using any of the following methods: current rules authorize us to test, eastern New Mexico: an area bounded • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to by Clovis, NM and Belin, NM. individually or in any combination, http://www.regulations.gov and follow [FR Doc. 2015–19413 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] certain modifications to the disability the online instructions for sending your BILLING CODE 4910–13–P determination procedures. 20 CFR comments electronically. 404.906 and 416.1406. We conducted • Mail: Send comments to Docket several tests under the authority of these Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION rules. In the ‘‘single decisionmaker’’ Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey test, a disability examiner may make the Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West Federal Aviation Administration initial disability determination in most Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC cases without obtaining the signature of 20590–0001. Notice of Intent To Release Certain a medical or psychological consultant. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take Properties From all Terms, Conditions, We also conducted a separate test, comments to Docket Operations in Reservations and Restrictions of a which we call the ‘‘prototype,’’ in 10 Room W12–140 of the West Building Quitclaim Deed Agreement Between States. 64 FR 47218. Currently, the Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey the City of Zephyrhills and the Federal prototype combines the single Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Aviation Administration for the decisionmaker approach described a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, above with the elimination of the Friday, except Federal holidays. Zephyrhills, FL reconsideration level of our • Fax: Fax comments to Docket administrative review process. AGENCY: Federal Aviation Operations at 202–493–2251. We extended the period for selecting Administration (FAA), DOT. Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. claims for these tests several times. Most ACTION: Request for public comment. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the recently, we extended the time from public to better inform its rulemaking September 26, 2014 to September 25, SUMMARY: The FAA hereby provides process. DOT posts these comments, 2015. 79 FR 39453. We are extending notice of intent to release approximately without edit, including any personal case selection for the prototype and the 3.99 acres at the Zephyrhills Municipal information the commenter provides, to single decisionmaker tests until Airport, Zephyrhills, FL from the http://www.regulations.gov, as September 23, 2016. If we decide to conditions, reservations, and described in the system of records continue selection of cases for these restrictions as contained in a Quitclaim notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can tests beyond this date, we will publish Deed agreement between the FAA and be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ another notice in the Federal Register. the City of Zephyrhills, dated May 15, privacy. Virginia Reno, Docket: Background documents or 1947. The release of property will allow Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and comments received may be read at the City of Zephyrhills to dispose of the Disability Policy. http://www.regulations.gov at any time. property for other than aeronautical [FR Doc. 2015–19460 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] Follow the online instructions for purposes. The property is located on the BILLING CODE 4191–02–P accessing the docket or go to the Docket northeast corner of airport property at Operations in Room W12–140 of the 39301 South Avenue, Zephyrhills, FL West Building Ground Floor at 1200 33647. The parcel is currently New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, designated as non-aeronautical use. The DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday property will be released of its federal Federal Aviation Administration through Friday, except Federal holidays. obligations for industrial purposes. The fair market value of this parcel has been [Summary Notice No. 2015–48] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determined to be $200,000. Thuy H. Cooper (202) 267–4715 Office Petition for Exemption; Summary of of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Documents reflecting the Sponsor’s Petition Received; Insitu, Inc. Administration, 800 Independence request are available, by appointment Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. only, for inspection at the Zephyrhills AGENCY: Federal Aviation Municipal Airport and the FAA This notice is published pursuant to Administration (FAA), DOT. Airports District Office. 14 CFR 11.85. ACTION: Notice. DATES: Comments are due on or before Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, SUMMARY: This notice contains a 2015. September 8, 2015. summary of a petition seeking relief Lirio Liu, ADDRESSES: Documents are available for from specified requirements of Title 14 Director, Office of Rulemaking. review at the Zephyrhills Municipal tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Airport, and the FAA Airports District purpose of this notice is to improve the Petition For Exemption Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive, public’s awareness of, and participation Docket No.: FAA–2015–2904 Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32822. Written in, the FAA’s exemption process. Petitioner: Insitu, Inc. (a subsidiary of comments on the Sponsor’s request Neither publication of this notice nor The Boeing Company) must be delivered or mailed to: Marisol the inclusion or omission of information Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: C. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of the extension of tests involving modifications to the disability determination procedures.
DatesWe are extending our selection of cases to be included in these tests from September 25, 2015 until no later than September 23, 2016. If we decide to continue selection of cases for these tests beyond this date, we will publish another notice in the Federal Register.
ContactKenneth Williams, Office of Disability Policy, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965-0608, for information about this notice. 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.
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