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Income Security Programs (TAA)

provides the Deputy Commissioner with

staff assistance on the full range of his/

her responsibilities.

D. The Office of Disability (TAE)

plans, develops, evaluates, and issues

operational and administrative appeals

process regulations, rulings, policies,

standards, and instructions for use by

State, Federal, and private contractor

providers which implement the

disability provisions of the Social

Security Act. Provides operational

policy advice, technical support,

management information, and

management direction to central office

and field components in the

administration of the disability

programs. Evaluates the effects of

proposed legislation and legislation

pending before the Congress to

determine the operational impact on the

disability programs. Provides national

budgeting and oversight of disability

claims processing as carried out by the

State DDSs. Processes State agency

workloads on a temporary or

transitional basis.

E. The Office of Hearings and Appeals

(TAH) administrators the nationwide

hearings and appeals program for SSA.

Holds hearings and issues decisions as

part of the SSA appeals process. Directs

a nationwide field organization that

conducts impartial hearings and makes

decisions on appealed determinations

involving Retirement, Survivors,

Disability, Health Insurance, Black Lung

and Supplemental Security Income

benefits.

F. The Office of International

Programs (TAJ) serves as SSA’s focal

point for international program policy

matters and for its participation in the

international Social Security

community. Serves as liaison to

international agencies and associations

that deal with Social Security matters.

Negotiates international Social Security

(totalization) agreements with foreign

governments and develops policies and

procedures to implement the

agreements. Develops and implements

policies and procedures relating to the

operation of the Social Security program

outside the United States. Provides

training programs and technical

consultation on Social Security and

related fields to Social Security officials

and other experts outside the United

States.

G. The Office of Program Benefits

(TAP) provides SSA-wide leadership

and direction to the development,

coordination and promulgation of

procedures, operational policies,

standards and instructions for the

Retirement, Survivors and

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

programs administered by the Agency.

Develops and issues guidelines for use

by State and Federal organizations

which implement the SSI provisions.

Develops agreements with State

supplementation programs, Medicaid

eligibility, data exchange programs, food

stamps and fiscal reporting processes.

Coordinates programmatic response to

court actions and requirements in civil

actions involving all Social Security

administered programs. Directs the

coordination and publication of

acquiescence rulings and instructions

related to acquiescence rulings.

H. The Office of Program Support

(TAS) provides leadership in overseeing

the Agency’s system of programmatic

instructions, notices to the public and

technical documents. Develops and

maintains standards governing the

translating of policy decisions into

operational policies, procedures and

notices. Responsible for the Agency’s

Regulatory Program, including

development of SSA’s Regulatory Plan

and the Agency’s portion of the Unified

Agenda of Federal Regulations.

Oversees the Agency’s implementation

of policies that utilize technologies in

providing service to the public and

provides program management of such

technological applications. Develops

and interprets SSA program policy

governing requests for disclosure of

information from Agency records under

the provisions of the Privacy Act and

the Freedom of Information Act.

Designs, implements and maintains

automated information and

communications systems ODISP-wide.

Retitle:

Subchapter TAJ, ‘‘The Office of

International Policy’’ to ‘‘The Office of

International Programs’’. Change all

references to ‘‘The Office of

International Policy’’ to ‘‘The Office of

International Programs’’ throughout

Chapter TA and all its sub chapters.

Retitle:

Subchapter TAP, ‘‘The Office of

Program Benefits Policy’’ to ‘‘The Office

of Program Benefits’’. Change all

references to ‘‘The Office of Program

Benefits Policy’’ to ‘‘The Office of

Program Benefits’’ and all references to

‘‘OPBP’’ to ‘‘OPB’’ throughout Chapter

TA and all its subchapters.

Dated: July 17, 1998.

Kenneth S. Apfel,

Commissioner of Social Security

[FR Doc. 98–20866 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements

Filed During the Week Ending July 24,

1998

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.

Sections 412 and 414. Answers may be

filed within 21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: OST–98–4168.

Date Filed: July 23, 1998.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC12 USA–EUR 0054 dated

June 29, 1998 r1–25, Mail Vote 947

(USA-Austria/Belgium/Germany),

Intended effective date: November 1,

1998.

Dorothy W. Walker,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–20806 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Applications for Certificates

of Public Convenience and Necessity

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Under Subpart Q During the Week

Ending July 24, 1998

The following Applications for

Certificates of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et seq.). The due date for

Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to Modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–98–4127.

Date Filed: July 20, 1998.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motions to Modify

Scope: August 17, 1998.

Description: Application of Sabena

S.A., Sabena Belgian World Airlines

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 41302 and

Subpart Q, applies for a foreign air

carrier permit to authorize it to provide

scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail from points

behind Belgium via Belgium and

intermediate points to a point or points

in the United States and beyond.

Docket Number: OST–98–4148.

Date Filed: July 22, 1998.