[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40387-40388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15896]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Parts 404 and 416

[Docket No. SSA-2018-0026]
RIN 0960-AI27


Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability 
Reviews; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: We are withdrawing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 
Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability 
Reviews, published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2019.

DATES: The proposed rule, published at 84 FR 63588, November 18, 2019, 
identified in this document is withdrawn as of July 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
Administration, 3100 West High Rise Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Goldstein, Director, Office 
of Medical Policy, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 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 November 18, 2019, we proposed to revise 
our regulations regarding when and how often we conduct continuing 
disability reviews (CDR), which are periodic reviews of eligibility 
required for benefit continuation.\1\ The proposed rules would have 
added a category to the existing medical diary categories that we use 
to schedule CDRs, and would have revised the criteria for assigning 
each of the medical diary categories to cases. The proposed rules would 
also have changed the frequency with which we perform a CDR for claims 
involving permanent impairments.
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    \1\ 84 FR 63588 (November 18, 2019).
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    In this proposed rule, we provided a 60-day comment period, which 
we extended for 15 days, concluding on January 31, 2020.\2\ We received 
125,552 comments during the comment cycle.\3\

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The total comment count reflects electronic submissions through the 
eRulemaking portals at the Office of the Federal Register and 
Regulations.gov, as well as emailed, mailed, and faxed comments. We did 
not make 181 comments available. These 181 comments were submitted 
after the comment period closed; included personally identifiable 
information or profanity; were unrelated to the rulemaking subject 
matter; or were submitted by individuals commenting in their capacity 
as Social Security Administration (SSA) employees.
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    \2\ 84 FR 67394 (December 10, 2019).
    \3\ The comments are available for public viewing at 
www.regulations.gov by searching Docket No SSA-2018-0026.
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    The Office of Management and Budget conducted 11 listening sessions 
under the authority of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 during December 
2020 and January 2021 for interested stakeholders, many of whom also 
provided thoughtful and relevant comments during the NPRM comment 
period. We appreciate all the commenters who provided thoughtful 
feedback on their analysis of, and concerns about, the proposed rule.

Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule

    After considering the submitted comments and further feedback 
provided in the listening sessions, we are withdrawing the proposed 
rule, Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability 
Reviews (84 FR 63588, November 18, 2019) (RIN 0960-AI27). We noted our 
intent to withdraw the proposed rule in our Spring 2021 Unified Agenda 
of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.\4\
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    \4\ Our Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is 
available on Reginfo.gov and can be accessed at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 96.001, Social 
Security Disability Insurance; 96.002, Social Security Retirement 
Insurance; 96.004, Social Security Survivors Insurance; 96.006, 
Supplemental Security Income).

List of Subjects

20 CFR Part 404

    Administrative practice and procedure, Blind, Disability benefits, 
Old-age, Survivors and Disability insurance, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Social security.

20 CFR Part 416

    Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Social security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

    The Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, 
Kilolo Kijakazi, having reviewed and approved this document, is 
delegating the authority to electronically sign this document to Faye 
I. Lipsky, who is the primary Federal Register Liaison for SSA, for 
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation and Congressional 
Affairs, Social Security Administration.
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