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disability and presumptive blindess by

field office personnel under the

supplemental security income (SSI)

program. However, a number of

regulations promulgated since the

issuance of the Ruling and published at

56 FR 65682 (1991) and 58 FR 36059

(1993) have updated the presumptive

disability and presumptive blindness

provisions discussed in SSR 80–36.

These regulations revised and expanded

the procedures for making findings of

presumptive disability to include

additional categories of impairments,

e.g., claims based on human

immunodeficiency virus infection of

listing-level severity. In addition, the

time period for the payment of SSI

benefits based on a finding of

presumptive disability and presumptive

blindness was expanded from 3 months,

as stated in SSR 80–36, to 6 months by

section 5038 of Pub. L. 101–508.

Consequently, SSR 80–36, which was

issued prior to these regulations and

statutory changes, is now obsolete and

is rescinded.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,

Program 93.807, Supplemental Security

Income.)

Dated: February 1, 1995.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security.

[FR Doc. 95–3242 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

Rescission of Social Security Ruling

(SSR) 89–5p, Title XVI: Treatment of

Installment Sales Contract in Home

Replacement Situations

AGENCY: Social Security Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social

Security gives notice of the rescission of

SSR 89–5p.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joanne K. Castello, Division of

Regulations and Rulings, Social Security

Administration, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235, (410)

965–1711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Social

Security Rulings make available to the

public precedential decisions relating to

the Federal old-age, survivors,

disability, supplemental security

income, and black lung benefits

programs. Social Security Rulings may

be based on case decisions made at all

administrative levels of adjudication,

Federal court decisions, Commissioner’s

decisions, opinions of the Office of the

General Counsel, and other policy

interpretations of the law and

regulations.

In September 1989, the Social

Security Administration (SSA) changed

its national practice regarding the

treatment of promissory notes or similar

installment sales contracts in home

replacement situations and published

SSR 89–5p (C.E., 1989, p. 71), effective

September 6, 1989. The Ruling

explained that the value of an

installment sales contract that met

certain conditions constituted a

‘‘proceed’’ from the sale of an excluded

home and could be excluded from

resources under the supplemental

security income program. 20 CFR

416.1212(d). In addition to the value of

the installment sales contract itself, any

money proceeds of the sale of the home,

including a down payment and the

portion of any installment amount

constituting payment against the

principal, could be excluded resources

under the conditions specified in the

Ruling.

SSA regulations published on August

23, 1994, at 59 FR 43283, codify SSR

89–5p and reflect more completely

SSA’s policy on the treatment of

proceeds from the sale of an excluded

home. Consequently, SSR 89–5p is

obsolete and is rescinded.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,

Program 93.807, Supplemental Security

Income.)

Dated: February 1, 1995.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security.

[FR Doc. 95–3241 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–060–1990–01; N64–94–008P]

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Phoenix Project Mining Plan of

Operation

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Battle Mountain Gold Company Phoenix

Project Plan of Operation for mining in

Lander County, Nevada and notice of

scoping period and public meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969 as amended, and to

43 CFR Part 3809, the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) will be directing the

preparation of an Environmental Impact

Statement for the proposed

development of a new mill facility,

expanded heap leaching and tailings

impoundment in Lander County,

Nevada. The EIS will be prepared by

contract and funded by the proponent,

Battle Mountain Gold Company. The

BLM invites comments and suggestions

on the scope of the analysis.

DATES: Scoping meetings will be held on

February 27, 1995, from 7–9 p.m. at the

Battle Mountain District BLM Office

conference room, 50 Bastian Rd., in

Battle Mountain, Nevada; and on

February 28, 1995, from 7–9 p.m. at the

Airport Plaza Hotel, 1981 Terminal

Way, in Reno, Nevada. The purposes of

these meetings are to identify issues to

be addressed in the EIS, and to

encourage public participation in the

NEPA process. Representatives of the

BLM and Battle Mountain Gold

Company will be summarizing the Plan

of Operations and the anticipated

environmental impacts resulting from

the project and will be accepting

comments from the audience.

Additional briefing meetings will be

held as appropriate. Written comments

on the Plan of Operation and the scope

of the EIS will be accepted until April

14, 1995. A Draft EIS is expected to be

completed by November of 1995, at

which time the document will be made

available for public review and

comment.

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be

sent to: BLM, Lynn Pettit, Phoenix

Project EIS Project Manager, Battle

Mountain District Manager, 50 Bastian

Rd., P.O. Box 1420, Battle Mountain, NV

89820.