0960-AI24 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Removal of Alternate Participant Program

We are removing these rules from the CFR because they are obsolete and no longer necessary. We are also revising other sections in the CFR to remove references to the Alternate Participant Program.

Under the rules of the Alternate Participant Program, if a State vocational rehabilitation agency would not serve a beneficiary we referred, we could use other public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, or individuals (referred to as alternate participants) to provide rehabilitation services. Consistent with section 101(d)(5) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, we phased out the use of alternate participants as we implemented the Ticket to Work Program. Under the Alternate Participant Program rules, we cannot pay an alternate participant for services provided on or after January 1, 2004.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 20 CFR 411.700 20 CFR 411.705 20 CFR 411.710 20 CFR 411.715 20 CFR 411.720 20 CFR 411.725 20 CFR 411.730 20 CFR 411.100 20 CFR 411.115 20 CFR 411.305 E.O. 13777 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) No Direct Final Rule 09/00/2018 No No None No No No No Jennifer Dulski Social Insurance Specialist 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 966-4456 jennifer.l.dulski@ssa.gov 6401 Security Boulevard, Woodlawn MD 21235