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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
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<p>We propose to revise our rules regarding when and how often we conduct continuing disability reviews (CDR). The proposed regulations would add a new category to our existing medical diary categories that we use to schedule CDRs and would revise the criteria we follow to place a case in each of the categories. They would also change how often we perform a CDR for claims with the medical diary category for permanent impairments. These revised regulations would ensure that we continue to identify medical improvement at its earliest point and remain up to date with current research.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Fully or Partially Exempt</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>20 CFR 404 subpart P</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416 subpart I</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.1590</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.989</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.990</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Social Security Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec. 221 (i) of the Social Security Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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<p>This rule is necessary to reform the process by which we conduct CDRs to ensure that we continue to identify medical improvement at its earliest point and remain up-to-date with current research.</p>
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<p>The effects of this proposed rule are not yet determined.&nbsp; Our Office of the Chief Actuary and Office of Budget will formally estimate the programmatic and administrative effects of the NPRM when the proposal is fully drafted.</p>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Cheryl</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Williams</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Office Director</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>410 966-4163</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>cheryl.a.williams@ssa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Disability Policy, 6401 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21235-6401</ZIP>
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