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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>
            <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Improvements to the Disability Adjudication Process: Sequential Evaluation Process</RULE_TITLE>
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<p class="pf0">We are proposing changes in how we make disability determinations and decisions to ensure our disability program remains current and supports equitable outcomes. This may include making technical improvements to update our occupational data sources. It may also entail policy updates to ensure we are considering occupational information in the most optimal manner.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Section 3(f)(1) Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404 subpart P</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416 subpart I</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 402</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 405(a) to 405(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 405(d) to 405(h)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 416(i)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 421(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 421(h) to (j)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 422(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 423</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 425</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 902 note</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L.104-193, sec. 211(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L.108-203, sec. 202</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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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>Mary</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Quatroche</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0960</CODE>
                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SSA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>410 966-4794</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>mary.quatroche@ssa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>6401 Security Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Baltimore</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>21235-6401</ZIP>
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