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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
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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 improvements to the disability adjudication process to ensure our disability program remains current and can be more efficiently administered. This includes proposing policy updates to occupational data sources and optimizing their use to serve our customers and preserve the trust funds.</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>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Other</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <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>12/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <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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