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            <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
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<p>This rule eliminates outdated regulations that refer to Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), as SSA&rsquo;s ability to make referrals to VR was repealed with the implementation of the Ticket to Work Program. These rules are now obsolete due to legislative changes following the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act of 1999 which amended the Social Security Act (Act).</p>
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            <CFR>20 CFR 404.468</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 404.2104</CFR>
            <CFR>20 CFR 416.1701</CFR>
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            <CFR>20 CFR 416.2204</CFR>
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<p>&nbsp;This rule would follow the directives of Executive Order 14219,&nbsp;<em>Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency&nbsp;</em>This rule eliminates outdated regulations that refer to VR, as SSA&rsquo;s ability to make referrals to VR was repealed with the implementation of the Ticket to Work Program.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>We expect this rule to benefit the public by removing unnecessary information from our regulations.&nbsp;</p>
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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>Jeffery</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hemmeter</LAST_NAME>
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                    <NAME>Social Security Administration</NAME>
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                <PHONE>410 597-1815</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jeffery.hemmeter@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</ZIP>
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