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SSA RIN: 0960-AG54 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Compassionate Allowances (3427A) 
Abstract: Under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act), we pay benefits to individuals who meet our rules for entitlement and have medically determinable physical or mental impairments that are severe enough to meet the definition of disability in the Act. The rules for determining disability can be very complicated, but some individuals have such serious medical conditions that their conditions obviously meet our disability standards. To address these individual's needs, we strive to provide not only responsive, but also compassionate, public service that ensures the most severely disabled in our society who meet the Act's requirements are awarded benefits quickly. To that end, we are investigating methods of making "compassionate allowances" by quickly identifying individuals with obvious disabilities. 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  07/31/2007  72 FR 41649   
ANPRM Comment Period End  10/01/2007    
ANPRM  11/06/2007  72 FR 62607   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/21/2007    
ANPRM  02/28/2008  73 FR 10715   
ANPRM Comment Period End  05/09/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
James Julian
Director
Social Security Administration
Office of Compassionate Allowances and Listings Improvements, Office of Disability Programs, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 965-4015

Gary Sultz
Assistant Regional Counsel
Social Security Administration
200 W. Adams, 30th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone:312 353-9257