[Federal Register: November 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 219)]
[Proposed Rules]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
20 CFR Part 404
Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders
and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule; partial withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: We are withdrawing the rules we proposed for evaluating
hematological disorders that were included in the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on November 27,
2001 (66 FR 59306). In that NPRM, we proposed revisions to both the
listings for hematological disorders and the listings for malignant
neoplastic diseases. The public comments we received on the NPRM raised
significant issues about the proposed listings for some of the
hematological disorders, and we have decided to withdraw the proposed
rules for hematological disorders while we obtain additional input to
resolve these issues. We plan to publish a new NPRM for the
hematological disorders listings at a later date. We are publishing
separately in today's edition of the Federal Register final rules for
evaluating malignant neoplastic diseases.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Sussman, Regulations Officer,
Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, 100 Altmeyer
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401,
(410) 965-1767 or TTY (410) 966-5609. For information on eligibility or
filing for benefits, call our national toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213
or TTY 1-800-325-0778, or visit our Internet Web site, Social Security
Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/.
Dated: July 19, 2004.
Jo Anne B. Barnhart,
Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 04-24898 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]
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