SSA has extended the comment period on proposed rules for reinstatement of entitlement to disability benefits that have been terminated due to work activity:
The Social Security Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on October 27, 2003 (68 FR 61162), proposing rules regarding the expedited reinstatement provision in section 112 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-170).This document extends, to January 16, 2004, the comment period for that notice of proposed rulemaking. If you have already provided comments on the proposed rules, your comments will be considered and you do not need to re-submit them.
69 FR 307 (Jan. 5, 2004) Text and PDF
SSA has also published a notice regarding the attorney fee assessment rate. (This is the “user fee” that SSA imposes to calculate 25% of the underpayment to claimants for disability benefits.) No surprises here:
The Commissioner of Social Security has determined, based on the best available data, that the current rate of 6.3 percent will continue for 2004. We will continue to review our costs on a yearly basis.
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