On November 21, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared proposed regulations to make "technical revisions to our rules on income and resources to conform with previous changes to the Social Security Act" and "to extend the home exclusion to individuals who leave a home because of domestic abuse."
Ordinarily, proposed regulations appear in the Federal Register within a week after they clear OMB. This one has not yet been published.
I can only surmise that the Obama transition team has asked Commissioner Astrue to put a hold on all regulatory activity until after the inauguration and that hold includes something as innocuous as this proposal seems to be.
Update: I spoke too soon. The proposed regulations will be in the Federal Register on December 9.
Ordinarily, proposed regulations appear in the Federal Register within a week after they clear OMB. This one has not yet been published.
I can only surmise that the Obama transition team has asked Commissioner Astrue to put a hold on all regulatory activity until after the inauguration and that hold includes something as innocuous as this proposal seems to be.
Update: I spoke too soon. The proposed regulations will be in the Federal Register on December 9.
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