Revised Medical Criteria for Determination of Disability, Endocrine System and Related Criteria

On March 11, 1998, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (63 FR 11854), that would delete the ``Obesity'' listing from the Listing of Impairments SSA uses to adjudicate claims for disability involving obesity under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act) when we evaluate claims of individuals at step 3 of our sequential evaluation process. A 60-day period within which to comment on the NPRM was provided. To allow the public additional time to send us comments, we are extending the comment period.