Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Oklahoma, 40523 [2024-10258]
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[Disaster Declaration #20303 and #20304;
OKLAHOMA Disaster Number OK–20001]
Presidential Declaration Amendment of
a Major Disaster for the State of
Oklahoma
Small Business Administration.
Amendment 1.
AGENCY:
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Oklahoma
(FEMA–4776–DR), dated 04/30/2024.
Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line
Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding.
Incident Period: 04/25/2024 and
continuing.
SUMMARY:
Issued on 05/03/2024.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 07/01/2024.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 01/30/2025.
ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan
Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to
apply for a disaster assistance loan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2024–0009]
Maximum Dollar Limit in the Fee
Agreement Process
Social Security Administration.
Notice.
We are increasing the
maximum dollar amount limit for fee
agreements approved under the Social
Security Act (the Act) to $9,200.
Effective November 30, 2024, we may
approve fee agreements up to the new
dollar limit, provided that the fee
agreement otherwise meets the statutory
conditions of the agreement process.
DATES: We will apply this notice
beginning on November 30, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Quatroche, Office of Vocational,
Evaluation, and Process Policy in the
Office of Disability Policy, Social
Security Administration, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401,
(410) 966–4794.
For information on eligibility or filing
for benefits, call the Social Security
Administration’s (SSA) national toll-free
number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1–
800–325–0778, or visit SSA’s internet
site, Social Security Online at https://
www.socialsecurity.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act
provides a streamlined process for a
representative to obtain approval of the
fee the representative wishes to charge
for representing a claimant before us.1
To use that fee agreement process, the
SUMMARY:
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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Francisco Sa´nchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience.
ACTION:
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street
SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416,
(202) 205–6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for the State of Oklahoma,
dated 04/30/2024, is hereby amended to
include the following areas as adversely
affected by the disaster:
Primary Counties (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans): Carter.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury
Loans Only):
Oklahoma: Stephens
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
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representative(s) and the claimant must
agree, in a signed writing, to a fee that
does not exceed the limit set by the
statute, which is the lesser of 25 percent
of past due benefits or a prescribed
dollar amount. Section 5106 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(OBRA) of 1990, Public Law 101–508,
set the initial fee amount at $4,000 and
gave the Commissioner the authority to
increase it periodically, provided that
the cumulative rate of increase did not
at any time exceed the rate of increase
in the primary insurance amount (PIA)
since January 1, 1991. The law further
provided that notice of any increased
amount shall be published in the
Federal Register. On June 30, 2022, we
published a notice raising the maximum
fee to $7,200, effective November 30,
2022, which is the current maximum
dollar amount for fee agreements.2
With this notice, we announce that
the maximum dollar amount under the
fee agreement process, will increase to
$9,200, effective November 30, 2024.
This increase does not exceed the rate
of increase provided in the OBRA of
1990. We expect that this increase will
compensate representatives for their
services while ensuring claimants are
protected from excessive fees. In setting
the new cap, we considered a number
of factors, including: data about fees
authorized under the current fee cap,
data about case backlogs, COLA, PIAs,
feedback we received about the current
fee cap, increases in disability benefits,
and the effects on our claimants.
Beginning November 30, 2024,
decision makers may approve a fee
agreement up to the new dollar limit if
the fee agreement meets the statutory
conditions for approval, no exceptions
to the fee agreement process exist, and
the favorable determination or decision
is issued on or after this date. We are
setting this date to ensure that there is
adequate time to provide training and
guidance to our employees and to make
the necessary changes in our
information technology infrastructure.
Starting in January 2026, along with
our announcements of other cost of
living adjustments (COLA) (e.g., for title
II benefits, title XVI payments, or the
appointed representative fee
assessment), we will annually address
the maximum dollar amount for fee
agreements and provide a rationale for
either increasing or not increasing the
maximum dollar amount based upon
the annual COLA for the prior year.
Future increases will not exceed the rate
of increase provided in the OBRA of
1990. We expect that future increases
will compensate representatives for
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FR 39157 (2022).
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #20303 and #20304; OKLAHOMA Disaster Number OK-
20001]
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the
State of Oklahoma
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
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SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a
major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-4776-DR), dated 04/30/
2024.
Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and
Flooding.
Incident Period: 04/25/2024 and continuing.
DATES: Issued on 05/03/2024.
Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/01/2024.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/30/2025.
ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to
apply for a disaster assistance loan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of the President's major disaster
declaration for the State of Oklahoma, dated 04/30/2024, is hereby
amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the
disaster:
Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Carter.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
Oklahoma: Stephens
All other information in the original declaration remains
unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Francisco S[aacute]nchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.
[FR Doc. 2024-10258 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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