Empire Justice Center’s Disability Advocacy Program submits comments on how agencies can identify and reduce unnecessary procedural burdens that members of the public face when they engage with administrative programs or participate in administrative processes.
Read full comments here: 2023 ACUS Comments Admin Burden
Empire Justice Center’s Disability Advocacy Program submits comments on the Social Security Administration’s proposed regulations for omitting food from in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) calculations for determining Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amounts.
Read full comments here: Food ISM Comments 2023
Empire Justice Center’s Disability Advocacy Program submits comments on updating and revising the priority questions in the Social Security Administration’s FY 2022-2026 Learning Agenda.
Read full comments here: 2023 SSA RFI Learning Agenda
Empire Justice Center’s Disability Advocacy Program submits comments on the proposed rulemaking for Social Security Administration’s Hearing Regulations.
Read full comments here: SSA Manner of Appearance
The Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition (GRCRC) commented on the KeyBank’s Community Reinvestment Act performance in the Rochester area.
Read the full comment here.
Read the full comments here: COMMENTS – OCA Mandatory E-Filing in NYS Courts
The Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition (GRCRC) commented on the CRA performance of Citizens Bank from 2019-2021.
Read the letter HERE.
In its letter, the Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition urges the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to make the approval of M&T Bank’s application to acquire People’s United Bank contingent upon M&T’s commitment to negotiate and sign a community benefits agreement (CBA) with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and its member organizations located within the bank’s post-merger footprint. Read the letter here.