Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 16, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 27425 

As a result of the implementation of 

this computerized system on November 

27, 2006, the revisions to 20 CFR 

404.459 and 419.1340 expanding the 

situations where administrative 

sanctions may be imposed became 

applicable. A person is subject to a 

sanction for failing to disclose 

information that is material to 

determining title II/title XVI benefit 

eligibility or amounts if: 

• The person knows or should know 

the information is material to benefit 

eligibility or amount; and 

• The person knows or should know 

the withholding of the information is 

misleading; and 

• The failure to disclose occurred 

after November 27, 2006. 

We have revised our instructional 

manuals and other documents to reflect 

this additional instance where 

administrative sanctions may be 

imposed. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–9226 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

20 CFR Part 498 

[Docket No. SSA–2006–0044] 

Applicability of Amendment—

Additional Instances Where Civil 

Monetary Penalties and/or 

Assessments Can Be Imposed 

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General 

(OIG), Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Announcement of applicability 

date. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that on November 27, 2006, the 

Commissioner of Social Security 

(Commissioner) implemented the 

centralized computer file described in 

section 202 of the Social Security 

Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA). Until 

this centralized computer file was 

implemented, the portion of the final 

rules published on May 17, 2006, at 71 

FR 28574, relating to the imposition of 

civil monetary penalties and/or 

assessments for withholding of 

information from, or failure to disclose 

information to, SSA, was not in effect. 

DATES: The amendment to 20 CFR 

498.102(a)(3) published May 17, 2006 

(71 FR 28574) became applicable 

November 27, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy A. Buller, Chief Counsel to the 

Inspector General, Social Security 

Administration, Office of the Inspector 

General, Room 3–ME–1, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 

(410) 965–2827. For information on 

eligibility or filing for benefits, call our 

national toll-free number, 1–800–772–

1213 or TTY 1–800–325–0778, or visit 

our Internet Web site, Social Security 

Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

201(a)(1) of the SSPA, Public Law 108–

203, amended section 1129 of the Social 

Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8), 

to allow for the imposition of civil 

monetary penalties and/or assessments 

for the withholding of information from, 

or failure to disclose information to, 

SSA. 

Pursuant to section 201(d) of the 

SSPA, this amendment to section 1129 

of the Act ‘‘shall apply with respect to 

violations committed after the date on 

which the Commissioner of Social 

Security implements the centralized 

computer file described in section 202’’

of the SSPA. Section 202 of the SSPA 

provided for the implementation by the 

Commissioner of ‘‘a centralized 

computer file recording the date of the 

submission of information by a disabled 

beneficiary (or representative) regarding 

a change in the beneficiary’s work or 

earnings status.’’

On May 17, 2006, at 71 FR 28574, the 

OIG published the final rules reflecting 

and implementing the amendments to 

sections 1129 and 1140 of the Social 

Security Act made by the SSPA and 

Public Law 106–169, the Foster Care 

Independence Act of 1999, including 

section 201(a)(1) of the SSPA. At that 

time we stated the following regarding 

the implementation of section 201(a) of 

the SSPA: 

Applicability Date: Section 498.102(a)(3), 

as it relates to the withholding of information 

from, or failure to disclose information to, 

SSA, will be applicable upon 

implementation of the centralized computer 

file described in section 202 of Public Law 

108–203. If you want information regarding 

the applicability date of this provision, call 

or write the SSA contact person. SSA will 

publish a document announcing the 

applicability date in a subsequent Federal 

Register document. The remainder of 

§ 498.102(a)(3), currently in effect, is 

unaffected by this delay. 

On November 27, 2006, SSA fully 

implemented the centralized computer 

file described in section 202 of the 

SSPA. Therefore, pursuant to the 

requirements of section 201 of the SSPA 

and the final rules published at 71 FR 

28574, this notice announces that 20 

CFR 498.102(a)(3), as it relates to the 

withholding of information from, or 

failure to disclose information to, SSA, 

is applicable to violations committed 

after November 27, 2006. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Patrick P. O’Carroll, Jr., 

Inspector General, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–9228 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2006–0517, EPA–R05–

OAR–2006–0563; FRL–8314–4] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans and Designation 

of Areas for Air Quality Planning 

Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of 

Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo-Battle 

Creek, Lansing-East Lansing, 

Muskegon, Benton Harbor, Benzie 

County, Cass County, Huron County, 

and Mason County 8-Hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Areas to Attainment for 

Ozone 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is making determinations 

under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that the 

nonattainment areas of Flint (Genesee 

and Lapeer Counties), Grand Rapids 

(Kent and Ottawa Counties), KalamazooBattle Creek (Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and 

Van Buren Counties), Lansing-East 

Lansing (Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham 

Counties), Muskegon (Muskegon 

County), Benton Harbor (Berrien 

County), Benzie County, Cass County, 

Huron County, and Mason County have 

attained the 8-hour ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). For the Grand Rapids, 

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Lansing-East 

Lansing, Benzie County, Huron County, 

and Mason County areas, these 

determinations are based on two 

overlapping three-year periods of 

complete, quality-assured ambient air 

quality monitoring data for the 2002–

2004 seasons and the 2003–2005 

seasons that demonstrate that the 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS has been attained in the 

areas. Quality assured monitoring data 

for 2006 show that the areas continue to 

attain the standard. For the Flint, 

Muskegon, Benton Harbor, and Cass 

County areas, these determinations are 

based on three years of complete 

quality-assured ambient air quality 

monitoring data for the 2004–2006 

seasons that demonstrate that the 8-hour 


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