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automated. Use of on-line applications 

in the private sector also is fairly 

standard—such as applications to 

academic institutions; for car loans; for 

mortage application and refinancing; for 

employment, and the like. Fully 

automating the FAA airman medical 

certification application process will 

improve efficiency, lead to reduced 

errors with applicant data, allow for 

more seamless processing, and save 

considerable resources by eliminating 

the recurrent cycle of printing, 

distributing, reprinting, and 

redistributing paper forms. 

Individuals who may not be familiar 

with ‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ may access it 

on the FAA public Web site at https:// 

medxpress.faa.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1, 

2012. 

Frederick E. Tilton, 

Federal Air Surgeon. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5655 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 

[Docket No. SSA–2011–0094] 

Requiring Electronic Filing of Select 

Appeals by Certain Claimant 

Representatives 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Revised notification of 

implementation of requirement. 

SUMMARY: We are revising the 

Notification of implementation of 

requirement we published on January 

31, 2012 (77 FR 4653). We are clarifying 

the requirement that appointed 

representatives file certain appeals 

using our electronic systems in matters 

for which the representatives request 

direct fee payment. Specifically, we are 

clarifying that the electronic filing 

requirement includes both the 

submission of the forms we require to 

file the appeal request and the Disability 

Report—Appeal. This is the first service 

required under the regulation we 

published on September 12, 2011 (76 FR 

56107), Requiring Use of Electronic 

Services. 

DATES: The effective date of this revised 

notification of implementation of 

requirement is March 16, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann S. Anderson, Social Security 

Administration, Office of Income 

Security Programs, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 

(410) 965–6716. 

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 

site, Social Security Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Requiring Electronic Filing of Appeals 

On September 12, 2011, we published 

final rules that require representatives to 

conduct business with us electronically 

at the times and in the manner we 

prescribe on matters for which the 

representative requests direct fee 

payment. At the time, we did not 

require representatives to use any 

specific electronic service. Rather, in the 

preamble to the final rule (76 FR 56107), 

we stated that, ‘‘Once we determine that 

we should make a particular electronic 

service publicly available because it 

works well, we will publish a notice in 

the Federal Register. The notice will 

contain the new requirement(s) and a 

list of all established electronic service 

requirements.’’ We also said in the 

preamble that we would adjust the 

burden for affected Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approved collections before requiring 

representatives to use the collections’ 

electronic versions. We published 

notices on December 1, 2011 (76 FR 

74838) and January 31, 2012 (77 FR 

4857) concerning the burden adjustment 

for the affected electronic services under 

OMB No. 0960–0144, Disability ReportAppeal, OMB No. 0960–0269 (Request 

for Hearing by Administrative Law 

Judge), and OMB No. 0960–0622, 

Request for Reconsideration. 

On January 31, 2012, we published a 

notification of implementation of 

requirement in the Federal Register 

providing information about the first 

required electronic service under the 

final rules that we published in 

September 2011. We are now clarifying 

that requirement. 

As of March 16, 2012, we will begin 

mandating electronic filing of certain 

appeals in each matter in which a 

representative requests direct payment 

of the authorized fee. This electronic 

filing requirement includes the filing of 

a request for reconsideration or for a 

hearing by an administrative law judge 

for disability claims under title II of the 

Social Security Act (Act) or 

Supplemental Security Income claims 

based on disability or blindness under 

title XVI of the Act denied for medical 

reasons. To satisfy this electronic filing 

requirement, the representative must 

submit both the request for 

reconsideration or hearing and the 

electronic Disability Report—Appeal, 

using our Internet Appeals web portal 

found at www.socialsecurity.gov. The 

Internet Appeals web process utilizes 

electronic versions of OMB’s approved 

information collection instruments: the 

Request for Reconsideration (OMB No. 

0960–0622), the Request for Hearing by 

Administrative Law Judge (OMB No. 

0960–0269), and the Disability Report— 

Appeal (OMB No. 0960–0144). 

A representative has an affirmative 

duty to comply with this requirement. 

We may investigate to determine if a 

representative purposefully violated this 

duty or is attempting to circumvent our 

rules. We may sanction a representative 

who does not follow these rules. 

However, we will not reject or delay a 

claimant’s request or process it 

differently if a representative fails to 

comply with this electronic filing 

requirement. 

Claimants, whether they are 

represented or not, and representatives 

who are not eligible for or who do not 

request direct fee payment on a matter, 

may continue to file all appeal requests 

either electronically, on paper, or in any 

manner we prescribe. 

Additional Information 

Additional information is available on 

our Representing Claimants Web site at 

http://www.ssa.gov/representation/or it 

can be obtained by writing to: Social 

Security Administration, Office of 

Public Inquiries, Windsor Park 

Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21235. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 96.001, Social SecurityDisability Insurance; 96.002, Social SecurityRetirement Insurance; 96.004, Social 

Security-Survivors Insurance; and 96.006, 

Supplemental Security Income) 

Dated: March 5, 2012. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5673 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[TD 9572] 

RIN 1545–BK53 

Dividend Equivalents From Sources 

Within the United States; Correction 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 

ACTION: Temporary regulations; 

correcting amendment. 


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SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to temporary regulations (TD 

9572), relating to dividend equivalents 

from sources within the United States. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 8, 2012 

and is applicable January 23, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

D. Peter Merkel (202) 622–3870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The temporary regulations that are the 

subject of these corrections are under 

section 1441 of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

Need for Correction 

As published, temporary regulations 

(TD 9572), published in the Federal 

Register on January 23, 2012 (77 FR 

3108) contains errors which may prove 

to be misleading and are in need of 

clarification. 

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1 

Income taxes, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is 

corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 1—INCOME TAXES 

■ Paragraph 1. The authority citation 

for part 1 continues to read in part as 

follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * * 

§ 1.1441–4 [Amended]. 

■ Par. 2. Section 1.1441–4 is amended 

by revising paragraphs (a)(3)(i) and 

(a)(3)(iii) to read as follows: 

§ 1.1441–4 Exemptions from withholding 

for certain effectively connected income 

and other amounts. 

(a) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(i) [Reserved]. For further guidance, 

see § 1.1441–4T(a)(3)(i). 

* * * * * 

(iii) [Reserved]. For further guidance, 

see § 1.1441–4T(a)(3)(iii). 

* * * * * 

§ 1.1441–4T [Amended] 

■ Par. 3. Section 1.1441–4T is amended 

by revising the first sentence of 

paragraph (a)(3)(i) to read as follows: 

§ 1.1441–4T Exemptions from withholding 

for certain effectively connected income 

and other amounts (temporary). 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * 

(3) Income on notional principal 

contracts—(i) General rule. Except as 

otherwise provided in paragraph 

(a)(3)(iii) of this section, a withholding 

agent that pays amounts attributable to 

a notional principal contract described 

in § 1.863–7T(a) or § 1.988–2(e) shall 

have no obligation to withhold on the 

amounts paid under the terms of the 

notional principal contract regardless of 

whether a withholding certificate is 

provided. * * * 

* * * * * 

§ 1.1441–7 [Amended] 

■ Par. 4. Section 1441–7 is amended by 

revising the introductory text of 

paragraph (a)(3) and Example 6 to read 

as follows: 

§ 1.1441–7 General provision relating to 

withholding agents. 

(a) * * * 

(3) Examples. The following examples 

illustrate the rules of paragraph (a) of 

this section: 

* * * * * 

Example 6. [Reserved]. For further 

guidance, see § 1.1441–7T(a)(3) 

Example 6. 

* * * * * 

Guy R. Traynor, 

Federal Register Liaison, Publication and 

Regulations, Legal Processing Division, 

Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and 

Administration). 

[FR Doc. 2012–5315 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1910 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0183] 

RIN 1218–AC64 

Revising Standards Referenced in the 

Acetylene Standard 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: OSHA is confirming the 

effective date of its direct final rule that 

revises the Acetylene Standard for 

general industry by updating the 

reference to a standard published by a 

standards-developing organization, the 

Compressed Gas Association. In the 

December 5, 2011, direct final rule, 

OSHA stated that it would withdraw the 

companion proposed rule and confirm 

the effective date of the direct final rule 

if the Agency received no significant 

adverse comments. OSHA did not 

receive significant adverse comments on 

the direct final rule. Therefore, OSHA is 

confirming that the direct final rule will 

become effective on March 5, 2012. 

DATES: The direct final rule published 

on December 5, 2011 (76 FR 75782), is 

effective on March 5, 2012. For the 

purposes of judicial review, OSHA 

considers March 5, 2012, as the date of 

issuance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General information and press inquiries: 

Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, 

OSHA Office of Communications, Room 

N–3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–1999. 

Technical information: Contact Ken 

Stevanus, Directorate of Standards and 

Guidance, Room N–3609, OSHA, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–2260; fax: (202) 

693–1663. 

Copies of this Federal Register notice. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This Federal 

Register notice, as well as news releases 

and other relevant information, also is 

available at OSHA’s Web page at http:// 

www.osha.gov. 

ADDRESSES: In compliance with 28 

U.S.C. 2112(a), OSHA designates the 

Associate Solicitor of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health as the 

recipient of petitions for review of the 

final standard. Contact Joseph M. 

Woodward, Associate Solicitor at the 

Office of the Solicitor, Room S–4004, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–5445. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 5, 2011, OSHA published a 

direct final rule (DFR) in the Federal 

Register that revised the Acetylene 

Standard for general industry by 

updating a reference to the Compressed 

Gas Association (GGA) acetylene 

standard (see 76 FR 75782). In the DFR, 

OSHA deleted reference to CGA G–1– 

2003 and replaced it with CGA G–1– 

2009. In that Federal Register 

document, OSHA also stated that it 

would confirm the effective date of the 

DFR if the Agency received no 

significant adverse comments. 

OSHA received one comment on the 

DFR, which it determined was not a 

significant adverse comment. The 

commenter observed differences 

between provisions of the most recent 

Compressed Gas Association acetylene 

standard (CGA G–1–2009) and 

provisions of OSHA’s oxygen-fuel gas 


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