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(5) $4,000 value of second stage 

production to count + $128,000 value of 

final stage production to count = 

$132,000 total value of production to 

count; 

(6) $144,000 total value of production 

guarantee ¥$132,000 total value of 

production to count = $12,000 value of 

loss; and 

(7) $12,000 × 100 percent share = 

$12,000 indemnity payment. 

(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iv) For acreage that does not qualify 

for the final stage production guarantee, 

and is not subject to section 14 (c)(1)(i) 

and (ii), the appraised production is 

reduced by the difference between the 

first or second stage (as applicable) and 

the final stage production guarantee; 

and 

For Example: 

You have 100 acres of a unit of 

transplanted storage onions with a 

production guarantee of 200 

hundredweight per acre. Your crop 

suffers a covered cause of loss on 25 

acres during the second stage which has 

a second stage production guarantee of 

60 percent of the final stage production 

guarantee. The appraised production on 

the 25 acres was 2,500 hundredweight 

of onion production. Your second stage 

production to count on the 25 acres will 

be calculated as follows: 

(1) 25 acres × 200 hundredweight 

final stage production guarantee = 5,000 

hundredweight final stage production 

guarantee, 

(2) 5,000 hundredweight final stage 

production guarantee × 60 percent 

second stage production guarantee = 

3,000 hundredweight second stage 

production guarantee, 

(3) 5,000 hundredweight final stage 

production guarantee ¥3,000 

hundredweight second stage production 

guarantee = 2,000 hundredweight 

difference between second stage and 

final stage production guarantee, and 

(4) 2,500 hundredweight appraised 

¥2,000 hundredweight difference = 500 

hundredweight second stage production 

to count (for step 4 of the section 14(b) 

example). 

* * * * * 

15. Prevented Planting. 

Your prevented planting coverage will 

be 35 percent (35%) of your final stage 

production guarantee for timely planted 

acreage. Additional prevented planting 

coverage levels are not available for 

onions. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 29, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5652 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 67 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0245] 

Notice of Intent To Discontinue Use of 

Paper Applications for Airman Medical 

Certification 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is providing public 

notice regarding its intent to 

discontinue use of the paper version of 

FAA Form 8500–8, the application form 

used to apply for FAA medical 

certification. Maintaining FAA Form 

8500–8 for applicants to complete 

manually is burdensome not only in 

terms of the cost involved, but also in 

terms of the complex logistics and use 

of Agency resources involved. This 

burden becomes all the more 

compounded when the form must be 

revised, reprinted, and redistributed 

(worldwide). The FAA launched an online FAA Form 8500–8 application 

known as ‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ beginning 

in 2007. Since 2007, ‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ 

has evolved considerably, streamlining 

FAA medical certification into a much 

more efficient and seamless process, 

thereby rendering the paper process 

both redundant and obsolete. 

Discontinuing print of FAA Form 8500– 

8 will save considerable resources and 

improve the efficiency of the airman 

medical certification process. 

DATES: This action goes into effect on 

October 1, 2012. It should be noted, 

however, that ‘‘FAA MedExpress’’ 

already is fully operational and ready 

for use. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain an 

electronic copy of this document by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov; 

2. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page at http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ 

collection.action?collectionCode=FR; or 

3. Contacting the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judi 

Citrenbaum, Office of Aerospace 

Medicine, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–9689; email 

Judi.M.Citrenbaum@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

receives and reviews annually more 

than 400,000 applications for airman 

medical certification. Until 2007, the 

only available means for making 

application was for applicants to 

manually complete an FAA Form 8500– 

8 provided by an FAA-designated 

Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) at 

the time of medical examination and for 

AMEs to record the results of the 

applicant’s medical examination on the 

reverse side of application form 

manually. Since 2007, when the FAA 

launched a digital version of FAA Form 

8500–8, applicants have been able to 

complete the form prior to an 

appointment with an AME for an FAA 

medical examination by accessing it on 

line using a secure, password-protected 

FAA system, known as ‘‘FAA 

MedXpress.’’ At the time of the medical 

examination, therefore, an AME merely 

accesses the applicant’s completed and 

securely stored FAA Form 8500–8 in 

‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ and uses it to 

complete the medical examination and 

record the results. ‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ 

also provides both applicants and AMEs 

the capability to print the form for 

whatever purpose needed. 

FAA Form 8500–8 is considered one 

of the most complex of paper forms still 

in use in the Federal Government. More 

than 5 years of experience with ‘‘FAA 

MedXpress’’ has streamlined the FAA 

medical certification process into a 

more seamless and efficient process. 

Having digitized data, rather than 

handwritten copy, reduces the risk of 

errors being made by applicants, AME 

staff, and AMEs in processing the 

examination. Using ‘‘FAA MedXpress’’ 

exclusively will allow the FAA to make 

and implement any needed or mandated 

changes to the FAA Form 8500–8 in a 

more timely manner, resulting in a more 

dynamic form and eliminating the 

considerable cost and logistical 

challenges involved with printing and 

distributing the form both within and 

outside of the United States. Whenever 

the form must be revised, the initial 

reprinting and redistribution of 

approximately 1.5 million revised forms 

worldwide is very costly and 

considerable waste is incurred 

disposing of superseded forms. 

Many federal forms, including FAA 

forms, (such as applications for pilot 

certificates and ratings) are now fully 


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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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