Agencies and Commissions October 25, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in ``DATES.''

This document contains corrections to the final regulations which were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 (76 FR 59559), of a Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 11-120, adopted and released on August 9, 2011. This document corrects Appendix A by correcting adopted Sec. 101.147(p).

Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2011. As a result of this increase, the following items will increase for 2012: (1) The maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly benefit amounts for 2012 under title XVI of the Act will be $698 for an eligible individual, $1,048 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $350 for an essential person; (2) The special benefit amount under title VIII of the Act for certain World War II veterans will be $523.50 for 2012; (3) The student earned income exclusion under title XVI of the Act will be $1,700 per month in 2012, but not more than $6,840 for all of 2012; (4) The dollar fee limit for services performed as a representative payee will be $38 per month ($75 per month in the case of a beneficiary who is disabled and has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition that leaves him or her incapable of managing benefits) in 2012; and (5) The dollar limit on the administrative-cost assessment charged to attorneys representing claimants will be $86 in 2012. The national average wage index for 2010 is $41,673.83. This index affects the following amounts: (1) The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) contribution and benefit base will be $110,100 for remuneration paid in 2012 and self-employment income earned in taxable years beginning in 2012; (2) The monthly exempt amounts under the OASDI retirement earnings test for taxable years ending in calendar year 2012 will be $1,220, for years prior to the year in which a person attains his or her Normal Retirement Age (NRA) and $3,240, for the year in which a person attains his or her NRA; (3) The dollar amounts (``bend points'') used in the primary insurance amount (PIA) benefit formula for workers who become eligible for benefits, or who die before becoming eligible, in 2012 will be $767 and $4,624; (4) The bend points used in the formula for computing maximum family benefits for workers who become eligible for benefits, or who die before becoming eligible, in 2012 will be $980, $1,415, and $1,845; (5) The amount of taxable earnings a person must have to be credited with a quarter of coverage in 2012 will be $1,130; (6) The ``old-law'' contribution and benefit base under title II of the Act will be $81,900 for 2012; (7) The monthly amount deemed to constitute substantial gainful activity for statutorily blind individuals in 2012 will be $1,690, and the corresponding amount for non-blind disabled persons will be $1,010; (8) The earnings threshold establishing a month as a part of a trial work period will be $720 for 2012; and (9) Coverage thresholds for 2012 will be $1,800 for domestic workers and $1,500 for election officials and election workers.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Jersey (FEMA- 4039-DR), dated 10/14/2011. Incident: Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Incident Period: 09/06/2011 through 09/11/2011. Effective Date: 10/14/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/13/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/16/2012.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York (FEMA-4031-DR), dated 09/23/2011. Incident: Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Incident Period: 09/07/2011 through 09/11/2011. Effective Date: 10/13/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/22/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/25/2012.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (FEMA-4030-DR), dated 10/07/2011. Incident: Tropical Storm Lee. Incident Period: 09/03/2011 through 10/15/2011. Effective Date: 10/15/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/06/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/09/2012.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas (FEMA4029DR), dated 09/21/2011. Incident: Wildfires. Incident Period: 08/30/2011 and continuing. Effective Date: 10/13/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/21/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/21/2012.

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide 5.66, ``Access Authorization Program for Nuclear Power Plants.'' This guide describes a method that NRC staff considers acceptable to implement the requirements related to an access authorization program.

We propose to revise the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate cases involving impairments that affect multiple body systems in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The proposed revisions reflect our program experience and address adjudicator questions we have received since we last comprehensively revised this body system in 2005. We do not expect any decisional differences due the revisions in this body system.