83_FR_21902 83 FR 21811 - Rescission of Social Security Rulings Related to Special Payments at Age 72

83 FR 21811 - Rescission of Social Security Rulings Related to Special Payments at Age 72

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 91 (May 10, 2018)

Page Range21811-21812
FR Document2018-09911

In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1), the Acting Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of Social Security Rulings (SSR): SSR 67-28; SSR 68-13; SSR 68-36; SSR 68- 37; SSR 68-52; SSR 68-78; SSR 70-23c; SSR 72-27; and SSR 74-27c.

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2017-0034]


Rescission of Social Security Rulings Related to Special Payments 
at Age 72

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of Social Security Rulings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1), the Acting 
Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of 
Social Security Rulings (SSR): SSR 67-28; SSR 68-13; SSR 68-36; SSR 68-
37; SSR 68-52; SSR 68-78; SSR 70-23c; SSR 72-27; and SSR 74-27c.

DATES: The rescission is effective May 10, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Appler, Social Security 
Administration, (410) 966-6760 or Regulations@ssa.gov. 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: Although 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2) do 
not require us to publish this notice, we are doing so in accordance 
with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1).
    Through SSRs, we make available to the public precedential 
decisions relating to the Federal old-age, survivors, disability, 
supplemental security income, and special veterans benefits programs. 
We may base SSRs on determinations or decisions made at all levels of 
administrative adjudication, Federal court decisions, Commissioner's 
decisions, opinions of the Office of the General Counsel, or other 
interpretations of the law and regulations.
    We are rescinding the following SSRs:
     SSR 67-28: Section 228(c)(1) and (h)(2).--Special Age 72 
Payments For Uninsured Individuals--Reduction Because Of Eligibility 
For Governmental Pension;
     SSR 68-13: Sections 228(c)(1) and 228(h)(2).--Special Age 
72 Payments--Governmental Pension System--Teachers' Retirement Fund;
     SSR 68-36: Section 228(c) and 228(h)(2).--Special Age 72 
Payment--Reduction Because Of Eligibility For Veterans' Administration 
Pension;
     SSR 68-37: Section 228(c) and (h).--Special Age 72 
Payment--Eligibility For Teacher's Annuity Purchased From Personal 
Funds Not Cause For Offset;
     SSR 68-52: Sections 228(c)(1), 228(h)(2) and (3).--Special 
Age 72 Payments For Uninsured Individual--Reduction Due To Commutation 
Of Periodic Pension;
     SSR 68-78: Sections 228(c)(1) and (h)(2).--Special Age 72 
Payments For Uninsured Individuals--Reduction

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Because Of Eligibility For Governmental Pension;
     SSR 70-23c: Section 228(c).--Special Age 72 Payments--
Effect On Claimant's Eligibility Where Application Not Filed By Spouse 
Who Is Eligible For Periodic Benefit Under Governmental Pension System;
     SSR 72-27: Sections 228 (of Social Security Act) and 103 
of Social Security Amendments of 1965.--Special Age 72 and Hospital 
Insurance Benefits--5 Years Continuous Residence Requirement; and
     SSR 74-27c: Sections 205(g), 228(a) and (e) (42 U.S.C. 
405(g), 428(a), and 428(e)).--Special Age 72 Payments--Application and 
Residence Requirements--Constitutionally [sic] as to Puerto Rican 
Residents.
    These SSRs interpret and apply our rules on ``Special Payments at 
Age 72'' in 20 CFR 404.380, 404.381, 404.382, 404.383, and 404.384. In 
today's Federal Register, we published a final rule that removes our 
``Special Payments at Age 72'' rules, and revises other rules that 
refer to special age 72 payments. As we explain in that final rule, we 
are removing our rules on special age 72 payments because they are 
obsolete and no longer needed. We are rescinding these SSRs for the 
same reason.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, Programs Nos. Social 
Security--Retirement Insurance; 96.004, Social Security--Survivors 
Insurance.)

Nancy A. Berryhill,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-09911 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                  A proposed rule change filed under                     • Send an email to rule-comments@                    ACTION: Notice of rescission of Social
                                               Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 21 normally does not                   sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                Security Rulings.
                                               become operative for 30 days after the                  CBOE–2018–037 on the subject line.
                                               date of filing. However, pursuant to                                                                           SUMMARY:   In accordance with 20 CFR
                                                                                                       Paper Comments                                         402.35(b)(1), the Acting Commissioner
                                               Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),22 the Commission
                                               may designate a shorter time if such                       • Send paper comments in triplicate                 of Social Security gives notice of the
                                               action is consistent with the protection                to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                  rescission of Social Security Rulings
                                               of investors and the public interest. The               Commission, 100 F Street NE,                           (SSR): SSR 67–28; SSR 68–13; SSR 68–
                                               Exchange has asked the Commission to                    Washington, DC 20549–1090.                             36; SSR 68–37; SSR 68–52; SSR 68–78;
                                               waive the 30-day operative delay so that                All submissions should refer to File                   SSR 70–23c; SSR 72–27; and SSR 74–
                                               the proposal may become operative                       Number SR–CBOE–2018–037. This file                     27c.
                                               immediately upon filing. The Exchange                   number should be included on the                       DATES:  The rescission is effective May
                                               states that such waiver will allow the                  subject line if email is used. To help the             10, 2018.
                                               Exchange to extend the pilot program                    Commission process and review your                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               prior to its expiration on May 3, 2018,                 comments more efficiently, please use                  Linda Appler, Social Security
                                               and maintain the status quo, thereby                    only one method. The Commission will                   Administration, (410) 966–6760 or
                                               reducing market disruption.                             post all comments on the Commission’s                  Regulations@ssa.gov. For information
                                                  The Commission believes that                         internet website (http://www.sec.gov/                  on eligibility or filing for benefits, call
                                               waiving the 30-day operative delay is                   rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        our national toll-free number, 1–800–
                                               consistent with the protection of                       submission, all subsequent                             772–1213 or TTY 1–800–325–0778, or
                                               investors and the public interest, as it                amendments, all written statements                     visit our internet site, Social Security
                                               will allow the pilot program to continue                with respect to the proposed rule                      Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.
                                               uninterrupted, thereby avoiding                         change that are filed with the                         gov.
                                               investor confusion that could result                    Commission, and all written
                                                                                                       communications relating to the                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Although
                                               from a temporary interruption in the                                                                           5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2) do not
                                               pilot program. For this reason, the                     proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                       Commission and any person, other than                  require us to publish this notice, we are
                                               Commission designates the proposed                                                                             doing so in accordance with 20 CFR
                                               rule change to be operative upon                        those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                       public in accordance with the                          402.35(b)(1).
                                               filing.23                                                                                                         Through SSRs, we make available to
                                                                                                       provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                  At any time within 60 days of the                    available for website viewing and                      the public precedential decisions
                                               filing of the proposed rule change, the                 printing in the Commission’s Public                    relating to the Federal old-age,
                                               Commission summarily may                                Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                       survivors, disability, supplemental
                                               temporarily suspend such rule change if                 Washington, DC 20549, on official                      security income, and special veterans
                                               it appears to the Commission that such                  business days between the hours of                     benefits programs. We may base SSRs
                                               action is necessary or appropriate in the               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 on determinations or decisions made at
                                               public interest, for the protection of                  filing also will be available for                      all levels of administrative adjudication,
                                               investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               inspection and copying at the principal                Federal court decisions, Commissioner’s
                                               the purposes of the Act. If the                         office of the Exchange. All comments                   decisions, opinions of the Office of the
                                               Commission takes such action, the                       received will be posted without change.                General Counsel, or other
                                               Commission shall institute proceedings                  Persons submitting comments are                        interpretations of the law and
                                               to determine whether the proposed rule                  cautioned that we do not redact or edit                regulations.
                                               should be approved or disapproved.                                                                                We are rescinding the following SSRs:
                                                                                                       personal identifying information from
                                                                                                                                                                 • SSR 67–28: Section 228(c)(1) and
                                               IV. Solicitation of Comments                            comment submissions. You should
                                                                                                                                                              (h)(2).—Special Age 72 Payments For
                                                                                                       submit only information that you wish
                                                 Interested persons are invited to                                                                            Uninsured Individuals—Reduction
                                                                                                       to make available publicly. All
                                               submit written data, views and                                                                                 Because Of Eligibility For Governmental
                                                                                                       submissions should refer to File
                                               arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                            Pension;
                                                                                                       Number SR–CBOE–2018–037 and                               • SSR 68–13: Sections 228(c)(1) and
                                               including whether the proposed rule                     should be submitted on or before May
                                               change is consistent with the Act.                                                                             228(h)(2).—Special Age 72 Payments—
                                                                                                       31, 2018.                                              Governmental Pension System—
                                               Comments may be submitted by any of                       For the Commission, by the Division of
                                               the following methods:                                                                                         Teachers’ Retirement Fund;
                                                                                                       Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                • SSR 68–36: Section 228(c) and
                                               Electronic Comments                                     authority.24                                           228(h)(2).—Special Age 72 Payment—
                                                                                                       Eduardo A. Aleman,                                     Reduction Because Of Eligibility For
                                                 • Use the Commission’s internet                       Assistant Secretary.                                   Veterans’ Administration Pension;
                                               comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                       [FR Doc. 2018–09924 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am]                • SSR 68–37: Section 228(c) and
                                               rules/sro.shtml); or                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                 (h).—Special Age 72 Payment—
                                                                                                                                                              Eligibility For Teacher’s Annuity
                                               and text of the proposed rule change, at least five                                                            Purchased From Personal Funds Not
                                               business days prior to the date of filing of the
                                               proposed rule change, or such shorter time as           SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                         Cause For Offset;
                                               designated by the Commission. The Exchange has                                                                    • SSR 68–52: Sections 228(c)(1),
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                                               satisfied this requirement.
                                                                                                       [Docket No. SSA–2017–0034]                             228(h)(2) and (3).—Special Age 72
                                                  21 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                                                                                                                              Payments For Uninsured Individual—
                                                  22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).                      Rescission of Social Security Rulings
                                                                                                                                                              Reduction Due To Commutation Of
                                                  23 For purposes only of waiving the operative        Related to Special Payments at Age 72
                                                                                                                                                              Periodic Pension;
                                               delay for this proposal, the Commission has
                                               considered the proposed rule’s impact on                AGENCY:      Social Security Administration.              • SSR 68–78: Sections 228(c)(1) and
                                               efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See                                                            (h)(2).—Special Age 72 Payments For
                                               15 U.S.C. 78c(f).                                         24 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12) and (59).                Uninsured Individuals—Reduction


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                                               Because Of Eligibility For Governmental                 Korea since January 1, 2006, of goods,                   T-Rubber Co. Ltd (China) and any
                                               Pension;                                                services, or technology controlled under              successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                                  • SSR 70–23c: Section 228(c).—                       multilateral control lists (Missile                   thereof;
                                               Special Age 72 Payments—Effect On                       Technology Control Regime, Australia                     Sakr Factory for Developmental
                                               Claimant’s Eligibility Where                            Group, Chemical Weapons Convention,                   Industries (Egypt) and any successor,
                                               Application Not Filed By Spouse Who                     Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar                    sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                               Is Eligible For Periodic Benefit Under                  Arrangement) or otherwise having the                     Mojtaba Ghasemi (Iranian individual);
                                               Governmental Pension System;                            potential to make a material                             Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
                                                  • SSR 72–27: Sections 228 (of Social                 contribution to the development of                    Qods Force (IRGC QF) (Iran) and any
                                               Security Act) and 103 of Social Security                weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or                  successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                               Amendments of 1965.—Special Age 72                      cruise or ballistic missile systems. The              thereof;
                                               and Hospital Insurance Benefits—5                       latter category includes items of the                    Pars Aviation Service Company
                                               Years Continuous Residence                              same kind as those on multilateral lists              (PASC) (Iran) and any successor, sub-
                                               Requirement; and                                        but falling below the control list                    unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                                  • SSR 74–27c: Sections 205(g), 228(a)                parameters when it is determined that                    Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
                                               and (e) (42 U.S.C. 405(g), 428(a), and                  such items have the potential of making               (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or
                                               428(e)).—Special Age 72 Payments—                       a material contribution to WMD or                     subsidiary thereof;
                                               Application and Residence                               cruise or ballistic missile systems, items               Saeng Pil Trading Corporation (SPTC)
                                               Requirements—Constitutionally [sic] as                  on U.S. national control lists for WMD/               (North Korea) and any successor, sub-
                                               to Puerto Rican Residents.                              missile reasons that are not on                       unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                                  These SSRs interpret and apply our                                                                            Second Economic Committee (SEC)
                                                                                                       multilateral lists, and other items with
                                               rules on ‘‘Special Payments at Age 72’’                                                                       Korea Ryonbong General Corporation
                                                                                                       the potential of making such a material
                                               in 20 CFR 404.380, 404.381, 404.382,                                                                          (North Korea) and any successor, sub-
                                                                                                       contribution when added through case-
                                               404.383, and 404.384. In today’s Federal                                                                      unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                                                                                       by-case decisions.
                                                                                                                                                                183rd Guard Air Defense Missile
                                               Register, we published a final rule that                DATES: April 30, 2018.                                Regiment (Russia) and any successor,
                                               removes our ‘‘Special Payments at Age                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On                   sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                               72’’ rules, and revises other rules that                general issues: Pam Durham, Office of                    Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) Tula
                                               refer to special age 72 payments. As we                 Missile, Biological, and Chemical                     (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or
                                               explain in that final rule, we are                      Nonproliferation, Bureau of                           subsidiary thereof;
                                               removing our rules on special age 72                    International Security and                               Gatchina Surface-to-Air Missile
                                               payments because they are obsolete and                  Nonproliferation, Department of State,                Training Center (Russia) and any
                                               no longer needed. We are rescinding                     Telephone (202) 647–4930, durhampk@                   successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                               these SSRs for the same reason.                         state.gov. For U.S. Government                        thereof;
                                               (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,                procurement ban issues: Eric Moore,                      Russian General Staff Main
                                               Programs Nos. Social Security—Retirement                Office of the Procurement Executive,                  Intelligence Directorate (GRU) (Russia)
                                               Insurance; 96.004, Social Security—                     Department of State, Telephone: (703)                 and any successor, sub-unit, or
                                               Survivors Insurance.)                                   875–4079, mooren@state.gov.                           subsidiary thereof;
                                               Nancy A. Berryhill,                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April                      18th Central Scientific Research
                                               Acting Commissioner of Social Security.                 30, 2018 the U.S. Government applied                  Institute (18th TsNII) Scientific
                                                                                                       the measures authorized in Section 3 of               Research Center (NITs) (Kursk) (Russia)
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09911 Filed 5–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       the Iran, North Korea, and Syria                      and any successor, sub-unit, or
                                               BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
                                                                                                       Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109–353)                subsidiary thereof;
                                                                                                       against the following foreign persons                    Russian Research and Production
                                                                                                       identified in the report submitted                    Concern (BARL) and any successor, sub-
                                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:                  unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                               [Public Notice: 10407]                                    Abascience Tech Co., Ltd. (China) and                  Scientific Studies and Research
                                                                                                       any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary                Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any
                                               Imposition of Nonproliferation                          thereof;                                              successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                               Measures Against Foreign Persons,                         Easy Fashion Metal Products Trade                   thereof;
                                               Including a Ban on U.S. Government                      Company [aka Easyfashion Industries]                     Lebanese Hizballah (Syria) and any
                                               Procurement                                             (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or               successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                                                                                       subsidiary thereof;                                   thereof;
                                               AGENCY:  Bureau of International                          Emily Liu (Chinese individual);                        Megatrade (Syria) and any successor,
                                               Security and Nonproliferation,                            Karl Lee [aka Li Fangwei] (Chinese                  sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
                                               Department of State.                                    individual);                                             Syrian Air Force (Syria) and any
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                           Raybeam Optronics Co., Ltd (China)                  successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                                                                                       and any successor, sub-unit, or                       thereof;
                                               SUMMARY:   A determination has been                     subsidiary thereof;                                      Seden Denizcilik Hizmeleri Sanayi de
                                               made that a number of foreign persons                     Shanghai Rotech Pharmaceutical                      Ticaret Limited (Turkey) and any
                                               have engaged in activities that warrant                 Engineering Company (China) and any                   successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
                                               the imposition of measures pursuant to                  successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary                    thereof; and
                                               Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and                 thereof;                                                 Yona Star International (United Arab
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                                               Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Act                       Sinotech (Dalian) Carbon and                        Emirates) and any successor, sub-unit,
                                               provides for penalties on foreign entities              Graphite Corporation (SCGC) (China)                   or subsidiary thereof.
                                               and individuals for the transfer to or                  and any successor, sub-unit, or                          Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 of
                                               acquisition from Iran since January 1,                  subsidiary thereof;                                   the Act, the following measures are
                                               1999; the transfer to or acquisition from                 Sunway Tech Co., Ltd (China) and                    imposed on these persons:
                                               Syria since January 1, 2005; or the                     any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary                   1. No department or agency of the
                                               transfer to or acquisition from North                   thereof;                                              United States Government may procure


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of rescission of Social Security Rulings.
DatesThe rescission is effective May 10, 2018.
ContactLinda Appler, Social Security Administration, (410) 966-6760 or [email protected] 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.
FR Citation83 FR 21811 

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