This section applies when we credit you with quarters of coverage (QCs) under Sec. 404.141 for calendar years before 1978 and under Sec. 404.143 for calendar years after 1977. We cannot credit you with a QC for--
(a) A calendar quarter that has not begun;
(b) A calendar quarter that begins after the quarter of your death;
(c) A calendar quarter that has already been counted as a QC; or
(d) A calendar quarter that is included in a period of disability established for you, unless--
(1) The quarter is the first or the last quarter of this period; or
(2) The period of disability is not taken into consideration (see Sec. 404.320(a)). Sec. Appendix to Subpart B of Part 404--Quarter of Coverage Amounts for
Calendar Years After 1978
This appendix shows the amount determined by the Commissioner that is needed for a quarter of coverage for each year after 1978 as explained in Sec. 404.143. We publish the amount as a Notice in the Federal Register on or before November 1 of the preceding year. The amounts determined by the Commissioner are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount
Calendar year needed------------------------------------------------------------------------1979.......................................................... $2601980.......................................................... 2901981.......................................................... 3101982.......................................................... 3401983.......................................................... 3701984.......................................................... 3901985.......................................................... 4101986.......................................................... 4401987.......................................................... 4601988.......................................................... 4701989.......................................................... 5001990.......................................................... 5201991.......................................................... 5401992.......................................................... 570------------------------------------------------------------------------ [45 FR 25384, Apr. 15, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 8247, Mar. 17, 1987; 57 FR 44096, Sept. 24, 1992; 62 FR 38450, July 18, 1997]