These final rules establish new regulations dealing with the restrictions on lobbying contained in the Common Rule, "New Restrictions on Lobbying," commonly referred to as the Byrd Anti- Lobbying Amendment common rule. The Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 established SSA as an independent agency separate from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), effective on March 31, 1995. To implement our own set of grants regulations, we have essentially codified the text of the Common Rule. These final rules, along with the final rules we are publishing elsewhere in today's Federal Register, establish SSA grants regulations, separate from those of HHS, effective upon publication.