[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24478-24479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12186]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service
Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Elderly Poverty Income
Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the adjusted poverty income guidelines
to be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of
elderly persons applying to participate in the Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP). These poverty income guidelines are to be used in
conjunction with the CSFP Regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch
Chief, Household Programs Branch, Food Distribution Division, Food and
Consumer Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, or telephone (703) 305-2661.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and thus is exempt from the provisions of that
Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This notice does not contain reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C.
3507).
Executive Order 12372
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Programs under No. 10.565 and is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials (7 CFR Part 3015, Subpart V, 48 FR
29112).
Description
On December 23, 1985 the President signed the Food Security Act of
1985 (Pub. L. 99-198). This legislation amended section 5(f) and (g) of
the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c
note) to require that the Secretary permit agencies administering the
CSFP to serve elderly persons if such service can be provided without
reducing service levels for women, infants, and children. The law also
mandates establishment of income eligibility requirements for elderly
participation. Prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99-198, elderly
participation was restricted by law to three designated pilot projects
which served the elderly in accordance with agreements with the
Department.
In order to implement the CSFP mandates of Pub. L. 99-198, the
Department published interim rules on September 17, 1986 at 51 FR 32895
and a final rule on February 18, 1988 at 58 FR 8287. These regulations
defined ``elderly persons'' as those who are 60 years of age or older.
The final rule further stipulated that elderly persons certified on or
after September 17, 1986 must have ``household income at or below 130
percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published annually by
the Department of Health and Human Services'' (7 CFR 247.7(a)(3)).
These poverty income guidelines are revised annually to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index. The revision for 1996 was
published by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the
Federal Register for March 4, 1996 at 61 FR 8286. At this time the
Department is publishing the income limit of 130 percent of the poverty
income guidelines by household size to be used for elderly
certification in the CSFP for the period July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997.
The poverty income guidelines were multiplied by 1.30 and the
results rounded up to the next whole dollar. The table in this notice
contains the income limits by household size for the 48 contiguous
States and the District of Columbia. The poverty income guidelines for
areas outside of the 48 contiguous States have not been included in
this notice because the CSFP does not operate in these areas. The
revised income guidelines reflect an
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increase of 3.58 percent over the income guidelines for the previous
period.
FCS Poverty Income Guidelines for Elderly in CSFP--48 States and the
District of Columbia
[Effective July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997; 130 Percent of Poverty Income
Guidelines]
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Family size Annual Month Week
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1........................................... 10,062 839 194
2........................................... 13,468 1,123 259
3........................................... 16,874 1,407 325
4........................................... 20,280 1,690 390
5........................................... 23,686 1,974 456
6........................................... 27,092 2,258 521
7........................................... 30,498 2,542 587
8........................................... 33,904 2,826 652
For each additional family member add....... +3,406 +284 +66
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Dated May 2, 1996.
William E Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc 96-12186 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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