[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26294-26296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12470]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs; Income 
Eligibility Levels

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Revision of income eligibility levels.

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SUMMARY: This Notice revises the schedules of income eligibility levels 
for participation in the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the 
Senior Companion Program (SCP) of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (Corporation) published in 61 FR 14558 on April 2, 
1996.

DATES: These guidelines go into effect May 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Archie, National Senior Service 
Corps, Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20525, or by telephone at (202) 606-5000 ext. 
289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised schedules are based on changes 
in the Poverty Guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) published in 62 FR 10856, March 10, 1997. In accordance 
with program regulations, the income eligibility level for each State 
and the District of Columbia is 125 percent of the DHHS Poverty 
Guidelines, except in those areas determined by the Corporation to be 
of a higher cost of living. In such instances, the income

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elibility levels shall be 135 percent of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines. 
The level of eligibility is rounded to the next highest multiple of 
$5.00.
    In determining income eligibility, consideration should be given to 
the following definitions set forth in 59 FR 15120, March 31, 1994:
    Allowable medical expenses are annual out-of-pocket expenses for 
health insurance premiums, health care services, and medications 
provided to the applicant, enrollee, or spouse and were not and will 
not be paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, other insurance, or by any other 
third party and, shall not exceed 15 percent of the applicable 
Corporation income guideline.
    Annual income is counted for the past 12 months and includes: The 
applicant or enrollee's income and the applicant or enrollee's spouse's 
income, if the spouse lives in the same residence. Project directors 
may count the value of shelter, food, and clothing, if provided at no 
cost by persons related to the applicant, enrollee or spouse.
    Any person whose income is not more than 100 percent of the DHHS 
Poverty Guideline for her/his specific family unit shall be given 
special consideration for participation in the Foster Grandparent and 
Senior Companion Programs.

                                     1997 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels                                     
                                [Based on 125 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]                               
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                                                                              Family units of                   
                         States                          -------------------------------------------------------
                                                               One           Two          Three         Four    
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 All, except High Cost Areas, Alaska & Hawaii...........       $9,865       $13,265       $16,665       $20,065 
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(For family units with more than four members, add $3,400 for each additional member in all States except       
  designated High Cost Areas, Alaska, and Hawaii).                                                              


                           1997 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels for High Cost Areas                           
                                [Based on 135 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]                               
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                                                                                Family units of                 
                            Area                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                  One          Two         Three         Four   
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All, except Alaska & Hawaii.................................      $10,655      $14,325      $17,995      $21,670
Alaska......................................................       13,325       17,915       22,505       27,095
Hawaii......................................................       12,245       16,470       20,695      24,925 
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(For family units with more than four members, add: $4,590 in Alaska, $4,225 in Hawaii, and $3,670 in all other 
  areas for each additional member).                                                                            

    The income eligibility levels specified above are based on 135 
percent of the DHHS poverty guidelines and are applicable to the 
following high cost metropolitan statistical areas and primary 
metropolitan statistical areas:

High Cost Areas

    (Including all Counties/Locations Included in that Area as Defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget).

Alaska

    (All Locations).

California

    Los Angeles-Compton-San Gabriel-Long Beach-Hawthorne (Los Angeles 
County).
    Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/Lompoc (Santa Barbara County).
    Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz County).
    Santa Rosa-Petaluma (Sonoma County).
    San Diego-El Cajon (San Diego County).
    San Jose-Los Gatos (Santa Clara County).
    San Francisco/San Rafael (Marin County).
    San Francisco/Redwood City (San Mateo County).
    San Francisco (San Francisco County).
    Oakland-Berkeley (Alameda County).
    Oakland-Martinez (Contra Costa County).
    Anaheim-Santa Ana (Orange County).
    Oxnard-Ventura (Ventura County).

District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia

    District of Columbia and Surrounding Counties in Maryland and 
Virginia.
    MD counties: Calvert, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, Montgomery and 
Prince Georges Counties.
    VA counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, 
Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City and 
Manassas Park City.

Hawaii

    (All Locations).

Illinois

    Chicago-Des Plaines-Oak Park-Wheaton-Woodstock (Cook, DuPage and 
McHenry Counties).

Massachusetts

    Fall River (Bristol County).
    Boston-Malden (Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Middlesex and Suffolk 
Counties).
    Salem-Gloucester (Essex County).
    Worcester (Worcester County).
    Brockton-Quincy-Braintree (Norfolk County).
    Dorchester (Suffolk County).
    Fitchburg-Leominster (Worcester County).

New Jersey

    Bergen-Passaic-Paterson (Bergen and Passaic Counties).
    Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon (Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset 
Counties).
    Monmouth-Ocean-Spring Lake (Monmouth and Ocean Counties).
    Newark-East Orange (Essex, Morris, Sussex and Union Counties).
    Trenton (Mercer County).

New York

    Nassau-Suffolk-Long Beach-Huntington (Suffolk and Nassau Counties).
    New York-Bronx-Brooklyn (Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, 
Richmond and Rockland Counties).
    Westchester-White Plains-Yonkers-Valhalla (Westchester County).

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Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia-Doylestown-West Chester-Media-Norristown (Bucks, 
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties).
    The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated 
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:

                                   1997 DHHS Poverty Guidelines for All States                                  
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                                                                                Family units of                 
                           States                            ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                  One          Two         Three         Four   
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 All, except Alaska & Hawaii................................       $7,890      $10,610      $13,330      $16,050
Alaska......................................................        9,870       13,270       16,670       20,070
Hawaii......................................................        9,070       12,200       15,330       18,460
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    Authority: These programs are authorized pursuant to the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C 4950 et 
seq.). The income eligibility levels are determined by the current 
guidelines published by DHHS pursuant to Sections 652 and 673 (2) of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which requires poverty 
guidelines to be adjusted for Consumer Price Index changes.

    Dated: May 7, 1997.
Thomas E. Endres,
Director, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. 97-12470 Filed 5-12-97; 8:45 am]
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