[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17626-17627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9046]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


National Senior Service Corps; Schedule of Income Eligibility 
Levels

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 at 63 FR 19903 on April 22, 
1998.

DATES: These guidelines go into effect on April 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, National Senior Service Corps, Ruth Archie, 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 64 FR 13428, March 18, 1999. In 
accordance with program regulations, the income eligibility level for 
each State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of 
Columbia is 125 percent of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines, except in those 
areas determined by the Corporation to be of higher cost of living. In 
such instances, the guidelines shall be 135 percent of the DHHS Poverty 
levels. 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, as 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 inome 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. Sponsors 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.

                                     1999 FGP/5CP Income Eligibility Levels
                                [Based on 125 percent of DHHS poverty guidelines]
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                                                Family units of--
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                     States                             One             Two            Three           Four
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All, except High Cost Areas, Alaska and Hawaii..         $10,300         $13,825         $17,350         $20,875
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    For family units with more than four members, add $3,525 for each 
additional member in all States except designated High Cost Areas, 
Alaska and Hawaii.

                                     1999 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels
                                [Based on 135 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]
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                                                                          Family Units of
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                                                        One             Two            Three           Four
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All, except Alaska & Hawaii.....................         $11,125         $14,935         $18,740         $22,545
Alaska..........................................          13,935          18,685          23,440          28,190
Hawaii..........................................          12,815          17,190          21,560          25,935
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    (For family units with more than four members, add $3,807 for all 
areas, $4,755 for Alaska, and $4,375 for Hawaii, 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:

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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.)

PENNSYLVANIA

    Philadelphia-Doylestown-West Chester-Media-Norristown (Bucks, 
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties.)

WYOMING

    (All Locations.)
    The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated 
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:

                                   1999 DHHS Poverty Guidelines for All States
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                                                 Family Units of
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                     States                             One             Two            Three           Four
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All, except Alaska/Hawaii.......................          $8,240         $11,060         $13,880         $16,700
Alaska..........................................          10,320          13,840          17,360          20,880
Hawaii..........................................           9,490          12,730          15,970          19,210
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    Authority: These programs are authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
5011 and 5013 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as 
amended. 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: April 7, 1999.
Thomas L. Bryant,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-9046 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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