[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11493]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Elderly Income Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the adjusted income guidelines to be
used by State agencies in determining the eligibility of elderly
persons applying to participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food
Program (CSFP). These guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the
CSFP regulations under 7 CFR Part 247.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch
Chief, Household Programs Branch, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, or telephone (703)
305-2662.
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 1995 (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 sections 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 an interim rule on September 17, 1986 at 51 FR
32895 and a final rule on February 18, 1988, at 53 FR 4831. These
regulations defined ``elderly persons'' as those who are 60 years or
older (7 CFR 247.2). The final rule further stipulates 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)).
The Federal Poverty Income Guidelines are revised annually to
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The revision for 1999 was
published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal
Register on March 18, 1999 at 64 FR 13428. To establish income limits
of 130 percent, the guidelines were multiplied by 1.30 and the results
rounded up to the next whole dollar.
At this time, the Department is publishing the income limits of 130
percent of the poverty income guidelines. The table in this notice
contains the income limits by household size to be used for elderly
certification in the CSFP for the period July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000.
Effective July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000--FNS Income Eligibility Guidelines
for the Elderly in CSFP
[130 percent of poverty income guidelines]
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Family size Annual Month Week
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1............................................ 10,712 893 206
2............................................ 14,378 1,199 277
3............................................ 18,044 1,504 347
4............................................ 21,710 1,810 418
5............................................ 25,376 2,115 488
6............................................ 29,042 2,421 559
7............................................ 32,708 2,726 629
8............................................ 36,374 3,032 700
For each additional family member add........ +3,666 +306 +71
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Authority: Pub. L. 93-86 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)
Dated: April 19, 1999.
Samuel Chambers, Jr.,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 99-11493 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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