[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16060-16061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7112]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


State Median Income Estimates for Four-Person Families (FFY 
2002); Notice of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2002 State Median Income 
Estimates for Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
(LIHEAP) Administered by the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of estimated State median income for FFY 2002--
Correction.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the estimated median income for four-
person families in each State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2002 
(October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002). This notice corrects a notice 
published on Wednesday, March 7, 2001 (66 FR 13767) which erroneously 
contained estimated median incomes for FFY 2001. LIHEAP grantees may 
adopt the FFY 2002 State median income estimates beginning with the 
date of this publication of the estimates in the Federal Register or at 
a later date as discussed below. This means that LIHEAP grantees could 
choose to implement this notice during the period between the heating 
and cooling seasons. However, by October 1, 2001, or by the beginning 
of a grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later, LIHEAP grantees using 
State median income estimates must adjust their income eligibility 
criteria to be in accord with the FFY 2002 State median income 
estimates.
    This listing of estimated State median incomes concerns maximum 
income levels for households to which LIHEAP grantees may make payments 
under LIHEAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The estimates are effective at any time between the 
date of this publication and October 1, 2001, or by the beginning of a 
LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Litow, Administration for 
Children and Families, HHS, Office of Community Services, Division of 
Energy Assistance, 5th Floor West 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20447, Telephone: (202) 401-5304, E-Mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 2603(7) of 
Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 
97-35, as amended), we are announcing the estimated median income of a 
four-person family for each state, the District of Columbia, and the 
United States for FFY 2002 (the period of October 1, 2001, through 
September 30, 2002).
    Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the LIHEAP statute provides that 60 
percent of the median income for each state, as annually established by 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 
the income criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a 
household's eligibility for LIHEAP.
    LIHEAP is currently authorized through the end of FFY 2004 by the 
Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-285, 
which was enacted on October 27, 1998.
    Estimates of the median income of four-person families for each 
State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2002 have been developed by 
the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce, using the 
most recently available income data. In developing the median income 
estimates for FFY 2002, the Bureau of the Census used the following 
three sources of data: (1) the March 2000 Current Population Survey; 
(2) the 1990 Decennial Census of Population; and (3) 1999 per capita 
personal income estimates, by state, from the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
    Like the estimates for FFY 2001, the FFY 2002 estimates include 
income estimates from the March Current Population Survey that are 
based on population controls from the 1990 Decennial Census of 
Population. Income estimates prior to FFY 1996 from the March Current 
Population Survey had been based on population controls from the 1980 
Decennial Census of Population. Generally, the use of 1990 population 
controls results in somewhat lower estimates of income.
    In 1999, BEA revised its methodology in estimating per capita 
personal income estimates. BEA's revised methodology is reflected in 
the FFY 2002 state 4-person family median income estimates. Generally, 
the revised methodology decreased, on average, state median income 
estimates by about 0.04 percent. For further information on the 
estimating method and data sources, contact the Housing and Household 
Economic Statistics Division, at the Bureau of the Census (301-457-
3243).
    A state-by-state listing of median income, and 60 percent of median 
income, for a four-person family for FFY 2002 follows. The listing 
describes the

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method for adjusting median income for families of different sizes as 
specified in regulations applicable to LIHEAP, at 45 CFR 96.85(b), 
which was published in the Federal Register on March 3, 1988 at 53 FR 
6824.

    Dated: March 16, 2001.
Robert Mott,
Acting Director, Office of Community Services.

 Estimated State Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, Federal
                          Fiscal Year 2002 \1\
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                                                              60 Percent
                                                 Estimated        of
                                                   state      estimated
                                                   median       state
                    States                       income 4-      median
                                                   person     income 4-
                                                  families      person
                                                    \2\        families
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Alabama.......................................      $52,405      $31,443
Alaska........................................       70,294       42,176
Arizona.......................................       53,041       31,825
Arkansas......................................       46,671       28,003
California....................................       63,100       37,860
Colorado......................................       62,860       37,716
Connecticut...................................       75,505       45,303
Delaware......................................       65,584       39,350
District of Col...............................       62,281       37,369
Florida.......................................       55,578       33,347
Georgia.......................................       57,795       34,677
Hawaii........................................       66,402       39,841
Idaho.........................................       47,703       28,622
Illinois......................................       66,356       39,814
Indiana.......................................       58,519       35,111
Iowa..........................................       58,075       34,845
Kansas........................................       57,195       34,317
Kentucky......................................       52,186       31,312
Louisiana.....................................       49,446       29,668
Maine.........................................       57,536       34,522
Maryland......................................       74,806       44,884
Massachusetts.................................       71,689       43,013
Michigan......................................       65,467       39,280
Minnesota.....................................       66,677       40,006
Mississippi...................................       47,915       28,749
Missouri......................................       56,673       34,004
Montana.......................................       50,966       30,580
Nebraska......................................       55,693       33,416
Nevada........................................       59,479       35,687
New Hampshire.................................       65,885       39,531
New Jersey....................................       75,425       45,255
New Mexico....................................       44,947       26,968
New York......................................       59,755       35,853
North Carolina................................       56,115       33,669
North Dakota..................................       51,002       30,601
Ohio..........................................       56,237       33,742
Oklahoma......................................       52,261       31,357
Oregon........................................       53,909       32,345
Pennsylvania..................................       59,546       35,728
Rhode Island..................................       64,614       38,768
South Carolina................................       55,978       33,587
South Dakota..................................       52,246       31,348
Tennessee.....................................       51,999       31,199
Texas.........................................       53,291       31,975
Utah..........................................       57,251       34,351
Vermont.......................................       57,713       34,628
Virginia......................................       64,352       38,611
Washington....................................       62,618       37,571
West Virginia.................................       45,202       27,121
Wisconsin.....................................       63,436       38,062
Wyoming.......................................       55,624      33,374
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Note--FFY 2002 covers the period of October 1, 2001 through September
  30, 2002. The estimated median income for 4-person families living in
  the United States is $59,981 for FFY 2002. The estimates are effective
  for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at any time
  between the date of this publication and October 1, 2001, or by the
  beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.
\1\ In accordance with 45 CFR 96.85, each State's estimated median
  income for a 4-person family is multiplied by the following
  percentages to adjust for family size: 52% for one person, 68% for two
  persons, 84% for three persons, 100% for four persons, 116% for five
  persons, and 132% for six persons. For family sizes greater than six
  persons, add 3% for each additional family member and multiply the new
  percentage by the State's estimated median income for a 4-person
  family.
\2\ Prepared by the Bureau of the Census from the March 2000 Current
  Population Survey, 1990 Decennial Census of Population and Housing,
  and 1999 per capita personal income estimates, by state, from the
  Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In 1999, BEA revised its
  methodology in estimating per capita personal income estimates. BEA's
  revised methodology is reflected in the FFY 2002 state 4-person family
  median income estimates. For further information, contact the Housing
  and Household Economic Statistics Division at the Bureau of the Census
  (301-457-3243).

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