[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16527-16529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7081]


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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, published in 68 FR 8491, February 21, 2003.

DATES: These guidelines are effective as of March 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Peter L. Boynton, Senior Program Officer, National Senior 
Service Corps, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525, by 
telephone at (202) 606-5000, ext. 554, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

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 69 FR 7336-7338, February 13, 2004. 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 (See attached list of High Cost Areas). The level of eligibility 
is rounded to the next higher multiple of $5.00.
    In determining income eligibility, consideration should be given to 
the following, as set forth in 45 CFR 2551-2553 dated October 1, 1999, 
as amended per the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 188, Friday, 
September 27, 2002.
    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 must not exceed 15 percent of the applicable 
Corporation income guideline.
    Annual income is counted for the past 12 months, for serving SCP 
and FGP volunteers, and is projected for the subsequent 12 months, for 
applicants to become SCP and FGP volunteers, 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 must count 
the value of shelter, food, and clothing, if provided at no cost 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:

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                                     2004 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....................    $11,640     $15,615     $19,590     $23,565
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    For family units with more than four members, add $3,975 for each 
additional member in all States except designated High Cost Areas, 
Alaska and Hawaii.

       2004 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels for High Cost Areas
            [Based on 135 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]
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                                            Family units of
           States            -------------------------------------------
                                 One        Two       Three       Four
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All, except Alaska & Hawaii.    $12,570    $16,865    $21,155    $25,450
Alaska......................     15,705     21,075     26,450     31,820
Hawaii......................     14,445     19,390     24,330     29,270
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    For family units with more than four members, add: $4,295 for all 
areas, $5,375 for Alaska, and $4,945 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:
    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)
    Connecticut:
    Stamford (Fairfield)
    District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia:
    District of Columbia and surrounding Counties in Maryland and 
Virginia.
    MD Counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, 
Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Queen Anne's 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:
    Barnstable (Barnstable)
    Edgartown (Dukes)
    Boston/Malden (Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Middlesex and Suffolk 
Counties)
    Worcester (Worcester City)
    Brockton/Wellesley/Braintree/Boston (Norfolk County)
    Dorchester/Boston (Suffolk County)
    Worcester (City) (Worcester County)
    New Jersey:
    Bergen/Passaic/Patterson (Bergen and Passaic Counties)
    Jersey City (Hudson)
    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, King, New York, Putnam, Queens, 
Richmond and Rockland Counties) Westchester/White Plains/Yonkers/
Valhalla (Westchester County)
    Ohio:
    Medina/Lorain/Elyria (Medina/Lorain County)
    Pennsylvania:
    Philadelphia/Doylestown/West Chester/Media/Norristown (Bucks, 
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)
    Washington:
    Seattle (King County)
    Wyoming:
    (All Locations)
    The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated 
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:

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               2004 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.     $9,310    $12,490    $15,670    $18,850
Alaska......................     11,630     15,610     19,590     23,570
Hawaii......................     10,700     14,360     18,020     21,680
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    For family units with more than four members, add: $3,180 for all 
areas, $3,980 for Alaska, and $3,660 for Hawaii, for each additional 
member.

    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: March 24, 2004.
Angela Roberts,
Senior Program Officer, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. 04-7081 Filed 3-29-04; 8:45 am]
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