[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9526-9528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2595]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Senior 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 70 FR 17981-17983, April 8, 2005.

DATES: These guidelines are effective as of March 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Peter L. Boynton, Senior Program Officer, Senior Corps, 1201 
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525, by telephone at (202) 606-
6825, 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 71 FR 3848-3849, January 24, 2006. 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, Vol. 69, No. 72, Wednesday, April 14, 2004, and 
Vol. 69, No. 75, Monday, April 19, 2004.
--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 50 percent of the applicable 
Corporation income guideline.
--Annual income is counted for the past 12 months, for serving SCP and 
FGP

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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 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:

                 2006 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,    $12,250    $16,500    $20,750    $25,000
 Alaska and Hawaii..........
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    For family units with more than four members, add $4,250 for each 
additional member in all States except designated High Cost Areas, 
Alaska and Hawaii.

       2006 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 and          $13,230    $17,820    $22,410    $27,000
 Hawaii.....................
Alaska......................     16,540     22,275     28,015     33,750
Hawaii......................     15,215     20,495     25,775     31,050
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    For family units with more than four members, add: $4,590 for all 
areas, $5,740 for Alaska, and $5,280 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
    Inyo Mono County.
    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).
    Lake County.
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).


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

               2005 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 and           $9,800    $13,200    $16,600    $20,000
 Hawaii.....................
Alaska......................     12,250     16,500     20,750     25,000
Hawaii......................     11,010     14,760     18,510     22,260
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    For family units with more than four members, add: $3,400 for all 
areas, $4,250 for Alaska, and $3,910 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: February 17, 2006.
Tess Scannell,
Director, Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. E6-2595 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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