[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11212-11214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6590]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Community Services
State Median Income Estimates for Four-Person Families (FY 1997);
Notice of the Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 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: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of estimated state median income for FY 1997.
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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 FY 1997
(October 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997). In the past, the date for
adoption of the state median income estimates has been the first day of
the fiscal year after their publication. The adoption date for the
state median income estimates was changed last year to be consistent
with the adoption date for the poverty income guidelines. Therefore,
LIHEAP grantees may adopt the state median income estimates at any time
between the date of this publication and the first day of FY 1997, at
the LIHEAP grantee's option. This means that LIHEAP grantees could also
choose to implement this notice during the period between the heating
and cooling seasons. However, by October 1, 1996, 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 FY 1997 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, 1996, 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, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20447, Telephone: (202) 401-5304
Internet E-Mail: llitow@acf.dhhs.gov
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 FY 1997 (the period of October 1, 1996, through
September 30, 1997).
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 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 FY 1999 by the
Human Services Amendments of 1994, Pub. L. 103-252, which was enacted
on May 18, 1994.
Estimates of the median income of four-person families for each
state and the District of Columbia for FY 1997 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 FY 1997, the Bureau of the Census used the following
three sources of data: (1) the March 1995 Current Population Survey;
(2) the 1990 Decennial Census of Population; and (3) 1994 per capita
personal income estimates, by state, from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Like the estimates for FY 1996, the FY 1997 estimates include
income estimates from the March Current Population Survey that are
based on population controls from the 1990 Decennial Census of
Population. Previous income estimates 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.
For further information on the estimating method and data sources,
contact Edward Welniak, Chief of the Income Statistics Branch, Housing
and Household Economic Statistics Division, at the Bureau of the Census
(301-763-8576).
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A state-by-state listing of median income, and 60 percent of median
income, for a four-person family for FY 1997 follows. The listing
describes the 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 13, 1996.
Donald Sykes,
Director, Office of Community Services.
Estimated State Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, Fiscal Year 19971 \1\
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Estimated state median 60 percent of estimated
States income 4-person state median income 4-
families \2\ person families
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Alabama....................................................... $41,730 $25,038
Alaska........................................................ 53,555 32,133
Arizona....................................................... 41,599 24,959
Arkansas...................................................... 36,510 21,906
California.................................................... 48,755 29,253
Colorado...................................................... 48,801 29,281
Connecticut................................................... 62,107 37,264
Delaware...................................................... 55,049 33,029
District of Col............................................... 52,015 31,209
Florida....................................................... 43,374 26,024
Georgia....................................................... 45,093 27,056
Hawaii........................................................ 56,992 34,195
Idaho......................................................... 41,208 24,725
Illinois...................................................... 51,951 31,171
Indiana....................................................... 47,212 28,327
Iowa.......................................................... 45,062 27,037
Kansas........................................................ 44,409 26,645
Kentucky...................................................... 37,984 22,790
Louisiana..................................................... 39,734 23,840
Maine......................................................... 42,647 25,588
Maryland...................................................... 57,951 34,771
Massachusetts................................................. 58,695 35,217
Michigan...................................................... 51,342 30,805
Minnesota..................................................... 51,996 31,198
Mississippi................................................... 37,003 22,202
Missouri...................................................... 44,266 26,560
Montana....................................................... 39,219 23,531
Nebraska...................................................... 45,497 27,298
Nevada........................................................ 47,929 28,757
New Hampshire................................................. 51,491 30,895
New Jersey.................................................... 60,697 36,418
New Mexico.................................................... 37,170 22,302
New York...................................................... 50,964 30,578
North Carolina................................................ 44,582 26,749
North Dakota.................................................. 42,222 25,333
Ohio.......................................................... 46,848 28,109
Oklahoma...................................................... 38,787 23,272
Oregon........................................................ 44,432 26,659
Pennsylvania.................................................. 49,120 29,472
Rhode Island.................................................. 51,709 31,025
South Carolina................................................ 43,556 26,134
South Dakota.................................................. 42,964 25,778
Tennessee..................................................... 42,132 25,279
Texas......................................................... 42,570 25,542
Utah.......................................................... 44,871 26,923
Vermont....................................................... 46,320 27,792
Virginia...................................................... 49,453 29,672
Washington.................................................... 48,932 29,359
West Virginia................................................. 38,357 23,014
Wisconsin..................................................... 48,982 29,389
Wyoming....................................................... 47,961 28,777
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Note--FY 1997 covers the period of October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997. The estimated median income for 4-
person families living in the United States is $47,012 for FY 1997. 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,
1996, 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% to 132% 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 1995 Current Population Survey, 1990 Decennial Census of
Population and Housing, and 1994 per capita personal income estimates, by state, from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis.
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[FR Doc. 96-6590 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am]
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