[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12909-12911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5709]
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 46 / Thursday, March 9, 1995 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC): Poverty Income Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department announces adjusted poverty income guidelines to
be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of
persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Food
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program). These poverty
income guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC
Regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hallman, Branch Chief, Policy
and Program Development Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division,
FCS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703)
305-2730.
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 this
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 1980 (44 U.S.C.
3507).
Executive Order 12372
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Programs under No. 10.557 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
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786 (d)(2)(A)) requires the Secretary to establish income criteria to
be used with nutritional risk criteria in determining a person's
eligibility for participation in the WIC Program. The law provides that
persons will be eligible for the WIC Program only if they are members
of families that satisfy the income standard prescribed for reduced
price school meals under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1758(b)). Under section 9(b), the income limit for reduced
price school meals is 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Income
Guidelines, as adjusted.
Section 9(b) also requires that these guidelines be revised
annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The annual
revision for 1995 was published by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) in the Federal Register on February 9, 1995 at 60 FR
7772. The guidelines published by DHHS are referred to as the poverty
income guidelines.
Section 246.7(c)(1) of the WIC regulations specifies that State
agencies may prescribe income guidelines either equaling the income
guidelines established under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch
Act for reduced price school meals or identical to State or local
guidelines for free or reduced price health care. However, in
conforming WIC income guidelines to State or local health care
guidelines, the State cannot establish WIC guidelines which exceed the
guidelines established under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch
Act for reduced price school meals, or which are less than 100 percent
of the Federal poverty income guidelines. Consistent with the method
used to compute eligibility guidelines for reduced price meals under
the National School Lunch Program, the poverty income guidelines were
multiplied by 1.85 and the results rounded upward to the next whole
dollar.
At this time the Department is publishing the maximum and minimum
WIC poverty income limits by household size for the period July 1, 1995
through June 30, 1996. Consistent with Section 17(f)(18) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(18)), a State agency may
implement the revised WIC income eligibility guidelines concurrently
with the implementation of income eligibility guidelines under the
Medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). State agencies that do not coordinate
implementation with the revised Medicaid guidelines must implement the
WIC income eligibility guidelines July 1, 1995. The first table of this
notice contains the income limits by household size for the 48
contiguous States, the District of Columbia and all Territories,
including Guam. Because the poverty income guidelines for Alaska and
Hawaii are higher than for the 48 contiguous States, separate tables
for Alaska and Hawaii have been included for the convenience of the
State agencies.
Effective July 1, 1995-June 30, 1996
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Annual FNS
Annual poverty income
income guidelines for
Family size guidelines reduced-price
(PIG) lunches (185%
of PIG)
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48 States, District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands, and Territories,
including Guam:
1................................... 7,470 13,820
2................................... 10,030 18,556
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3................................... 12,590 23,292
4................................... 15,150 28,028
5................................... 17,710 32,764
6................................... 20,270 37,500
7................................... 22,830 42,236
8................................... 25,390 46,972
For each additional family member
add................................ 2,560 4,736
Alaska:
1................................... 9,340 17,279
2................................... 12,540 23,199
3................................... 15,740 29,119
4................................... 18,940 35,039
5................................... 22,140 40,959
6................................... 25,340 46,879
7................................... 28,540 52,799
8................................... 31,740 58,719
For each additional family member
add................................ 3,200 5,920
Hawaii:
1................................... 8,610 15,929
2................................... 11,550 21,368
3................................... 14,490 26,807
4................................... 17,430 32,246
5................................... 20,370 37,685
6................................... 23,310 43,124
7................................... 26,250 48,563
8................................... 29,190 54,002
For each additional family member
add................................ 2,940 5,439
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Dated: March 3, 1995.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996]
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Federal poverty guidelines Reduced price meals--185% Free meals--130%
Household size ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Month Week Annual Month Week Annual Month Week
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48 contiguous United States,
District of Columbia, Guam
and Territories:
1........................ 7,470 623 144 13,820 1,152 266 9,711 810 187
2........................ 10,030 836 193 18,556 1,547 357 13,039 1,087 251
3........................ 12,590 1,050 243 23,292 1,941 448 16,367 1,364 315
4........................ 15,150 1,263 292 28,028 2,336 539 19,695 1,642 379
5........................ 17,710 1,476 341 32,764 2,731 631 23,023 1,919 443
6........................ 20,270 1,690 390 37,500 3,125 722 26,351 2,196 507
7........................ 22,830 1,903 440 42,236 3,520 813 29,679 2,474 571
8........................ 25,390 2,116 489 46,972 3,915 904 33,007 2,751 635
For each add'l family
member add.............. +2,560 +214 +50 +4,736 +395 +92 +3,328 +278 +64
Alaska:
1........................ 9,340 779 180 17,279 1,440 333 12,142 1,012 234
2........................ 12,540 1,045 242 23,199 1,934 447 16,302 1,359 314
3........................ 15,740 1,312 303 29,119 2,427 560 20,462 1,706 394
4........................ 18,940 1,579 365 35,039 2,920 674 24,622 2,052 474
5........................ 22,140 1,845 426 40,959 3,414 788 28,782 2,399 554
6........................ 25,340 2,112 488 46,879 3,907 902 32,942 2,746 634
7........................ 28,540 2,379 549 52,799 4,400 1,016 37,102 3,092 714
8........................ 31,740 2,645 611 58,719 4,894 1,130 41,262 3,439 794
For each add'l family
member add.............. +3,200 +267 +62 +5,920 +494 +114 +4,160 +347 +80
Hawaii:
1........................ 8,610 718 166 15,929 1,328 307 11,193 933 216
2........................ 11,550 963 223 21,368 1,781 411 15,015 1,252 289
3........................ 14,490 1,208 279 26,807 2,234 516 18,837 1,570 363
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4........................ 17,430 1,453 336 32,246 2,688 621 22,659 1,889 436
5........................ 20,370 1,698 392 37,685 3,141 725 26,481 2,207 510
6........................ 23,310 1,943 449 43,124 3,594 830 30,303 2,526 583
7........................ 26,250 2,188 505 48,563 4,047 934 34,125 2,844 657
8........................ 29,190 2,433 562 54,002 4,501 1,039 37,947 3,163 730
For each add'l family
member add.............. +2,940 +245 +57 +5,439 +454 +105 +3,822 +319 +74
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*Increase of 2.36% over Income Eligibility Guidelines for the period of 7/1/94-6/30/95.
[FR Doc. 95-5709 Filed 3-8-95; 8:45 am]
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