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will be current program participants. 

Interviews will be conducted in lieu of 

focus groups with program participants 

at secondary implementation sites 

(additional locations where the Tribal 

HPOG program are being implemented) 

in Year 2. 

Respondents to the Employers 

interview will be local or regional 

employers at public or private 

companies or organizations that are 

partnering with the Tribal HPOG 

program or have employed program 

participants. 

Respondents to the Program 

Completers interview will be program 

completers. 

Respondents to the Program Noncompleters interview will be 

individuals who did not complete the 

programs. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Annual number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Grantee and partner administrative staff interview ........................................ 35 1 1 35 

Program implementation staff interview ........................................................ 120 1 1 .5 180 

Program participant focus groups ................................................................. 108 1 1 .5 162 

Employer interview ........................................................................................ 60 1 .75 45 

Program completers interview ....................................................................... 67 1 1 67 

Program non-completers interview ................................................................ 20 1 .30 6 

Total Estimated Annual Burden ............................................................. ........................ ........................ .......................... 495 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; 

(c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: April 11, 2011. 

Seth F. Chamberlain, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

State Median Income Estimate for a 

Four-Person Family: Notice of the 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012 State 

Median Income Estimates for Use 

Under the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, Office of Community 

Services, Division of Energy Assistance, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of State median income 

estimates for FFY 2012. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces to 

LIHEAP grantees the estimated median 

income of four-person families in each 

State and the District of Columbia for 

FFY 2012 (October 1, 2011, to 

September 30, 2012). LIHEAP grantees 

that choose to base their income 

eligibility criteria on these State median 

income (SMI) estimates may adopt these 

estimates (up to 60 percent) on the 

estimates’ date of publication in the 

Federal Register or on a later date as 

discussed below. This enables these 

grantees to implement this notice during 

the period between the heating and 

cooling seasons. However, by October 1, 

2011, or the beginning of the grantees’ 

fiscal years, whichever is later, these 

grantees must adjust their income 

eligibility criteria so that such criteria 

are in accord with the FFY 2012 SMI. 

This listing of 60 percent of SMI 

provides one of the maximum income 

criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in 

determining a household’s income 

eligibility for LIHEAP. 

LIHEAP appropriations for FFY 2009 

through FFY 2010 raised this criterion 

from 60 percent of SMI to 75 percent of 

SMI for those years. The Continuing 

Resolutions covering FFY 2011 through 

the date of this publication have 

maintained this criterion at 75 percent 

of SMI. This criterion will remain at 75 

percent SMI for FFY 2011 unless 

Congress acts otherwise after the date of 

this publication. This criterion will 

return to 60 percent of SMI for FFY 

2012 unless Congress acts otherwise in 

providing FFY 2012 appropriations after 

the publication of this notice. This is 

because no change to the LIHEAP 

authorizing statute has been made. 

DATES: Effective Date: For each LIHEAP 

grantee, these estimates become 

effective at any time between their date 

of publication in the Federal Register 

and the later of October 1, 2011, or the 

beginning of that grantee’s fiscal year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Edelman, Office of Community 

Services, Division of Energy Assistance, 

5th Floor West, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, Telephone: (202) 401–5292, 

E-Mail: peter.edelman@acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of section 2603(11) of Title 

XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 

(Pub. L.) 97–35, as amended, HHS 

announces the estimated median 

income of four-person families for each 

State, the District of Columbia, and the 

United States for FFY 2012 (October 1, 

2011, through September 30, 2012). 

Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of this Act 

provides that 60 percent of the median 

income of four-person families for each 

State and the District of Columbia (State 

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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 was last authorized by the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 

109–58, which was enacted on August 

8, 2005. This authorization expired on 

September 30, 2007, and reauthorization 

remains pending. 

The SMI estimates that HHS 

publishes in this notice are three-year 

estimates derived from the American 

Community Survey (ACS) conducted by 

the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Census 

Bureau). HHS obtained these estimates 

directly from the Census Bureau. For 

additional information about the ACS 

State median income estimates, see 

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/ 

income/data/statemedian/index.html. 

For additional information about the 

ACS in general, see http:// 

www.census.gov/acs/www/ or contact 

the Census Bureau’s Housing and 

Household Economic Statistics Division 

at (301) 763–3243. 

Under the advice of the Census 

Bureau, HHS switched to three-year 

estimates rather than single-year 

estimates to reduce the large year-toyear fluctuations that the single-year 

estimates tend to generate for certain 

States and the District of Columbia. 

HHS plans to use the Census Bureau’s 

ACS-derived SMI three-year estimates 

for all fiscal years after 2010. For further 

information about ACS one-year and 

three-year estimates, see http:// 

factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/

SAFFInfo.jsp?_content

=acs_guidance.html. 

The SMI estimates, like those derived 

from any survey, are subject to two 

types of errors: (1) Nonsampling Error, 

which consists of random errors that 

increase the variability of the data and 

non-random errors that consistently 

direct the data into a specific direction; 

and (2) Sampling Error, which consists 

of the error that arises from the use of 

probability sampling to create the 

sample. For additional information 

about the accuracy of the ACS SMI 

estimates, see http://www.census.gov/

acs/www/Downloads/

data_documentation/Accuracy/ 

MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2009.pdf. 

A State-by-State listing of SMI and 60 

percent of SMI for a four-person family 

for FFY 2012 follows. The listing 

describes the method for adjusting SMI 

for families of different sizes as 

specified in regulations applicable to 

LIHEAP, at 45 CFR 96.85(b), which were 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 3, 1988, at 53 FR 6824 and 

amended on October 15, 1999, at 64 FR 

55858. 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

Yolanda J. Butler, 

Acting Director, Office of Community 

Services. 

ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FOUR-PERSON FAMILY, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2012, 

FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) 

States 

Estimated State 

median income for 

four-person 

families1

60 percent of estimated State median income for 

four-person 

families 2 3

Alabama ....................................................................................................................................................... $63,888 $38,333 

Alaska .......................................................................................................................................................... 86,515 51,909 

Arizona ......................................................................................................................................................... 69,119 41,471 

Arkansas ...................................................................................................................................................... 56,219 33,731 

California ...................................................................................................................................................... 78,666 47,200 

Colorado ...................................................................................................................................................... 80,717 48,430 

Connecticut .................................................................................................................................................. 102,127 61,276 

Delaware ...................................................................................................................................................... 83,602 50,161 

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................................... 69,558 41,735 

Florida .......................................................................................................................................................... 67,705 40,623 

Georgia ........................................................................................................................................................ 68,908 41,345 

Hawaii .......................................................................................................................................................... 87,463 52,478 

Idaho ............................................................................................................................................................ 62,079 37,247 

Illinois ........................................................................................................................................................... 80,607 48,364 

Indiana ......................................................................................................................................................... 69,434 41,660 

Iowa ............................................................................................................................................................. 73,413 44,048 

Kansas ......................................................................................................................................................... 71,842 43,105 

Kentucky ...................................................................................................................................................... 63,825 38,295 

Louisiana ...................................................................................................................................................... 66,109 39,665 

Maine ........................................................................................................................................................... 68,237 40,942 

Maryland ...................................................................................................................................................... 101,997 61,198 

Massachusetts ............................................................................................................................................. 100,058 60,035 

Michigan ....................................................................................................................................................... 73,433 44,060 

Minnesota .................................................................................................................................................... 86,099 51,659 

Mississippi .................................................................................................................................................... 55,809 33,485 

Missouri ........................................................................................................................................................ 70,232 42,139 

Montana ....................................................................................................................................................... 66,079 39,647 

Nebraska ...................................................................................................................................................... 70,665 42,399 

Nevada ......................................................................................................................................................... 71,230 42,738 

New Hampshire ........................................................................................................................................... 91,832 55,099 

New Jersey .................................................................................................................................................. 101,841 61,105 

New Mexico ................................................................................................................................................. 54,500 32,700 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................... 82,531 49,519 

North Carolina .............................................................................................................................................. 67,966 40,780 

North Dakota ................................................................................................................................................ 74,177 44,506 

Ohio ............................................................................................................................................................. 72,817 43,690 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................... 61,881 37,129 

Oregon ......................................................................................................................................................... 72,093 43,256 


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ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FOUR-PERSON FAMILY, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2012, 

FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)—Continued 

States 

Estimated State 

median income for 

four-person 

families1

60 percent of estimated State median income for 

four-person 

families 2 3

Pennsylvania ................................................................................................................................................ 78,287 46,972 

Rhode Island ................................................................................................................................................ 87,669 52,601 

South Carolina ............................................................................................................................................. 64,228 38,537 

South Dakota ............................................................................................................................................... 68,064 40,838 

Tennessee ................................................................................................................................................... 63,480 38,088 

Texas ........................................................................................................................................................... 65,508 39,305 

Utah ............................................................................................................................................................. 70,322 42,193 

Vermont ....................................................................................................................................................... 74,877 44,926 

Virginia ......................................................................................................................................................... 85,546 51,328 

Washington .................................................................................................................................................. 81,788 49,073 

West Virginia ................................................................................................................................................ 58,739 35,243 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................... 77,946 46,768 

Wyoming ...................................................................................................................................................... 75,998 45,599 

Note: FFY 2012 covers the period of October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012. The estimated median income for four-person families living in the United States for this period is $74,985. These estimates become effective for LIHEAP at any time between the date of this publication 

and October 1, 2011, or the beginning of a LIHEAP grantee’s fiscal year, whichever is later. 1Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from three-year estimates from the 2007, 2008 and 

2009 American Community Surveys (ACSs). These estimates, like those derived from any survey, are subject to two types of errors: (1) Nonsampling Error, which consists of random errors that increase the variability of the data and non-random errors that consistently direct the data 

into a specific direction; and (2) Sampling Error, which consists of the error that arises from the use of probability sampling to create the sample. 2These figures were calculated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of 

Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) by multiplying the estimated State median income for a four-person family for each 

State by 60 percent. 3To adjust for different sizes of family, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for multiplying 60 percent of a State’s estimated median income for a four-person 

family by the following percentages: 52 percent for one person, 68 percent for two persons, 84 percent for three persons, 100 percent for four 

persons, 116 percent for five persons, and 132 percent for six persons. For each additional family member above six persons, 45 CFR 96.85 

calls for adding 3 percentage points to the percentage for a six-person family (132 percent) and multiply the new percentage by 60 percent of a 

State’s estimated median income for a four-person family. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2011–D–0214] 

Guidance for Industry on How To Write 

a Request for Designation; Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

availability of a guidance for industry 

entitled ‘‘How to Write a Request for 

Designation (RFD).’’ This guidance is 

intended to clarify the type of 

information the Office of Combination 

Products (OCP) recommends that a 

sponsor include in a Request for 

Designation (RFD). This final guidance 

supersedes the previous RFD guidance 

document issued August 2005. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments on Agency guidances 

at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for 

single copies of this guidance to the 

Office of Combination Products, Food 

and Drug Administration, 10903 New 

Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, rm. 5129, 

Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send 

one self-addressed adhesive label to 

assist that office in processing your 

requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for electronic 

access to the guidance document. 

Submit electronic comments on the 

guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Submit written comments to the 

Division of Dockets Management (HFA– 

305), Food and Drug Administration, 

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, 

MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Lauritsen, Office of 

Combination Products, Food and Drug 

Administration, Bldg. 32, rm. 5132, 

10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver 

Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–8936. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

FDA is announcing the availability of 

a guidance for industry entitled ‘‘How to 

Write a Request for Designation (RFD).’’ 

This guidance addresses 21 CFR 3.7 and 

is intended to clarify the type of 

information OCP recommends that a 

sponsor include in an RFD. The goal of 

this guidance is to help a sponsor 

understand what information FDA 

needs to determine the regulatory 

identity or classification of a product as 

a drug, device, biological product, or 

combination product, and to assign the 

product to the appropriate Agency 

component for review and regulation. 

This final guidance supersedes the 

previously issued RFD guidance 

document which was published on 

FDA’s Web site on August 2005. 

This guidance is being issued 

consistent with FDA’s good guidance 

practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). 

The guidance represents the Agency’s 

current thinking on how to write an 

RFD. It does not create or confer any 

rights for or on any person and does not 

operate to bind FDA or the public. An 

alternative approach may be used if 

such approach satisfies the 

requirements of the applicable statutes 

and regulations. 

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This guidance refers to previously 

approved collections of information 

found in FDA regulations. These 

collections of information are subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). The collections of information in 

21 CFR part 3 have been approved 

under OMB control number 0910–0523. 


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