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 Legal Services Corporation 45 CFR Part 1611
 AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.
 ACTION: Final rule; Correction.
 SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (“Corporation”) is required by law to establish maximum income levels for individuals eligible for legal assistance. This document updates the specified income levels to reflect the annual amendments to the Federal Poverty Guidelines as issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
 DATES: *Effective Date:*
                         This rule is effective as of January 31, 2011.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mattie Cohan, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295-1624; 
                        *mcohan@lsc.gov.*


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1007(a)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(2), requires the Corporation to establish maximum income levels for individuals eligible for legal assistance, and the Act provides that other specified factors shall be taken into account along with income. Section 1611.3(c) of the Corporation's regulations establishes a maximum income level equivalent to one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Since 1982, the Department of Health and Human Services has been responsible for updating and issuing the Federal Poverty Guidelines. On January 26, 2011, LSC issued a notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 4550) which instead of setting forth the new 2011 income guidelines amounts, erroneously restated the 2010 notice. The figures for set out below have been corrected for 2011 and are equivalent to 125% of the current Federal Poverty Guidelines as published on January 20, 2011 (76 FR 3637). In addition, LSC is publishing charts listing income levels that are 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. These charts are for reference purposes only as an aid to grant recipients in assessing the financial eligibility of an applicant whose income is greater than 125% of the applicable Federal Poverty Guidelines amount, but less than 200% of the applicable Federal Poverty Guidelines amount (and who may be found to be financially eligible under duly adopted exceptions to the annual income ceiling in accordance with §§ 1611.3, 1611.4 and 1611.5). List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 1611 Grant Programs—Law
Legal Services
 For reasons set forth above, 45 CFR 1611 is amended as follows: PART 1611—ELIGIBILITY
 1.The authority citation for part 1611 continues to read as follows: Authority:
                        Secs. 1006(b)(1), 1007(a)(1) Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996f(a)(1), 2996f(a)(2). 2.Appendix A of part 1611 is revised to read as follows: Appendix A of Part 1611 Legal Services Corporation 2011 Income Guidelines *
Size of household
48 Contiguous States and the District of 
                                     Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii1
$13,613
$17,000
$15,6752
18,388
22,975
21,1633
23,163
28,950
26,6504
27,938
34,925
32,1785
32,713
40,900
37,6256
37,488
46,875
43,1137
42,263
52,850
48,6008
47,038
58,825
54,088For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add:
4,775
5,975
5,488* The figures in this table represent 125% of the poverty guidelines by household size as determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
 
 Reference Chart—200% of DHHS Federal Poverty Guidelines
Size of household
48 Contiguous States and the District of 
                                     Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii1
$21,780
$27,200
$25,0802
29,420
36,760
33,8603
37,060
46,320
42,6404
44,700
55,880
51,4205
52,340
65,540
69,2006
59,980
75,000
68,9807
67,620
84,540
77,7608
75,260
94,120
86,540For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add:
7,640
9,560
8,780
 Mattie Cohan, Senior Assistant General Counsel.


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