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Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. Email address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment 

OMB is required to make a decision 

concerning the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

directly to the following: Office of 

Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project. Fax: 202–395–6974. 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Steven M. Hanmer, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

State Median Income Estimates for a 

Four-Person Household: Notice of the 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 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 2013. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces to 

grantees of the Low Income Home 

Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

the estimated median income of fourperson households in each State and the 

District of Columbia for FFY 2013 

(October 1, 2012, to September 30, 

2013). 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 their date of 

publication in the Federal Register or 

on a later date as discussed below. This 

enables grantees to implement this 

notice during the period between the 

heating and cooling seasons. However, 

by October 1, 2012, or the beginning of 

the grantees’ fiscal year, whichever is 

later, such grantees must adjust their 

income eligibility criteria so that such 

criteria are in accord with the FFY 2013 

SMI. 

The 60 percent of SMI criterion 

provides one of the maximum income 

criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in 

determining a household’s income 

eligibility for LIHEAP. 

The LIHEAP appropriations for FFY 

2009 through April 15, 2011 raised this 

criterion from 60 percent of SMI to 75 

percent of SMI for that period. However, 

no change was made to the LIHEAP 

authorizing statute. Furthermore, the 

LIHEAP appropriation for FFY 2012 did 

not alter this criterion; thus it returned 

to 60 percent of SMI for FFY 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: These estimates 

become effective at any time between 

the date of this publication and the later 

of (1) October 1, 2012; or (2) the 

beginning of a grantees’ 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 2013 (October 1, 

2012, through September 30, 2013). 

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 

median income, or SMI), 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 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 3-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, 

including the definition of income and 

the derivation of medians see http:// 

www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ 

data_documentation/ 

SubjectDefinitions/ 

2010_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under 

‘‘Income in the Past 12 Months.’’ For 

additional information about the ACS in 

general, see http://www.census.gov/acs/ 

www/ or contact the Census Bureau’s 

Social, Economic and Housing Statistics 

Division at (301) 763–3243. 

Under the advice of the Census 

Bureau, HHS switched to 3-year 

estimates from single-year estimates to 

reduce the large year-to-year 

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 3- 

year estimates, see http:// 

www.census.gov/acs/www/ 

guidance_for_data_users/estimates/. 

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 

shift 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/ 

MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2010.pdf. 

A State-by-State listing of SMI and 60 

percent of SMI for a four-person family 

for FFY 2013 follows. In using this 

listing, LIHEAP grantees must regard 

‘‘family’’ to be the equivalent of 

‘‘household’’ with regards to setting 

their income eligibility criteria. This 

listing describes the method for 

adjusting SMI for households 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 7, 2012. 

Jeannie L. Chaffin, 

Director, Office of Community Services. 


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1Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from 

three-year estimates from the 2008, 2009 and 2010 

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 

by multiplying the estimated State median income 

for a four-person family for each State by 60 

percent. 

3To adjust for different sizes of household for 

LIHEAP purposes, 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. 

ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FOUR-PERSON FAMILY, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2013, 

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

States 

Estimated State 

median income for 

four-person families 1

60 percent of estimated State median income for 

four-person families 2,3

Alabama ....................................................................................................................................................... $64,079 $38,447 

Alaska .......................................................................................................................................................... 86,658 51,995 

Arizona ......................................................................................................................................................... 66,350 39,810 

Arkansas ...................................................................................................................................................... 56,975 34,185 

California ...................................................................................................................................................... 77,896 46,738 

Colorado ...................................................................................................................................................... 81,477 48,886 

Connecticut .................................................................................................................................................. 101,973 61,184 

Delaware ...................................................................................................................................................... 85,490 51,294 

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................................... 76,652 45,991 

Florida .......................................................................................................................................................... 65,728 39,437 

Georgia ........................................................................................................................................................ 67,276 40,366 

Hawaii .......................................................................................................................................................... 87,456 52,474 

Idaho ............................................................................................................................................................ 61,631 36,979 

Illinois ........................................................................................................................................................... 80,858 48,515 

Indiana ......................................................................................................................................................... 69,929 41,957 

Iowa ............................................................................................................................................................. 73,972 44,383 

Kansas ......................................................................................................................................................... 71,899 43,139 

Kentucky ...................................................................................................................................................... 64,119 38,471 

Louisiana ...................................................................................................................................................... 66,896 40,138 

Maine ........................................................................................................................................................... 71,237 42,742 

Maryland ...................................................................................................................................................... 102,002 61,201 

Massachusetts ............................................................................................................................................. 100,228 60,137 

Michigan ....................................................................................................................................................... 72,937 43,762 

Minnesota .................................................................................................................................................... 85,577 51,346 

Mississippi .................................................................................................................................................... 57,132 34,279 

Missouri ........................................................................................................................................................ 69,727 41,836 

Montana ....................................................................................................................................................... 67,097 40,258 

Nebraska ...................................................................................................................................................... 71,864 43,118 

Nevada ......................................................................................................................................................... 69,197 41,518 

New Hampshire ........................................................................................................................................... 92,216 55,330 

New Jersey .................................................................................................................................................. 102,552 61,531 

New Mexico ................................................................................................................................................. 55,446 33,268 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................... 82,222 49,333 

North Carolina .............................................................................................................................................. 66,978 40,187 

North Dakota ................................................................................................................................................ 78,295 46,977 

Ohio ............................................................................................................................................................. 72,732 43,639 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................... 61,941 37,165 

Oregon ......................................................................................................................................................... 70,957 42,574 

Pennsylvania ................................................................................................................................................ 78,576 47,146 

Rhode Island ................................................................................................................................................ 88,083 52,850 

South Carolina ............................................................................................................................................. 64,303 38,582 

South Dakota ............................................................................................................................................... 69,221 41,533 

Tennessee ................................................................................................................................................... 62,902 37,741 

Texas ........................................................................................................................................................... 66,093 39,656 

Utah ............................................................................................................................................................. 68,068 40,841 

Vermont ....................................................................................................................................................... 76,418 45,851 

Virginia ......................................................................................................................................................... 87,209 52,325 

Washington .................................................................................................................................................. 81,797 49,078 

West Virginia ................................................................................................................................................ 60,825 36,495 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................... 77,829 46,697 

Wyoming ...................................................................................................................................................... 74,281 44,569 

Note: FFY 2013 covers the period of 

October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2013. 

The estimated median income for fourperson families living in the United States for 

this period is $74,964. Grantees that use SMI 

for LIHEAP may, at their option, employ 

such estimates at any time between the date 


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of this publication and the later of October 

1, 2012 or the beginning of their fiscal years. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6220 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis 

Panel Peer Review of Systems Biology (P50) 

Grant. Applications 

Date: April 5, 2012. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 7400 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: C. Craig Hyde, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific 

Review, National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45 

Center Drive, Room 3An.18A, Bethesda, MD 

20892–6200, 301–435–3825, ch2v@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical 

Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and 

Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology, 

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry 

Research; 93.862, Genetics and 

Developmental Biology Research; 93.88, 

Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96, 

Special Minority Initiatives, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6339 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Application for Withdrawal 

of Bonded Stores for Fishing Vessels 

and Certificate of Use 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection: 1651–0092. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act: Application for 

Withdrawal of Bonded Stores for 

Fishing Vessels and Certificate of Use 

(CBP Form 5125). This is a proposed 

extension of an information collection 

that was previously approved. CBP is 

proposing that this information 

collection be extended with a change to 

the burden hours. This document is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register (77 

FR 1497) on January 10, 2012, allowing 

for a 60-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. This process is 

conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.10. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, Department of 

Homeland Security, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 

5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177, 

at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and affected 

Federal agencies to submit written 

comments and suggestions on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collection requests pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104– 

13). Your comments should address one 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency/component, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies/components estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

techniques or other forms of 

information. 

Title: Application for Withdrawal of 

Bonded Stores for Fishing Vessels and 

Certificate of Use. 

OMB Number: 1651–0092. 

Form Number: CBP Form 5125. 

Abstract: CBP Form 5125, Application 

for Withdrawal of Bonded Stores for 

Fishing Vessel and Certificate of Use, is 

used to request the permission of the 

CBP port director for the withdrawal 

and lading of bonded merchandise 

(especially alcoholic beverages) for use 

on board fishing vessels involved in 

international trade. The applicant must 

certify on CBP Form 5125 that supplies 

on board were either consumed, or that 

all unused quantities remain on board 

and are adequately secured for use on 

the next voyage. CBP uses this form to 

collect information such as the name 

and identification number of the vessel, 

ports of departure and destination, and 

information about the crew members. 

The information collected on this form 

is authorized by Section 309 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, and is provided for 

by 19 CFR 10.59(e). CBP Form 5125 is 

accessible at http://forms.cbp.gov/pdf/ 

CBP_Form_5125.pdf. 

Current Actions: CBP proposes to 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection with a change to 

the burden hours as a result of 

increasing the estimated response time 

from five minutes to twenty minutes. 

There are no changes to the information 

collected or to CBP Form 5125. 

Type of Review: Extension (with 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 


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