17006 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 57 / Friday, March 23, 2012 / Notices 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1). 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7036 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children (WIC): Income Eligibility 

Guidelines 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department announces 

adjusted income eligibility guidelines to 

be used by State agencies in 

determining the income eligibility of 

persons applying to participate in the 

Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children Program (WIC). These income 

eligibility guidelines are to be used in 

conjunction with the WIC Regulations. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna Hines, Branch Chief, Policy 

Branch, Supplemental Food Programs 

Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center 

Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 

305–2746. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice is exempt from review by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

under Executive Order 12866. 

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 of 1995 

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 

1995 (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 29114, June 24, 

1983, and 49 FR 22676, May 31, 1984). 

Description 

Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)), requires the 

Secretary of Agriculture 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 income 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 

Richard B. Russell 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 

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 2012/2013 was published 

by the Department of Health and Human 


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Services (HHS) at 77 FR 4034, January 

26, 2012. The guidelines published by 

HHS are referred to as the poverty 

guidelines. 

Section 246.7(d)(1) of the WIC 

regulations (Title 7, Code of Federal 

Regulations) specifies that State 

agencies may prescribe income 

guidelines either equaling the income 

guidelines established under section 9 

of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act for reduced-price 

school meals or identical to State or 

local guidelines for free or reducedprice 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 for 

reduced-price school meals, or which 

are less than 100 percent of the Federal 

poverty guidelines. Consistent with the 

method used to compute income 

eligibility guidelines for reduced-price 

meals under the National School Lunch 

Program, the poverty 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 income eligibility guidelines by 

household size for the period July 1, 

2012, through June 30, 2013. Consistent 

with section 17(f)(17) of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 1786(f)(17)), 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 may coordinate 

implementation with the revised 

Medicaid guidelines, i.e., earlier in the 

year, but in no case may 

implementation take place later than 

July 1, 2012. 

State agencies that do not coordinate 

implementation with the revised 

Medicaid guidelines must implement 

the WIC income eligibility guidelines on 

July 1, 2012. 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. 

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

[Effective from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013] 

Household size 

Federal poverty guidelines—100% Reduced price meals—185% 

Annual Monthly Twicemonthly Bi-weekly Weekly Annual Monthly Twicemonthly Bi-weekly Weekly 

48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories 

1 ................................................................ $11,170 $931 $466 $430 $215 $20,665 $1,723 $862 $795 $398 

2 ................................................................ 15,130 1,261 631 582 291 27,991 2,333 1,167 1,077 539 

3 ................................................................ 19,090 1,591 796 735 368 35,317 2,944 1,472 1,359 680 

4 ................................................................ 23,050 1,921 961 887 444 42,643 3,554 1,777 1,641 821 

5 ................................................................ 27,010 2,251 1,126 1,039 520 49,969 4,165 2,083 1,922 961 

6 ................................................................ 30,970 2,581 1,291 1,192 596 57,295 4,775 2,388 2,204 1,102 

7 ................................................................ 34,930 2,911 1,456 1,344 672 64,621 5,386 2,693 2,486 1,243 

8 ................................................................ 38,890 3,241 1,621 1,496 748 71,947 5,996 2,998 2,768 1,384 

Each add’l family member add ................. +3,960 +330 +165 +153 +77 +7,326 +611 +306 +282 +141 

Alaska 

1 ................................................................ 13,970 1,165 583 538 269 25,845 2,154 1,077 995 498 

2 ................................................................ 18,920 1,577 789 728 364 35,002 2,917 1,459 1,347 674 

3 ................................................................ 23,870 1,990 995 919 460 44,160 3,680 1,840 1,699 850 

4 ................................................................ 28,820 2,402 1,201 1,109 555 53,317 4,444 2,222 2,051 1,026 

5 ................................................................ 33,770 2,815 1,408 1,299 650 62,475 5,207 2,604 2,403 1,202 

6 ................................................................ 38,720 3,227 1,614 1,490 745 71,632 5,970 2,985 2,756 1,378 

7 ................................................................ 43,670 3,640 1,820 1,680 840 80,790 6,733 3,367 3,108 1,554 

8 ................................................................ 48,620 4,052 2,026 1,870 935 89,947 7,496 3,748 3,460 1,730 

Each add’l family member add ................. +4,950 +413 +207 +191 +96 +9,158 +764 +382 +353 +177 

Hawaii 

1 ................................................................ 12,860 1,072 536 495 248 23,791 1,983 992 916 458 

2 ................................................................ 17,410 1,451 726 670 335 32,209 2,685 1,343 1,239 620 

3 ................................................................ 21,960 1,830 915 845 423 40,626 3,386 1,693 1,563 782 

4 ................................................................ 26,510 2,210 1,105 1,020 510 49,044 4,087 2,044 1,887 944 

5 ................................................................ 31,060 2,589 1,295 1,195 598 57,461 4,789 2,395 2,211 1,106 

6 ................................................................ 35,610 2,968 1,484 1,370 685 65,879 5,490 2,745 2,534 1,267 

7 ................................................................ 40,160 3,347 1,674 1,545 773 74,296 6,192 3,096 2,858 1,429 

8 ................................................................ 44,710 3,726 1,863 1,720 860 82,714 6,893 3,447 3,182 1,591 

Each add’l family member add ................. +4,550 +380 +190 +175 +88 +8,418 +702 +351 +324 +162 

Because the poverty 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. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786. 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kootenai National Forest, Cabinet 

Ranger District, Montana Pilgrim 

Timber Sale Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 


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