Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices 13879 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of collection Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

frequency per 

response 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

Customer outcomes and usability testing ........................................................ 900 1 40/60 600 

Customer Satisfaction and needs assessment survey ................................... 600 1 40/60 400 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 130 1 1 130 

Small Discussion Groups ................................................................................. 130 1 1 130 

Pilot Testing of instruments for applicability among diverse populations ....... 450 1 40/60 300 

Dated: March 11, 2015. 

Genevieve deAlmeida, 

Project Clearance Liaison, NIDA, NIH. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06087 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

‘‘Low-Income Levels’’ Used for Various 

Health Professions and Nursing 

Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, 

and VIII of the Public Health Service 

Act 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) is 

updating income levels used to identify 

a ‘‘low-income family’’ for the purpose 

of determining eligibility for programs 

that provide health professions and 

nursing training to individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds. These 

various programs are authorized in 

Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public 

Health Service Act. 

The Department periodically 

publishes in the Federal Register lowincome levels to be used by institutions 

receiving grants and cooperative 

agreements in order to determine 

individual eligibility for programs 

providing training for (1) disadvantaged 

individuals, (2) individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) 

individuals from low-income families. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many 

health professions and nursing grant 

and cooperative agreement awardees 

use the low-income levels to determine 

whether potential program participants 

are from an economically disadvantaged 

background and would be eligible to 

participate in the program, as well as to 

determine the amount of funding the 

individual receives. Federal agencies 

generally make awards to: Accredited 

schools of medicine, osteopathic 

medicine, public health, dentistry, 

veterinary medicine, optometry, 

pharmacy, allied health, podiatric 

medicine, nursing, and chiropractic; 

public or private nonprofit schools 

which offer graduate programs in 

behavioral health and mental health 

practice; and other public or private 

nonprofit health or education entities to 

assist the disadvantaged to enter and 

graduate from health professions and 

nursing schools. Some programs 

provide for the repayment of health 

professions or nursing education loans 

for disadvantaged students. 

The Secretary defines a ‘‘low-income 

family/household’’ for programs 

included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the 

Public Health Service Act as having an 

annual income that does not exceed 200 

percent of the Department’s poverty 

guidelines. A family is a group of two 

or more individuals related by birth, 

marriage, or adoption who live together. 

On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor, 

133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), the Supreme 

Court held that section 3 of the Defense 

of Marriage Act, which prohibited 

federal recognition of same-sex spouses 

and same-sex marriages, was 

unconstitutional. In light of this 

decision, please note that in 

determining eligibility for these 

programs, same-sex marriages and samesex spouses will be recognized on equal 

terms with opposite-sex marriages and 

opposite-sex spouses, regardless of 

where the couple resides. This approach 

is consistent with a post-Windsor policy 

of treating same-sex marriages on the 

same terms as opposite sex marriages to 

the greatest extent reasonably possible. 

Thus, a ‘‘family or household’’ includes 

same-sex spouses that are legally 

married in a jurisdiction that recognizes 

same-sex marriage regardless of whether 

the same-sex spouses live in a 

jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex 

marriage or a jurisdiction that does not 

recognize same-sex marriage as well as 

the family members that result from 

such same sex-marriage. 

Most HRSA programs use the income 

of a student’s parents to compute lowincome status. However, a ‘‘household’’ 

may potentially be only one person. 

Other HRSA programs, depending upon 

the legislative intent of the program, the 

programmatic purpose related to income 

level, as well as the age and 

circumstances of the participant, will 

apply these low-income standards to the 

individual student to determine 

eligibility, as long as he or she is not 

listed as a dependent on the tax form of 

his or her parent(s). Each program 

announces the rationale and choice of 

methodology for determining lowincome levels in program guidance. 

The Secretary annually adjusts the 

low-income levels based on the 

Department’s poverty guidelines and 

makes them available to persons 

responsible for administering the 

applicable programs. The Department’s 

poverty guidelines are based on poverty 

thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau 

of the Census, adjusted annually for 

changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

The income figures that follow have 

been updated to reflect the Department’s 

2015 poverty guidelines as published in 

80 FR 3236 (January 22, 2015). 

LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE

48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ 23,540 

2 ............................................ 31,860 

3 ............................................ 40,180 

4 ............................................ 48,500 

5 ............................................ 56,820 

6 ............................................ 65,140 

7 ............................................ 73,460 

8 ............................................ 81,780 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$8,320 for each additional person. 

LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR

ALASKA

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ 29,440 

2 ............................................ 39,840 

3 ............................................ 50,240 

4 ............................................ 60,640 

5 ............................................ 71,040 

6 ............................................ 81,440 

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13880 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices 

LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR

ALASKA—Continued 

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

7 ............................................ 91,840 

8 ............................................ 102,240 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$10,400 for each additional person. 

LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE

2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HAWAII

Persons in family/household * Income level ** 

1 ............................................ 27,100 

2 ............................................ 36,660 

3 ............................................ 46,220 

4 ............................................ 55,780 

5 ............................................ 65,340 

6 ............................................ 74,900 

7 ............................................ 84,460 

8 ............................................ 94,020 

For families with more than 8 persons, add 

$9,560 for each additional person. 

* Includes only dependents listed on federal 

income tax forms. 

** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 

2014. 

Separate poverty guideline figures for 

Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of 

Economic Opportunity administrative 

practice beginning in the 1966–1970 

period. (Note that the Census Bureau 

poverty thresholds—the version of the 

poverty measure used for statistical 

purposes—have never had separate 

figures for Alaska and Hawaii.) The 

poverty guidelines are not defined for 

Puerto Rico or other outlying 

jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other 

outlying jurisdictions shall use income 

guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States 

and the District of Columbia. 

Dated: March 6, 2015. 

Mary K. Wakefield, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06008 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0116] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Application for Fee Waivers 

and Exemption, Form I–912; Revision 

of a Currently Approved Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment upon this 

proposed revision of a currently 

approved collection of information. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden (i.e. the time, effort, and 

resources used by the respondents to 

respond), the estimated cost to the 

respondent, and the actual information 

collection instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until May 

18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0116 in the subject box, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2010–0008. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2010–0008; 

(2) Email. Submit comments to 

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; 

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information, please visit 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to consider 

limiting the amount of personal 

information that you provide in any 

voluntary submission you make to DHS. 

DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more 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, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s 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 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Fee Waivers and 

Exemption. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–912; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The collection of 

information on Form I–912 is necessary 

in order for U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a 

determination that the applicant is 

unable to pay the application fee for 

certain immigration benefits. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

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