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INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES—Continued 

[Effective from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016] 

Household size 

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

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

2 ................................................................ 18,330 1,528 764 705 353 33,911 2,826 1,413 1,305 653 

3 ................................................................ 23,110 1,926 963 889 445 42,754 3,563 1,782 1,645 823 

4 ................................................................ 27,890 2,325 1,163 1,073 537 51,597 4,300 2,150 1,985 993 

5 ................................................................ 32,670 2,723 1,362 1,257 629 60,440 5,037 2,519 2,325 1,163 

6 ................................................................ 37,450 3,121 1,561 1,441 721 69,283 5,774 2,887 2,665 1,333 

7 ................................................................ 42,230 3,520 1,760 1,625 813 78,126 6,511 3,256 3,005 1,503 

8 ................................................................ 47,010 3,918 1,959 1,809 905 86,969 7,248 3,624 3,345 1,673 

Each add’l family member add ................. + $4,780 + $399 + $200 + $184 + $92 + $8,843 + $737 + $369 + $341 + $171 

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES—SUPPLEMENTAL CHART FOR FAMILY SIZES GREATER THAN EIGHT

[Effective from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016] 

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 

9 ................................................................ $45,050 $3,755 $1,878 $1,733 $867 $83,343 $6,946 $3,473 $3,206 $1,603 

10 .............................................................. 49,210 4,101 2,051 1,893 947 91,039 7,587 3,794 3,502 1,751 

11 .............................................................. 53,370 4,448 2,224 2,053 1,027 98,735 8,228 4,114 3,798 1,899 

12 .............................................................. 57,530 4,795 2,398 2,213 1,107 106,431 8,870 4,435 4,094 2,047 

13 .............................................................. 61,690 5,141 2,571 2,373 1,187 114,127 9,511 4,756 4,390 2,195 

14 .............................................................. 65,850 5,488 2,744 2,533 1,267 121,823 10,152 5,076 4,686 2,343

15 .............................................................. 70,010 5,835 2,918 2,693 1,347 129,519 10,794 5,397 4,982 2,491

16 .............................................................. 74,170 6,181 3,091 2,853 1,427 137,215 11,435 5,718 5,278 2,639

Each add’l family member add ................. + $4,160 + $347 + $174 + $160 + $80 + $7,696 + $642 + $321 + $296 + $148 

Alaska 

9 ................................................................ $56,320 $4,694 $2,347 $2,167 $1,084 $104,192 $8,683 $4,342 $4,008 $2,004 

10 .............................................................. 61,520 5,127 2,564 2,367 1,184 113,812 9,485 4,743 4,378 2,189 

11 .............................................................. 66,720 5,560 2,780 2,567 1,284 123,432 10,286 5,143 4,748 2,374

12 .............................................................. 71,920 5,994 2,997 2,767 1,384 133,052 11,088 5,544 5,118 2,559

13 .............................................................. 77,120 6,427 3,214 2,967 1,484 142,672 11,890 5,945 5,488 2,744

14 .............................................................. 82,320 6,860 3,430 3,167 1,584 152,292 12,691 6,346 5,858 2,929

15 .............................................................. 87,520 7,294 3,647 3,367 1,684 161,912 13,493 6,747 6,228 3,114

16 .............................................................. 92,720 7,727 3,864 3,567 1,784 171,532 14,295 7,148 6,598 3,299

Each add’l family member add ................. + $5,200 + $434 + $217 + $200 + $100 + $9,620 + $802 + $401 + $370 + $185 

Hawaii 

9 ................................................................ $51,790 $4,316 $2,158 $1,992 $996 $95,812 $7,985 $3,993 $3,686 $1,843 

10 .............................................................. 56,570 4,715 2,358 2,176 1,088 104,655 8,722 4,361 4,026 2,013 

11 .............................................................. 61,350 5,113 2,557 2,360 1,180 113,498 9,459 4,730 4,366 2,183 

12 .............................................................. 66,130 5,511 2,756 2,544 1,272 122,341 10,196 5,098 4,706 2,353

13 .............................................................. 70,910 5,910 2,955 2,728 1,364 131,184 10,932 5,466 5,046 2,523

14 .............................................................. 75,690 6,308 3,154 2,912 1,456 140,027 11,669 5,835 5,386 2,693

15 .............................................................. 80,470 6,706 3,353 3,095 1,548 148,870 12,406 6,203 5,726 2,863

16 .............................................................. 85,250 7,105 3,553 3,279 1,640 157,713 13,143 6,572 6,066 3,033

Each add’l family member add ................. + $4,780 + $399 + $200 + $184 + $92 + $8,843 + $737 + $369 + $341 + $171 

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 26, 2015. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07359 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—National Universal 

Product Code (NUPC) Database 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a revision of a currently 

approved collection for the 

development and maintenance of a 

central repository containing 

information about authorized WIC foods 

as approved by various WIC State 

agencies. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited 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 


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of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were used; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Steve 

Porter, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 528, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Steve Porter at 703–305–2196 or via 

email to Steve.Porter@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Steve Porter at 

703–305–2721. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Universal Product 

Code (NUPC) Database 

Form Number: N/A 

OMB Number: 0584–0552 

Expiration Date: May 31, 2015 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection 

Abstract: The Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants 

and Children (WIC), (Pub. L. 109–85), 

provides low-income pregnant, 

breastfeeding, and postpartum women, 

infants, and children up to age five with 

nutritious supplemental foods. The 

program also provides nutrition 

education and referrals to health and 

social services. 

The WIC Program is administered by 

the USDA Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS). FNS provides grant funding and 

issues regulations which are utilized by 

WIC State agencies to operate the WIC 

Program and distribute benefits through 

local WIC clinics. The program operates 

throughout the 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, American 

Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and 

in 34 Indian Tribal Organizations. 

The USDA Food and Nutrition 

Service previously included WIC State 

agencies in burden calculations for the 

NUPC database. WIC State agencies 

have been removed from this burden 

calculation and will instead be included 

in the burden calculation associated 

with the final regulations for WIC 

Electronic Benefit Transfer promulgated 

as a result of The Healthy Hunger-Free 

Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–296). The 

remainder of this abstract provides a 

brief description of WIC program 

operations and recent modifications to 

the NUPC database. 

WIC State agencies are required to 

authorize eligible foods on their WIC 

food list by federal regulations at 7 CFR 

part 246. Under these regulations, State 

agencies must review food products for 

eligibility in accordance with Federal 

regulations and State agency policies. 

State agencies are not required to 

authorize all food products eligible 

under federal regulations, but generally 

select foods based on factors such as 

cost, availability and acceptability to 

participants. After review, the State 

agency develops a list of food items 

available to WIC participants for 

purchase. State agencies require 

Authorized Vendors (i.e., stores 

authorized to provide WIC foods) to 

ensure only authorized food items are 

purchased. A few of these vendors have 

programmed their point of sale systems 

to identify WIC approved foods and 

their associated Universal Product Code 

(UPC) or Price Look-Up (PLU) code as 

individual products are scanned at the 

checkout; however, many vendors still 

rely on their checkout clerks to ensure 

only authorized WIC products are 

approved for purchase. 

WIC State agencies currently 

operating Electronic Benefit Transfer 

(EBT) systems provide their Authorized 

Vendors with an electronic file 

containing the State agency’s current list 

of authorized foods. This food list is 

known as the Authorized Products List 

(APL). In State agencies where EBT 

systems are operational, as products are 

scanned at the checkout lane, the UPC 

or PLU is matched to the State specific 

APL. Food items matching the APL, and 

which are presented in quantities less 

than or equal to the remaining benefit 

balance associated with the participant’s 

WIC EBT card, are approved for 

purchase. Unmatched items, or items in 

excess of the available account balance, 

may not be purchased with WIC 

benefits. 

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 

2010 directs the Secretary of Agriculture 

to establish a National Universal 

Product Code (NUPC) database for use 

by all WIC State agencies as they 

implement Electronic Benefit Transfer 

(EBT) statewide. As a result of this 

legislation, FNS has adopted a plan to 

expand the number of data elements 

contained in the existing NUPC 

database while simultaneously 

attempting to reduce the burden on WIC 

State agency employees tasked with 

creating State specific APL’s by 

assembling food product information in 

an easily accessible repository. 

NUPC database modifications and 

expansion activities have allowed for 

the storage and retrieval of additional 

data elements for each WIC authorized 

food to include: Nutrition facts panel, 

ingredients, special processing practices 

(i.e., Kosher or Halal), and a free form 

comments field. All previously used 

product identifier fields were retained. 

Responsibility for populating the NUPC 

database, which previously resided with 

individual WIC State agencies, has been 

transferred to an independent contractor 

who will serve as the single point of 

entry for all information entering the 

NUPC database. This contractor will 

ensure NUPC data is captured with a 

high level of accuracy while preserving 

data integrity in a standardized format. 

The NUPC database will provide all 

WIC State agencies with access to a 

central repository containing 

comprehensive information about 

authorized WIC foods. State agencies 

may choose to use the NUPC database 

to create an initial list of authorized 

foods eligible for redemption by WIC 

Program participants. Subsequently, 

State agencies may use the NUPC 

database to maintain their list of 

authorized foods and to create an APL 

for distribution to Authorized Vendors 

when operating in the EBT 

environment. 

Affected Public: Businesses or Other 

For Profit Organizations. Respondent 

groups identified include: (1) Food 

Manufacturers and Distributors; and (2) 

Authorized Vendors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 360. This includes 240 

Food Manufacturers or Distributors and 

120 Authorized Vendors. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondent: 3.33. The 240 Food 

Manufacturers or Distributors will be 

asked to provide product information in 

electronic format (.doc, .xls, .pdf). All 

responses are voluntary. FNS estimates 

that each of the Food Manufacturers or 

Distributors will be asked to provide 

product information 4 times per year on 

average and that each of the 120 

Authorized Vendors will be asked to 

provide product information 2 times per 

year on average. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The total number of responses is 

estimated to be 1,200. FNS estimates 


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Food Manufacturers or Distributors will 

be asked to respond a total of 960 times 

per year (240 Food Manufacturers or 

Distributors × 4 responses per year each 

= 960). FNS estimates Authorized 

Vendors will be asked to respond a total 

of 240 times per year (120 Authorized 

Vendors × 2 responses per year each = 

240). All responses are voluntary. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8.6 

hours. 

The estimated time per response 

varies by type of respondent. FNS 

expects all respondents will expend 12 

hours per respondent per year to 

develop, maintain, and troubleshoot the 

electronic systems for use in 

transmitting information. The estimated 

time required to develop, maintain, and 

troubleshoot electronic systems is 

amortized over the expected number of 

responses. FNS also expects all 

respondents will expend 2 seconds per 

response to transmit information to FNS 

electronically. Since the time required 

to actually transmit the information to 

FNS is considered negligible (total of 40 

minutes per year for all respondents), it 

was omitted from the burden 

calculation. FNS expects that Food 

Manufacturers or Distributors will 

expend 6 hours per response to gather 

and format the requested information. 

Authorized Vendors are expected to 

expend 1 hour per response to gather 

and format the requested 

information.The estimated time per 

response for Food Manufacturers or 

Distributors is expected to be 9 hours 

per response ((12 hours per year/4 

responses per year) + 6 hours per 

response = 9 hours per response). 

The estimated time per response for 

Authorized Vendors is expected to be 7 

hours per response ((12 hours per year/ 

2 responses per year) + 1 hour per 

response = 7 hours per response). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on all 

Respondents: 10,320 hours. The table 

below provides an estimated total 

annual burden for each type of 

respondent. 

Respondent 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses per 

respondent 

(annually) 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

average 

number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated total 

hours 

Food Manufacturers and Distributors (Voluntary) ............. 240 4 960 9.0 8,640.0 

Authorized Vendors (Voluntary) ......................................... 120 2 240 7.0 1,680.0 

Total Reporting Burden .............................................. 360 3 .33 1,200 8.6 10,320.0 

Dated: March 19, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07369 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Missouri Advisory Committee for a 

Meeting To Discuss Matters Related to 

Its Project on Police-Community 

Relations in Missouri; Correction 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights published a document in the 

Federal Register of March 9, 2015, 

concerning a meeting of the Missouri 

Advisory Committee to discuss matters 

related to its project on policecommunity relations in Missouri. The 

document contained an incorrect date 

and time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Mussatt, 312–353–8311. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 18, 

2015, in 80 FR 14071, in the third 

column on page 14071, the first 

sentence of the Summary section should 

be changed to read: 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Missouri Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. 

until 3:00 p.m. CST. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 18, 

2015, in 80 FR 14071, in the first 

column on page 14072, the first 

sentence of the Dates section should be 

changed to read: 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. 

CST. 

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

David Mussatt, 

Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07240 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the New York Advisory Committee 

Dates and Times: Friday, April 10, 

2015 at 12:00 p.m. [EDT] 

Place: Via Teleconference. Public 

Dial-in 1–877–446–3914; Listen Line 

Code: 3098402 

TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1– 

800–977–8339 give operator the 

following number: 202–376–7533—or 

by email at ero@usccr.gov. 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

New York Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 12:00 p.m. 

via conference call on Friday, April 10, 

2015. The purpose of the planning 

meeting is for the Advisory Committee 

to discuss plans to conduct a public 

meeting on the over policing of 

communities of color in New York. 

The meeting will be conducted via 

conference call. Persons with hearing 

impairments must first dial the Federal 

Relay Service TDD: 1–800–977–8339 

and give the operator the Eastern 

Regional Office number (202–376– 

7533). 

Members of the public who call-in 

can expect to incur charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in ERO by 

30 days after the meeting date. 

Comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at 


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