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taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630. A takings implication 

assessment is not required. 

F. Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, this rule does 

not have sufficient federalism 

implications to warrant the preparation 

of a federalism summary impact 

statement. A federalism summary 

impact statement is not required. 

G. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of E. O. 12988. 

Specifically, this rule: 

(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 

in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

H. Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(E.O. 13175 and Departmental Policy) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. The 

Department has evaluated this rule 

under its consultation policy and under 

the criteria in Executive Order 13175 

and has determined that the rule has no 

substantial direct effects on federally 

recognized Indian tribes and that 

consultation under the Department’s 

tribal consultation policy is not 

required. 

I. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not contain 

information collection requirements, 

and a submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) is not required. We may 

not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

J. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

This rule does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. A 

detailed statement under the NEPA is 

not required because the rule is covered 

by a categorical exclusion. This rule is 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare a detailed statement because it 

is a regulation of an administrative 

nature. (For further information see 43 

CFR 46.210(i).) We have also 

determined that the rule does not 

involve any of the extraordinary 

circumstances listed in 43 CFR 46.215 

that would require further analysis 

under NEPA. 

K. Effects on the Energy Supply (E.O. 

13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in Executive 

Order 13211; the rule is not likely to 

have a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy, 

and the rule has not otherwise been 

designated by the Administrator of 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs as a significant energy action. A 

Statement of Energy Effects is not 

required. 

L. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Act requires agencies to publish 

annual inflation adjustments by no later 

than January 15 of each year, 

notwithstanding section 553 of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553). OMB has interpreted this 

direction to mean that the usual 

procedure for rulemaking under the 

APA—which includes public notice of a 

proposed rule, an opportunity for public 

comment, and a delay in the effective 

date of a final rule—is not required 

when agencies issue regulations to 

implement the annual adjustments to 

civil penalties that the Act requires. 

Accordingly, we are issuing the 2021 

annual adjustments as a final rule 

without prior notice or an opportunity 

for comment and with an effective date 

immediately upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 10 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Hawaiian Natives, Historic 

preservation, Indians-claims, Indianslands, Museums, Penalties, Public 

lands, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

the Office of the Secretary amends 43 

CFR part 10 as follows: 

PART 10—NATIVE AMERICAN 

GRAVES PROTECTION AND 

REPATRIATION REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 10 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470dd; 25 U.S.C. 9, 

3001 et seq. 

§ 10.12 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 10.12 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (g)(2) introductory 

text, removing ‘‘$7,037’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘$7,475’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (g)(3), removing 

‘‘$1,408’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘$1,496’’. 

Shannon A. Estenoz, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01937 Filed 1–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

45 CFR Part 1611 

Income Level for Individuals Eligible 

for Assistance 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) 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 issued by the U. S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

DATES: Effective January 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karly Satkowiak, Staff Attorney, Legal 

Services Corporation, 3333 K St. NW, 

Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1633, 

satkowiakk@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1007(a)(2) of the Legal Services 

Corporation Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 

2996f(a)(2), requires LSC to establish 

maximum income levels for individuals 

eligible for legal assistance. Section 

1611.3(c) of LSC’s regulations 

establishes a maximum income level 

equivalent to 125% of the Federal 

Poverty Guidelines (Guidelines), which 

HHS is responsible for updating and 

issuing. 45 CFR 1611.3(c). 

Each year, LSC updates appendix A to 

45 CFR part 1611 to provide client 

income eligibility standards based on 

the most recent Guidelines. The figures 

for 2022, set out below, are equivalent 

to 125% of the Guidelines published by 

HHS on January 12, 2022. 

In addition, LSC is publishing a chart 

listing income levels that are 200% of 

the Guidelines. This chart is for 

reference purposes only as an aid to 

recipients in assessing the financial 

eligibility of an applicant whose income 

is greater than 125% of the applicable 

Guidelines amount, but less than 200% 

of the applicable Guidelines amount 

(and who may be found to be financially 


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eligible under duly adopted exceptions 

to the annual income ceiling in 

accordance with 45 CFR 1611.3, 1611.4, 

and 1611.5). 

Except where there are minor 

variances due to rounding, the amount 

by which the guideline increases for 

each additional member of the 

household is a consistent amount. 

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 1611 

Grant programs—law, Legal services. 

For reasons set forth in the preamble, 

the Legal Services Corporation amends 

45 CFR part 1611 as follows: 

PART 1611—ELIGIBILITY 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1611 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e). 

■ 2. Revise appendix A to part 1611 to 

read as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 1611—Income 

Level for Individuals Eligible for 

Assistance 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 2022 INCOME GUIDELINES * 

Size of household 

48 Contiguous 

states and 

the District 

of Columbia 

Alaska Hawaii 

1 ................................................................................................................................................. $16,988 $21,238 $19,538 

2 ................................................................................................................................................. 22,888 28,613 26,325 

3 ................................................................................................................................................. 28,788 35,988 33,113 

4 ................................................................................................................................................. 34,688 43,363 39,900 

5 ................................................................................................................................................. 40,588 50,738 46,688 

6 ................................................................................................................................................. 46,488 58,113 53,475 

7 ................................................................................................................................................. 52,388 65,488 60,263 

8 ................................................................................................................................................. 58,288 72,863 67,050 

For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add: ........................................ 5,900 7,375 6,788 

* The figures in this table represent 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines by household size as determined by HHS. 

REFERENCE CHART—200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES * 

Size of household 

48 Contiguous 

States and the 

District of 

Columbia 

Alaska Hawaii 

1 ................................................................................................................................................. $27,180 $33,980 $31,260 

2 ................................................................................................................................................. 36,620 45,780 42,120 

3 ................................................................................................................................................. 46,060 57,580 52,980 

4 ................................................................................................................................................. 55,500 69,380 63,840 

5 ................................................................................................................................................. 64,940 81,180 74,700 

6 ................................................................................................................................................. 74,380 92,980 85,560 

7 ................................................................................................................................................. 83,820 104,780 96,420 

8 ................................................................................................................................................. 93,260 116,580 107,280 

For each additional member of the household in excess of 8, add: ........................................ 9,440 11,800 10,860 

* The figures in this table represent 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines by household size as determined by HHS. 

Dated: January 24, 2022. 

Jessica L. Wechter, 

Special Assistant to the President, Legal 

Services Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01922 Filed 1–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648– 

XB744] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by 

Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet 

(18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using 

Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed 

fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 

less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length 

overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or 

pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands management area (BSAI). This 

action is necessary to prevent exceeding 

the 2022 Pacific cod total allowable 

catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels 

less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using 

hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. 

DATES: This inseason action became 

applicable at 1200 hours, Alaska local 

time (A.l.t.), January 26, 2022, and 

remains in effect through 1200 hours, 

A.l.t., December 31, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Milani, 907–581–2062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the groundfish fishery in the 

BSAI exclusive economic zone 

according to the Fishery Management 

Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 


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