[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19903-19905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10649]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Revision of the Schedules of Income Eligibility Levels for 
Participation in the Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Revision of income eligibility levels.

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SUMMARY: This Notice revises the schedules of income eligibility levels 
for participation in the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the 
Senior Companion Program (SCP) of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, published in 62 FR 26294 on May 13, 1997.

DATES: These guidelines go into effect on April 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, National Senior Service Corps, Attn: Ruth Archie, 1201 New 
York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20525, or by telephone at (202) 606-
5000, ext. 289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised schedules are based on changes 
in the Poverty Guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), published in 63 FR 9235, February 24, 1998. In 
accordance with program regulations, the income eligibility level for 
each State, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of 
Columbia is 125 percent of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines, except in those 
areas determined by the Corporation to be of a higher cost of living. 
In such instances, the income eligibility levels shall be 135 percent 
of the DHHS Poverty levels. The level of eligibility is rounded to the 
next highest multiple of $5.00.
    In determining income eligibility, consideration should be given to 
the following definitions, as set forth in 59 FR 15120, March 31, 1994:
    Allowable medical expenses are annual out-of-pocket expenses for 
health insurance premiums, health care services, and medications 
provided to the applicant, enrollee, or spouse and were not and will 
not be paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, other insurance, or by any other 
third party and, shall not exceed 15 percent of the applicable 
Corporation income guideline.
    Annual income is counted for the past 12 months and includes: The 
applicant or enrollee's income and the applicant or enrollee's spouse's 
income, if the spouse lives in the same residence. Sponsors may count 
the value of shelter, food, and clothing, if provided at no cost by 
persons related to the applicant, enrollee or spouse.
    Any person whose income is not more than 100 percent of the DHHS 
Poverty Guideline for her/his specific family unit shall be given 
special consideration for participation in the Foster Grandparent and 
Senior Companion Programs.

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                                     1998 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels                                     
                                [Based on 125 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]                               
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                                                                         Family Units* of                       
                     States                      ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        One             Two            Three           Four     
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All, except High Cost Areas, Alaska & Hawaii....         $10,065         $13,565         $17,065         $20,565
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* (For family units with more than four members, add $3,500 for each additional member in all States except     
  designated High Cost Areas, Alaska and Hawaii.)                                                               


                           1998 FGP/SCP Income Eligibility Levels for High Cost Areas                           
                                [Based on 135 Percent of DHHS Poverty Guidelines]                               
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                                                                         Family Units* of                       
                      Area                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        One             Two            Three           Four     
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All except Alaska & Hawaii......................         $10,870         $14,650         $18,430         $22,210
Alaska..........................................          13,595          18,320          23,045          27,770
Hawaii..........................................          12,505          16,850          21,195          25,545
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* (For family units with more than four members, add $3,780 for all areas, $4,350 for Alaska, and $4,350 for    
  Hawaii, for each additional member.)                                                                          

    The income eligibility levels specified above are based on 135 
percent of the DHHS poverty guidelines and are applicable to the 
following high cost metropolitan statistical areas and primary 
metropolitan statistical areas:

High Cost Areas

    (Including all Counties/Locations Included in that Area as Defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget)

Alaska

(All Locations)

California

Los Angeles-Compton-San Gabriel-Long Beach-Hawthorne (Los Angeles 
County)
Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/Lompoc (Santa Barbara County)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz County)
Santa Rosa-Petaluma (Sonoma County)
San Diego-El Cajon (San Diego County)
San Jose-Los Gatos (Santa Clara County)
San Francisco/San Rafael (Marin County)
San Francisco/Redwood City (San Mateo County)
San Francisco (San Francisco County)
Oakland-Berkeley (Alameda County)
Oakland-Martinez (Contra Costa County)
Anaheim-Santa Ana (Orange County)
Oxnard-Ventura (Ventura County)

District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia

District of Columbia and Surrounding Counties in Maryland and Virginia. 
MD counties: Calvert, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, Montgomery and Prince 
Georges Counties. VA counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince 
William, Stafford, Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, 
Manassas City and Manassas Park City.

Hawaii

(All Locations)

Illinois

Chicago-Des Plaines-Oak Park-Wheaton-Woodstock (Cook, DuPage and 
McHenry Counties)

Massachusetts

Fall River (Bristol County)
Boston-Malden (Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Middlesex and Suffolk 
Counties)
Salem-Gloucester (Essex County)
Worcester (Worcester County)
Brockton-Quincy-Braintree (Norfolk County)
Dorchester (Suffolk County)
Fitchburg-Leominster (Worcester County)

New Jersey

Bergen-Passaic-Paterson (Bergen and Passaic Counties)
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon (Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset 
Counties)
Monmouth-Ocean-Spring Lake (Monmouth and Ocean Counties)
Newark-East Orange (Essex, Morris, Sussex and Union Counties)
Trenton (Mercer County)

New York

Nassau-Suffolk-Long Beach-Huntington (Suffolk and Nassau Counties)
New York-Bronx-Brooklyn (Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, 
Richmond and Rockland Counties)
Westchester-White Plains-Yonkers-Valhalla (Westchester County)

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Doylestown-West Chester-Media-Norristown (Bucks, Chester, 
Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)

Wyoming

(All Locations)

    The revised income eligibility levels presented here are calculated 
from the base DHHS Poverty Guidelines now in effect as follows:

                                   1998 DHHS Poverty Guidelines for All States                                  
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                                                                              States                            
                 Family Units of                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        One             Two            Three           Four     
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All, except Alaska/Hawaii.......................          $8,050         $10,850         $13,650         $16,450
Alaska..........................................          10,070          13,570          17,070          20,570
Hawaii..........................................           9,260          12,480          15,700          18,920
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    Authority: These programs are authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
5011 and 5013. The income eligibility levels are determined by the 
current guidelines published by DHHS pursuant to Sections 652 and 
673 (2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which 
requires poverty guidelines to be adjusted for Consumer Price Index 
changes.

    Dated: April 16, 1998.
Kenneth L. Klothen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-10649 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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