[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11183]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Commodity Supplemental Food Program: Elderly Income Guidelines

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the adjusted income guidelines to be 
used by State agencies in determining the eligibility of elderly 
persons applying to participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food 
Program (CSFP). These guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the 
CSFP regulations under 7 CFR Part 247.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch 
Chief, Household Programs Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594, or telephone (703) 
305-2662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 that 
Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    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. 10.565 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 
29112).

Description

    On December 23, 1985, the President signed the Food Security Act of 
1985 (Pub. L. 99-198). This legislation amended sections 5(f) and (g) 
of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c 
note) to require that the Secretary permit agencies administering the 
CSFP to serve elderly persons if such service can be provided without 
reducing service levels for women, infants, and children. The law also 
mandates establishment of income eligibility requirements for elderly 
participation. Prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99-198, elderly 
participation was restricted by law to three designated pilot projects 
which served the elderly in accordance with agreements with the 
Department.
    In order to implement the CSFP mandates of Pub. L. 99-198, the 
Department published an interim rule on September 17, 1986 at 51 FR 
32895 and a final rule on February 18, 1988, at 58 FR 8287. These 
regulations defined ``elderly persons'' as those who are 60 years or 
older (7 CFR 247.2). The final rule further stipulates that elderly 
persons certified on or after September 17, 1986 must have ``household 
income at or below 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines 
published annually by the Department of Health and Human Services'' (7 
CFR 247.7(a)(3)).
    The Federal Poverty Income Guidelines are revised annually to 
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The revision for 1998 was 
published by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in the 
Federal Register for February 24, 1998 at 63 FR 9235. To establish 
income limits of 130 percent, the guidelines were multiplied by 1.30 
and the results rounded up to the next whole dollar.
    At this time, the Department is publishing the income limits of 130 
percent of the poverty income guidelines. The table in this notice 
contains the income limits by household size to be used for elderly 
certification in the CSFP for the period July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999.
    Effective July 1, 1998--June 30, 1999--FNS Income Eligibility 
Guidelines for the Elderly in CSFP (130 Percent of Poverty Income 
Guidelines)

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                 Family size                    Annual   Month     Week 
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1............................................   10,465      873      202
2............................................   14,105    1,176      272
3............................................   17,745    1,479      342
4............................................   21,385    1,783      412
5............................................   25,025    2,086      482
6............................................   28,665    2,389      552
7............................................   32,305    2,693      622
8............................................   35,945    2,996      692
For each additional family member add........   +3,640     +304      +70
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    Dated: April 20, 1998.
Yvette S. Jackson,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11183 Filed 4-27-98; 8:45 am]
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