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• Are guidelines above and beyond 

those provided pursuant to the ICWA 

needed to execute the transfer of 

placement and care responsibility of a 

title IV–E Indian child to a Tribe 

operating a title IV–E plan? If, so please 

provide suggestions. 

• What specific information 

pertaining to title IV–E and title XIX 

Medicaid should a State make available 

to a Tribe that seeks to gain placement 

and care responsibility over an Indian 

child? 

• Should the third-party sources and 

in-kind limits on Tribal administrative 

and training costs remain consistent 

with section 479B(c)(1)(D) of the Act? 

Please provide a rationale for this 

response. 

Any other comments regarding the 

development of an interim final rule per 

section 301(e) of Public Law 110–351 

are welcome. Please note, however, that 

this request is limited in scope and is 

not intended to solicit comments on the 

remaining provisions of Public Law 

110–351. 

Tribal Consultation 

We invite Tribal leaders and/or the 

representatives of Federally recognized 

Tribes to attend consultation meetings 

that will be held across the United 

States to provide their input on the 

issues subject to regulations as 

explained below. Tribal leaders and/or 

their representatives who choose to 

attend a consultation session must 

register at least one week in advance of 

the meeting date by contacting the 

applicable Children’s Bureau (CB) 

Regional Program Manager. Registered 

participants for the consultation session 

may submit written remarks in advance, 

or present them in oral or written form 

at the consultation session. Tribal 

leaders and/or their representatives, 

regardless of whether they participate in 

the consultation session, may provide 

written comments as noted in the 

ADDRESSES section. Finally, please note 

that Federal representatives attending 

the consultation sessions will not be 

able to respond directly during the 

session to the concerns or questions 

raised by participants. The consultation 

sessions and contact information are 

listed below: 

Thursday, March 26, 2009—Region V 

Park Plaza Bloomington Hotel, 4460 

West 78th Street Circle, Bloomington, 

MN 55435. 

Region includes: Illinois, Indiana, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and 

Wisconsin. 

Contact: Carolyn Wilson-Hurey, CB 

Regional Program Manager, phone (312) 

353–4237 or e-mail carolyn.wilsonhurey@acf.hhs.gov. 

Friday, March 27, 2009—Region VII 

Federal Office Building, 601 E 12th 

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106. 

Region includes: Iowa, Kansas, 

Missouri and Nebraska. 

Contact: Rosalyn Wilson, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (816) 426– 

2262 or e-mail 

rosalyn.wilson@acf.hhs.gov. 

Thursday, April 9, 2009—Region X 

2201 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 

98121–1827. 

Region includes: Alaska, Idaho, 

Oregon and Washington. 

Contact: John Henderson, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (206) 615– 

2482 or e-mail 

john.henderson@acf.hhs.gov. 

Friday, April 17, 2009—Region VIII 

Byron Rogers Federal Building, 1961 

Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294. 

Region includes: Colorado, Montana, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and 

Wyoming. 

Contact: Marilyn Kennerson, CB 

Regional Program Manager, phone (303) 

844–3100 or e-mail 

marilyn.kennerson@acf.hhs.gov. 

Monday, April 27, 2009—Region IX 

90 7th Street—Conf. Rm. B040 and 

B020, San Francisco, CA 94103. 

Region includes: Arizona, California, 

Hawaii, Nevada, Outer Pacific— 

American Samoa, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Marianas, Federated States of 

Micronesia (Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap), 

Guam, Marshall Islands and Palau. 

Contact: Sally Flanzer, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (415) 437– 

8400 or e-mail 

sally.flanzer@acf.hhs.gov. 

Thursday, April 30, 2009—Region VI 

1301 Young Street, Room 1119, 

Dallas, TX 75202. 

Region includes: Arkansas, Louisiana, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. 

Contact: June Lloyd, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (214) 767– 

8466 or e-mail june.lloyd@acf.hhs.gov. 

Wednesday, May 13, 2009—Regions I, II 

& IV 

Semi-Annual meeting of the United 

Southern and Eastern Tribes. 

Paragon Casino Resort Hotel, 711 

Paragon Place, Marksville, LA 71351. 

Region I includes: Connecticut, 

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Contact: Bob Cavanaugh, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (617) 565– 

1020 or e-mail 

bob.cavanaugh@acf.hhs.gov. 

Region II includes: New Jersey, New 

York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin 

Islands. 

Contact: Junius Scott, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (212) 264– 

2890 or e-mail junius.scott@acf.hhs.gov. 

Region IV includes: Alabama, 

Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, 

Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky and 

Tennessee. 

Contact: Ruth Walker, CB Regional 

Program Manager, phone (404) 562– 

2901 or e-mail ruth.walker@acf.hhs.gov. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Curtis Coy, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

State Median Income Estimate for a 

Four-Person Family: Notice of the 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2010 State 

Median Income Estimates for Use 

Under the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 93.568) Administered by the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Community Services, Division of 

Energy Assistance 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, Office of Community 

Services, Division of Energy Assistance, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of State median income 

estimates for FFY 2010. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces to 

LIHEAP grantees the estimated median 

income of four-person families in each 

State and the District of Columbia for 

FFY 2010 (October 1, 2009, to 

September 30, 2010). LIHEAP grantees 

that choose to base their income 

eligibility criteria on these State median 

income estimates may adopt these 

estimates (up to 60 percent) on the 

estimates’ date of publication in the 

Federal Register or on a later date as 

discussed below. This enables these 

grantees to implement this notice during 

the period between the heating and 

cooling seasons. 

However, by October 1, 2009, or the 

beginning of the grantees’ fiscal years, 

whichever is later, these grantees must 

adjust their income eligibility criteria so 

that such criteria are in accord with the 


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FFY 2010 State median income 

estimates. 

This listing of 60 percent of estimated 

State median incomes provides one of 

the maximum income criteria that 

LIHEAP grantees may use in 

determining a household’s income 

eligibility for LIHEAP. 

DATES: Effective Date: For each LIHEAP 

grantee, these estimates become 

effective at any time between their date 

of publication in the Federal Register 

and the later of October 1, 2009, or the 

beginning of that grantee’s fiscal year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Edelman, Office of Community 

Services, Division of Energy Assistance, 

5th Floor West, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW.,Washington, DC 20447, 

Telephone: (202) 401–5292, E-Mail: 

peter.edelman@acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of section 2603(11) of Title 

XXVI of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 

(Pub. L.) 97–35, as amended, HHS 

announces the estimated median 

income of four-person families for each 

State, the District of Columbia, and the 

United States for FFY 2010 (October 1, 

2009, through September 30, 2010). 

Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of this Act 

provides that 60 percent of the median 

income for each State and the District of 

Columbia (State median income, or 

SMI), as annually established by the 

Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, is one of the income criteria 

that LIHEAP grantees may use in 

determining a household’s eligibility for 

LIHEAP. 

LIHEAP was last authorized by the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 

109–58, which was enacted on August 

8, 2005. This authorization expired on 

September 30, 2007, and reauthorization 

remains pending. 

The SMI estimates that HHS 

publishes in this notice are three-year 

estimates derived from the American 

Community Survey (ACS) conducted by 

the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Census 

Bureau). HHS obtained these estimates 

directly from the Census Bureau. For 

additional information about the ACS 

State median income estimates, see 

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/ 

income/medincsizeandstate.html. For 

additional information about the ACS in 

general, see http://www.census.gov/acs/ 

www/ or contact the Census Bureau’s 

Housing and Household Economic 

Statistics Division at (301) 763–3243. 

Under the advice of the Census 

Bureau, HHS switched to three-year 

estimates rather than single-year 

estimates to reduce the large year-toyear fluctuations that the single-year 

estimates tend to generate for certain 

States and the District of Columbia. The 

change from the single-year to threeyear estimates caused the FFY 2010 

estimates to drop by about two percent 

on average. HHS plans to use the Census 

Bureau’s ACS-derived SMI three-year 

estimates for all fiscal years after 2010. 

For further information about ACS oneyear and three-year estimates, 

see http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/ 

SAFFInfo.jsp?_content=acs_

guidance.html. 

The State median income estimates, 

like those derived from any survey, are 

subject to two types of errors: (1) 

Nonsampling Error, which consists of 

random errors that increase the 

variability of the data and non-random 

errors that consistently direct the data 

into a specific direction; and (2) 

Sampling Error, which consists of the 

error that arises from the use of 

probability sampling to create the 

sample. For additional information 

about the accuracy of the ACS State 

median income estimates, see http://

www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/

ACS/accuracy2005-2007.pdf. 

A State-by-State listing of SMI and 60 

percent of SMI for a four-person family 

for FFY 2010 follows. The listing 

describes the method for adjusting SMI 

for families of different sizes as 

specified in regulations applicable to 

LIHEAP, at 45 CFR 96.85(b), which were 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 3, 1988, at 53 FR 6824 and 

amended on October 15, 1999, at 64 FR 

55858. 

Dated: March 5, 2009. 

Yolanda J. Butler, PhD, 

Acting Director, Office of Community 

Services. 

Estimated State Median Income for a 

Four-Person Family, by State, for 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2010, for Use 

in the Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

States 

Estimated state 

median income for 

a four-person 

family1

60 Percent of estimated state median income for a 

four-person 

family 2 3

Alabama ....................................................................................................................................................... $60,382 $36,229 

Alaska .......................................................................................................................................................... 79,770 47,862 

Arizona ......................................................................................................................................................... 66,839 40,103 

Arkansas ...................................................................................................................................................... 54,662 32,797 

California ...................................................................................................................................................... 76,388 45,833 

Colorado ...................................................................................................................................................... 76,200 45,720 

Connecticut .................................................................................................................................................. 97,708 58,625 

Delaware ...................................................................................................................................................... 79,709 47,825 

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................................... 64,678 38,807 

Florida .......................................................................................................................................................... 67,014 40,208 

Georgia ........................................................................................................................................................ 68,776 41,266 

Hawaii .......................................................................................................................................................... 84,438 50,663 

Idaho ............................................................................................................................................................ 60,560 36,336 

Illinois ........................................................................................................................................................... 77,813 46,688 

Indiana ......................................................................................................................................................... 68,410 41,046 

Iowa ............................................................................................................................................................. 70,967 42,580 

Kansas ......................................................................................................................................................... 69,863 41,918 

Kentucky ...................................................................................................................................................... 61,207 36,724 

Louisiana ...................................................................................................................................................... 61,438 36,863 

Maine ........................................................................................................................................................... 66,948 40,169 

Maryland ...................................................................................................................................................... 96,952 58,171 

Massachusetts ............................................................................................................................................. 93,351 56,011 

Michigan ....................................................................................................................................................... 75,149 45,089 

Minnesota .................................................................................................................................................... 83,444 50,066 

Mississippi .................................................................................................................................................... 52,870 31,722 


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States 

Estimated state 

median income for 

a four-person 

family1

60 Percent of estimated state median income for a 

four-person 

family 2 3

Missouri ........................................................................................................................................................ 66,939 40,163 

Montana ....................................................................................................................................................... 62,353 37,412 

Nebraska ...................................................................................................................................................... 69,854 41,912 

Nevada ......................................................................................................................................................... 68,646 41,188 

New Hampshire ........................................................................................................................................... 88,625 53,175 

New Jersey .................................................................................................................................................. 97,326 58,396 

New Mexico ................................................................................................................................................. 53,041 31,825 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................... 78,061 46,837 

North Carolina .............................................................................................................................................. 64,591 38,755 

North Dakota ................................................................................................................................................ 67,183 40,310 

Ohio ............................................................................................................................................................. 71,063 42,638 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................... 57,247 34,348 

Oregon ......................................................................................................................................................... 67,605 40,563 

Pennsylvania ................................................................................................................................................ 75,161 45,097 

Rhode Island ................................................................................................................................................ 83,241 49,945 

South Carolina ............................................................................................................................................. 61,494 36,896 

South Dakota ............................................................................................................................................... 64,930 38,958 

Tennessee ................................................................................................................................................... 61,581 36,949 

Texas ........................................................................................................................................................... 62,358 37,415 

Utah ............................................................................................................................................................. 65,460 39,276 

Vermont ....................................................................................................................................................... 73,550 44,130 

Virginia ......................................................................................................................................................... 81,919 49,151 

Washington .................................................................................................................................................. 77,676 46,606 

West Virginia ................................................................................................................................................ 56,430 33,858 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................... 75,111 45,067 

Wyoming ...................................................................................................................................................... 72,788 43,673 

Note: FFY 2010 covers the period of October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010. The estimated median income for a four-person family living in the United States for this period is $72,336. These estimates become effective for LIHEAP at any time between the date of this publication 

and October 1, 2009, or the beginning of a LIHEAP grantee’s fiscal year, whichever is later. 1Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from an average of data from the 2005, 2006 and 

2007 American Community Surveys (ACSs). These estimates, like those derived from any survey, are subject to two types of errors: (1) Nonsampling Error, which consists of random errors that increase the variability of the data and non-random errors that consistently direct the data 

into a specific direction; and (2) Sampling Error, which consists of the error that arises from the use of probability sampling to create the sample. 2These figures were calculated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of 

Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) by multiplying the estimated State median income for a four-person family for each 

State by 60 percent. 3To adjust for different sizes of family, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for multiplying 60 percent of a State’s estimated median income for a four-person 

family by the following percentages: 52 percent for one person, 68 percent for two persons, 84 percent for three persons, 100 percent for four 

persons, 116 percent for five persons, and 132 percent for six persons. For each additional family member above six persons, 45 CFR 96.85 

calls for adding 3 percentage points to the percentage for a six-person family (132 percent) and multiply the new percentage by 60 percent of a 

State’s estimated median income for a four-person family. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0633] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Postmarketing 

Adverse Drug Experience Reporting 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a proposed collection of 

information has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Fax written comments on the 

collection of information by April 13, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

OMB recommends that written 

comments be faxed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 

202–395–6974, or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All 

comments should be identified with the 

OMB control number 0910–0230. Also 

include the FDA docket number found 

in brackets in the heading of this 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of 

Information Management (HFA–710), 

Food and Drug Administration, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 

301–796–3792. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. 

Postmarketing Adverse Drug 

Experience Reporting (OMB Control 

Number 0910–0230—Extension) 

Sections 201, 502, 505, and 701 of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(the act) (21 U.S.C. 321, 352, 355, and 

371) require that marketed drugs be safe 

and effective. In order to know whether 

drugs that are not safe and effective are 

on the market, FDA must be promptly 

informed of adverse experiences 

occasioned by the use of marketed 

drugs. In order to help ensure this, FDA 

issued regulations at §§ 310.305 and 

314.80 (21 CFR 310.305 and 314.80) to 

impose reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements on the drug industry that 

would enable FDA to take the action 


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