[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10808-10809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4837]



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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

45 CFR Part 1611


Eligibility: Income Level for Individuals Eligible for Assistance

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (``Corporation'') 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 as 
issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel, 
Legal Services Corporation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 
20002-4250; 202-336-8810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1007(a)(2) of the Legal Services 
Corporation Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(2), requires the 
Corporation to establish maximum income levels for individuals eligible 
for legal assistance, and the Act provides that other specified factors 
shall be taken into account along with income.
    Section 1611.3(b) of the Corporation's regulations establishes a 
maximum income level equivalent to one hundred and twenty-five percent 
(125%) of the official Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
    Responsibility for revision of the official Federal Poverty Income 
Guidelines was shifted in 1982 from the Community Services 
Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services. The 
revised figures for 1995 set out below are equivalent to 125% of the 
current official Poverty Guidelines as set out at 60 FR 7772 (Feb. 9, 
1995).

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 1611

    Legal services.

PART 1611--ELIGIBILITY

    1. The authority citation for Part 1611 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 1006(b)(1), 1007(a)(1) Legal Services 
Corporation Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996f(a)(1), 
2996f(a)(2).

    2. Appendix A of Part 1611.is revised to read as follows:

    Appendix A of Part 1611.--Legal Services Corporation 1995 Poverty   
                               Guidelines<SUP>*                              
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                                            All                         
                                           states                       
                                            but                         
          Size of family unit              Alaska   Alaska\2\  Hawaii\3\
                                            and                         
                                         Hawaii\1\                      
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1......................................     $9,338    $11,675    $10,763
2......................................     12,538     15,675     14,438
3......................................     15,738     19,675     18,113
4......................................     18,938     23,675     21,788
5......................................     22,138     27,675     25,463
6......................................     25,338     31,675     29,138
7......................................     28,538     35,675     32,813
8......................................     31,738     39,675     36,488
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<SUP>*The figures in this table represent 125% of the poverty guidelines by  
  family size as determined by the Department of Health and Human       
  Services.                                                             
<SUP>1For family units with more than eight members, add $3,200 for each     
  additional member in a family.                                        
<SUP>2For family units with more than eight members, add $4,000 for each     
  additional member in a family.                                        
<SUP>3For family units with more than eight members, add $3,675 for each     
  additional member in a family.                                        

Victor M. Fortuno,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-4837 Filed 2-27-95; 8:45 am]
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