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Notices Federal Register

18799

Vol. 60, No. 71

Thursday, April 13, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service

Commodity Supplemental Food

Program: Elderly Poverty Income

Guidelines

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

adjusted poverty income guidelines to

be used by State agencies in

determining the income eligibility of

elderly persons applying to participate

in the Commodity Supplemental Food

Program (CSFP). These poverty income

guidelines are to be used in conjunction

with the CSFP Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillie F. Ragan, Section Head,

Household Programs Section, Food

Distribution Division, Food and

Consumer Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, or

telephone (703) 305–2661.

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

1980 (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 section 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 Public Law 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 Public Law 99–198, the

Department published interim rules 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 of age or older. The final rule

further stipulated 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)).

These poverty income guidelines are

revised annually to reflect changes in

the Consumer Price Index. The revision

for 1995 was published by the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) in the Federal Register

for February 9, 1995 at 60 FR 7772. At

this time the Department is publishing

the income limit of 130 percent of the

poverty income guidelines by

household size to be used for elderly

certification in the CSFP for the period

July 1, 1995–June 30, 1996.

The poverty income guidelines were

multiplied by 1.30 and the results

rounded up to the next whole dollar.

The table in this notice contains the

income limits by household size for the

48 contiguous States and the District of

Columbia. The poverty income

guidelines for areas outside of the 48

contiguous States have not been

included in this notice because the

CSFP does not operate in these areas.

The revised income guidelines reflect an

increase of 2.36 percent over the income

guidelines for the previous period.

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1995–JUNE 30,

1996—FCS POVERTY INCOME

GUIDELINES FOR ELDERLY IN CSFP

[130 Percent of Poverty Income Guidelines]

48 States and the District of Columbia

Family size Annual Month Week

1 ................... 9,711 810 187

2 ................... 13,039 1,087 251

3 ................... 16,367 1,364 315

4 ................... 19,695 1,642 379

5 ................... 23,023 1,919 443

6 ................... 26,351 2,196 507

7 ................... 29,679 2,474 571

8 ................... 33,007 2,751 635

For each additional

family

member

add ............ + 3,328 + 278 +64

Dated: March 24, 1995.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–9065 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

Forest Service

Inland Native Fish Strategy

ACTION: Correction to the proposal to

prepare interim direction for native

inland fish habitat management.

SUMMARY: In the March 14, 1995,

Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 49, pp.

13697–13698), notice was given that the

Forest Service, in cooperation with the

Bureau of Land Management and US

Fish and Wildlife Service, is gathering

information in order to prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) for a

proposal to protect habitat and

populations of native inland fish.

This EA will address National Forest

System lands on the Bitterroot, Boise,

Caribou, Challis, Clearwater, Colville,

Deerlodge, Deschutes, Flathead,

Fremont, Helena, Humboldt, Idaho

Panhandle, Kootenai, Lolo, Malheur,

Ochoco, Payette, Sawtooth, WallowaWhitman, and Winema National Forests

in the Northern, Intermountain, and

Pacific Northwest Regions. The Salmon

National Forest has been removed from

this list.