[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28597-28599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11575]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
State Median Income Estimates for a Four-Person Household: Notice
of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 State Median Income Estimates for
Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
AGENCY: Division of Energy Assistance, Office of Community Services;
Administration for Children and Families; Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of state median income estimates for FFY 2014.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces to grantees of the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) the estimated median income of four-
person households in each state and the District of Columbia for FFY
2014 (October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014). LIHEAP grantees that
choose to base their income eligibility criteria on these state median
income (SMI) estimates may adopt these estimates (up to 60 percent) on
their date of publication in the Federal Register or on a later date as
discussed in the ``Dates'' section. This enables grantees to implement
this notice during the period between the heating and cooling seasons.
However, by October 1, 2013, or the beginning of the grantee's fiscal
year, whichever is later, such grantees must adjust their income
eligibility criteria so that they are in accord with the FFY 2014 SMI.
Sixty percent of SMI provides one of the maximum income criteria
that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a household's income
eligibility for LIHEAP.
DATES: Effective Date: These estimates become effective at any time
between the date of this publication and the later of (1) October 1,
2013; or (2) the beginning of a 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:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 2603(11) of
Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law
97-35, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the estimated median income of four-person families for each
state, the District of Columbia, and the United States for FFY 2014
(October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014).
Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of this Act provides that 60 percent of
the median income of four-person families 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 3-year
estimates derived from the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by
the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau).
For additional information about the ACS state median income
estimates, including the definition of income and the derivation of
medians see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/SubjectDefinitions/2011_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under
``Income in the Past 12 Months.'' For additional information about the
ACS 1-year and 3-year estimates, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/estimates/. For additional information about
the ACS in general, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ or contact the
Census Bureau's Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division at
(301) 763-3243.
The SMI estimates, like those derived from any survey, are subject
to two types of errors:
(1) Non-sampling Error, which consists of random errors that
increase the variability of the data and non-
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random errors that consistently shift the data in 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 SMI estimates, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/Accuracy/MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2011.pdf.
In the state-by-state listing of SMI and 60 percent of SMI for a
four-person family for FFY 2014, LIHEAP grantees must regard ``family''
to be the equivalent of ``household'' with regards to setting their
income eligibility criteria. This listing describes the method for
adjusting SMI for households of different sizes, as specified in
regulations applicable to LIHEAP (45 CFR 96.85(b)). These regulations
were published in the Federal Register on March 3, 1988, (53 FR 6827)
and amended on October 15, 1999 (64 FR 55858).
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Jeannie L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
Estimated State Median Income for Four-Person Families, by State, for
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014, for Use in the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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60 percent of
Estimated state estimated state
States median income median income
for four-person for four-person
families \1\ families\2\, \3\
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Alabama............................. $64,899 $38,939
Alaska.............................. 87,726 52,636
Arizona............................. 64,434 38,660
Arkansas............................ 56,994 34,196
California.......................... 77,679 46,607
Colorado............................ 84,431 50,659
Connecticut......................... 103,173 61,904
Delaware............................ 83,557 50,134
District of Columbia................ 87,902 52,741
Florida............................. 65,406 39,244
Georgia............................. 67,401 40,441
Hawaii.............................. 85,350 51,210
Idaho............................... 61,724 37,034
Illinois............................ 81,770 49,062
Indiana............................. 70,504 42,302
Iowa................................ 76,905 46,143
Kansas.............................. 74,073 44,444
Kentucky............................ 65,968 39,581
Louisiana........................... 68,964 41,378
Maine............................... 74,481 44,689
Maryland............................ 105,348 63,209
Massachusetts....................... 102,773 61,664
Michigan............................ 73,354 44,012
Minnesota........................... 87,283 52,370
Mississippi......................... 57,662 34,597
Missouri............................ 70,896 42,538
Montana............................. 68,905 41,343
Nebraska............................ 74,484 44,690
Nevada.............................. 69,475 41,685
New Hampshire....................... 94,838 56,903
New Jersey.......................... 103,852 62,311
New Mexico.......................... 57,353 34,412
New York............................ 83,648 50,189
North Carolina...................... 66,985 40,191
North Dakota........................ 82,605 49,563
Ohio................................ 73,924 44,354
Oklahoma............................ 63,580 38,148
Oregon.............................. 69,573 41,744
Pennsylvania........................ 80,937 48,562
Rhode Island........................ 87,793 52,676
South Carolina...................... 62,965 37,779
South Dakota........................ 71,207 42,724
Tennessee........................... 64,042 38,425
Texas............................... 66,880 40,128
Utah................................ 68,017 40,810
Vermont............................. 81,408 48,845
Virginia............................ 90,109 54,065
Washington.......................... 83,238 49,943
West Virginia....................... 63,863 38,318
Wisconsin........................... 79,141 47,485
Wyoming............................. 76,868 46,121
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Note: FFY 2014 covers the period of October 1, 2013, through September
30, 2014. The estimated median income for four-person families living
in the United States for this period is $75,845. Grantees that use SMI
for LIHEAP may, at their option, employ such estimates at any time
between the date of this publication and the later of October 1, 2013,
or the beginning of their fiscal years.
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\1\ These figures were prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S.
Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from 3-year estimates from the
2009, 2010, and 2011 American Community Surveys (ACSs). These
estimates, like those derived from any survey, are subject to two
types of error: (1) Non-sampling Error, which consists of random
errors that increase the variability of the data and non-random errors
that consistently direct the data in a specific direction; and (2)
Sampling Error, which consists of the error that arises from the use
of probability sampling to create the sample.
\2\ These 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 by multiplying the
estimated state median income for a four-person family for each state
by 60 percent.
\3\ To adjust for different sizes of households for LIHEAP purposes, 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 a one-person household, 68 percent for a two-person
household, 84 percent for a three-person household, 100 percent for a
four-person household, 116 percent for a five-person household, and
132 percent for a six-person household. For each additional household
member above six people, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for adding 3 percentage
points to the percentage for a six-person household (132 percent) and
multiply the new percentage by 60 percent of the median income for a
four-person family.
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