[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5571]
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[Federal Register: March 10, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC): Poverty Income Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department announces adjusted poverty income guidelines to
be used by State agencies in determining the income eligibility of
persons applying to participate in the Special Supplemental Food
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program). These poverty
income guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC
Regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Hallman, Branch Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Classification
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 this
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. 10.557 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
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(d)(2)(A)) requires the Secretary to establish income criteria to
be used with nutritional risk criteria in determining a person's
eligibility for participation in the WIC Program. The law provides that
persons will be eligible for the WIC Program only if they are members
of families that satisfy the income standard prescribed for reduced
price school meals under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1758(b)). Under section 9(b), the income limit for reduced
price school meals is 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Income
Guidelines, as adjusted.
Section 9(b) also requires that these guidelines be revised
annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The annual
revision for 1994 was published by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) in the Federal Register on February 10, 1994 at 59 FR
6277. The guidelines published by DHHS are referred to as the poverty
income guidelines.
Section 246.7(c)(1) of the WIC regulations specifies that State
agencies may prescribe income guidelines either equaling the income
guidelines established under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch
Act for reduced price school meals or identical to State or local
guidelines for free or reduced price health care. However, in
conforming WIC income guidelines to State or local health care
guidelines, the State cannot establish WIC guidelines which exceed the
guidelines established under section 9(b) of the National School Lunch
Act for reduced price school meals, or which are less than 100 percent
of the Federal poverty income guidelines. Consistent with the method
used to compute eligibility guidelines for reduced price meals under
the National School Lunch Program, the poverty income guidelines were
multiplied by 1.85 and the results rounded upward to the next whole
dollar.
At this time the Department is publishing the maximum and minimum
WIC poverty income limits by household size for the period July 1, 1994
through June 30, 1995. The first table of this notice contains the
income limits by household size for the 48 contiguous States, the
District of Columbia and all Territories, including Guam. Because the
poverty income guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii are higher than for the
48 contiguous States, separate tables for Alaska and Hawaii have been
included for the convenience of the State agencies.
Effective July 1, 1994-June 30, 1995
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Annual FNS
Annual poverty income
income guidelines for
Family size guidelines reduced-price
(PIG) lunches (185%
of PIG)
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48 States, District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands, and Territories,
including Guam:
1....................................... 7,360 13,616
2....................................... 9,840 18,204
3....................................... 12,320 22,792
4....................................... 14,800 27,380
5....................................... 17,280 31,968
6....................................... 19,760 36,556
7....................................... 22,240 41,144
8....................................... 24,720 45,732
For each additional family member add... 2,480 4,588
Alaska:
1....................................... 9,200 17,020
2....................................... 12,300 22,755
3....................................... 15,400 28,490
4....................................... 18,500 34,225
5....................................... 21,600 39,960
6....................................... 24,700 45,695
7....................................... 27,800 51,430
8....................................... 30,900 57,165
For each additional family member add... 3,100 5,735
Hawaii:
1....................................... 8,470 15,670
2....................................... 11,320 20,942
3....................................... 14,170 26,215
4....................................... 17,020 31,487
5....................................... 19,870 36,760
6....................................... 22,720 42,032
7....................................... 25,570 47,305
8....................................... 28,420 52,577
For each additional family member add... 2,850 5,273
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Dated: March 4, 1994.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective From July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995]
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Federal poverty guidelines Reduced price meals--185% Free meals--130%
Household size -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Month Week Annual Month Week Annual Month Week
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48 Contiguous United States, District of Columbia, Guam and Territories
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1........................................... 7,360 614 142 13,616 1,135 262 9,568 798 184
2........................................... 9,840 820 190 18,204 1,517 351 12,792 1,066 246
3........................................... 12,320 1,027 237 22,792 1,900 439 16,016 1,335 308
4........................................... 14,800 1,234 285 27,380 2,282 527 19,240 1,604 370
5........................................... 17,280 1,440 333 31,968 2,664 615 22,464 1,872 432
6........................................... 19,760 1,647 380 36,556 3,047 703 25,688 2,141 494
7........................................... 22,240 1,854 428 41,144 3,429 792 28,912 2,410 556
8........................................... 24,720 2,060 476 45,732 3,811 880 32,136 2,678 618
For each add'l family member add............ +2,480 +207 +48 +4,588 +383 +89 +3,224 +269 +62
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Alaska
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1........................................... 9,200 767 177 17,020 1,419 328 11,960 997 230
2........................................... 12,300 1,025 237 22,755 1,897 438 15,990 1,333 308
3........................................... 15,400 1,284 297 28,490 2,375 548 20,020 1,669 385
4........................................... 18,500 1,542 356 34,225 2,853 659 24,050 2,005 463
5........................................... 21,600 1,800 416 39,960 3,330 769 28,080 2,340 540
6........................................... 24,700 2,059 475 45,695 3,808 879 32,110 2,676 618
7........................................... 27,800 2,317 535 51,430 4,286 990 36,140 3,012 695
8........................................... 30,900 2,575 595 57,165 4,764 1,100 40,170 3,348 773
For each add'l family member add............ +3,100 +259 +60 +5,735 +478 +111 +4,030 +336 +78
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Hawaii
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1........................................... 8,470 706 163 15,670 1,306 302 11,011 918 212
2........................................... 11,320 944 218 20,942 1,746 403 14,716 1,227 283
3........................................... 14,170 1,181 273 26,215 2,185 505 18,421 1,536 355
4........................................... 17,020 1,419 328 31,487 2,624 606 22,126 1,844 426
5........................................... 19,870 1,656 383 36,760 3,064 707 25,831 2,153 497
6........................................... 22,720 1,894 437 42,032 3,503 809 29,536 2,462 568
7........................................... 25,570 2,131 492 47,305 3,943 910 33,241 2,771 640
8........................................... 28,420 2,369 547 52,577 4,382 1,012 36,946 3,079 711
For each add'l family member add............ +2,850 +238 +55 +5,273 +440 +102 +3,705 +309 +72
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