80_FR_33069 80 FR 32958 - The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Announces the State Median Income Estimates for Federal Fiscal Year 2016

80 FR 32958 - The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Announces the State Median Income Estimates for Federal Fiscal Year 2016

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 111 (June 10, 2015)

Page Range32958-32959
FR Document2015-14187

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) announces the estimated median income of four-person households in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-14187]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.568]


The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Announces the State 
Median Income Estimates for Federal Fiscal Year 2016

AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS), announces the State Median Income Estimates 
for a Four-Person Household for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 
State Median Income Estimates for Use in the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) announces 
the estimated median income of four-person households in each state, 
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1, 
2015, to September 30, 2016).

DATES: These estimates become effective at any time between the date of 
this publication and the later of (1) October 1, 2015; or (2) the 
beginning of a grantee's fiscal year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office 
of Community Services, 5th Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: 202-401-5292; Email: 
peter.edelman@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1, 2015, to September 
30, 2016). 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, 2015, 
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 2016 SMI.
    Sixty percent of SMI for each LIHEAP grantee, 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 income eligibility for LIHEAP. The last time LIHEAP was 
authorized was 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 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/2013_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under ``Income in the 
Past 12 Months.'' For additional information about using the ACS 3-year 
estimates versus using the 1-year or 5-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.
    These 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-
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/MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2013.pdf.
    In the state-by-state listing of SMI and 60 percent of SMI for a 
four-person family for FFY 2016, 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).

Estimated State Median Income for Four-Person Families, by State, for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016, for Use in
                             the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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                                                         Estimated state median        60 percent of estimated
                       States                            income for four-person     state median income for four-
                                                              families \1\               person families 2 3
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Alabama.............................................                       $66,253                       $39,752
Alaska..............................................                        90,307                        54,184
Arizona.............................................                        65,138                        39,083
Arkansas............................................                        58,262                        34,957
California..........................................                        77,106                        46,264
Colorado............................................                        85,915                        51,549
Connecticut.........................................                       106,193                        63,716

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Delaware............................................                        85,925                        51,555
District of Columbia................................                        83,794                        50,276
Florida.............................................                        65,764                        39,458
Georgia.............................................                        68,448                        41,069
Hawaii..............................................                        86,495                        51,897
Idaho...............................................                        62,002                        37,201
Illinois............................................                        82,918                        49,751
Indiana.............................................                        72,299                        43,379
Iowa................................................                        79,300                        47,580
Kansas..............................................                        75,709                        45,425
Kentucky............................................                        69,239                        41,543
Louisiana...........................................                        71,516                        42,910
Maine...............................................                        76,455                        45,873
Maryland............................................                       107,438                        64,463
Massachusetts.......................................                       106,173                        63,704
Michigan............................................                        75,711                        45,427
Minnesota...........................................                        92,111                        55,267
Mississippi.........................................                        57,024                        34,214
Missouri............................................                        72,647                        43,588
Montana.............................................                        68,720                        41,232
Nebraska............................................                        77,165                        46,299
Nevada..............................................                        66,461                        39,877
New Hampshire.......................................                        98,638                        59,183
New Jersey..........................................                       105,700                        63,420
New Mexico..........................................                        60,534                        36,320
New York............................................                        86,316                        51,790
North Carolina......................................                        67,706                        40,624
North Dakota........................................                        88,725                        53,235
Ohio................................................                        76,875                        46,125
Oklahoma............................................                        64,907                        38,944
Oregon..............................................                        70,295                        42,177
Pennsylvania........................................                        83,730                        50,238
Rhode Island........................................                        89,353                        53,612
South Carolina......................................                        63,706                        38,224
South Dakota........................................                        74,498                        44,699
Tennessee...........................................                        66,060                        39,636
Texas...............................................                        69,517                        41,710
Utah................................................                        70,740                        42,444
Vermont.............................................                        82,781                        49,669
Virginia............................................                        92,379                        55,427
Washington..........................................                        85,013                        51,008
West Virginia.......................................                        67,613                        40,568
Wisconsin...........................................                        82,053                        49,232
Wyoming.............................................                        79,777                        47,866
Puerto Rico.........................................                        29,188                        17,513
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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 2011, 2012, and 2013 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 multiplying the new
  percentage by 60 percent of the median income for a four-person family.

    Note: FFY 2016 covers the period of October 1, 2015, through 
September 30, 2016. The estimated median income for four-person 
families living in the United States for this period is $77,507. 
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, 2015 or the beginning of their fiscal year.

    Statutory Authority: 45 CFR 96.85(b) and 42 U.S.C. 
8624(b)(2)(B)(ii).

Jeannie L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-14187 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

32958 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All estimated median income of four-person American Community Survey (ACS) requests should be identified by the title households in each state, the District of conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, of the information collection. Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 U.S. Department of Commerce (Census The Department specifically requests (October 1, 2015, to September 30, Bureau). comments on (a) whether the proposed 2016). For additional information about the collection of information is necessary DATES: These estimates become effective ACS state median income estimates, for the proper performance of the at any time between the date of this including the definition of income and functions of the agency, including publication and the later of (1) October the derivation of medians see http:// whether the information shall have 1, 2015; or (2) the beginning of a www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the grantee’s fiscal year. agency’s estimate of the burden of the data_documentation/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SubjectDefinitions/2013_ proposed collection of information; (c) Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under the quality, utility, and clarity of the of Community Services, 5th Floor West, ‘‘Income in the Past 12 Months.’’ For information to be collected; and (d) 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., additional information about using the ways to minimize the burden of the Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: ACS 3-year estimates versus using the 1- collection of information on 202–401–5292; Email: peter.edelman@ year or 5-year estimates, see http:// respondents, including through the use acf.hhs.gov. www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_ of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This for_data_users/estimates/. For Consideration will be given to notice announces to grantees of the Low additional information about the ACS in comments and suggestions submitted Income Home Energy Assistance general, see http://www.census.gov/acs/ within 60 days of this publication. Program (LIHEAP) the estimated median www/ or contact the Census Bureau’s income of four-person households in Social, Economic, and Housing Robert Sargis, Statistics Division at (301) 763–3243. each state, the District of Columbia, and ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1, These SMI estimates, like those [FR Doc. 2015–14117 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] 2015, to September 30, 2016). LIHEAP derived from any survey, are subject to BILLING CODE 4184–26–P grantees that choose to base their two types of errors: (1) Non-sampling income eligibility criteria on these state Error, which consists of random errors median income (SMI) estimates may that increase the variability of the data DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND adopt these estimates (up to 60 percent) HUMAN SERVICES and non-random errors that consistently on their date of publication in the shift the data in a specific direction; and Administration for Children and Federal Register or on a later date as (2) Sampling Error, which consists of Families discussed in the DATES section. This the error that arises from the use of enables grantees to implement this probability sampling to create the [CFDA Number: 93.568] notice during the period between the sample. For additional information heating and cooling seasons. However, about the accuracy of the ACS SMI The Low-Income Home Energy by October 1, 2015, or the beginning of Assistance Program Announces the estimates, see http://www.census.gov/ the grantee’s fiscal year, whichever is acs/www/Downloads/data_ State Median Income Estimates for later, such grantees must adjust their Federal Fiscal Year 2016 documentation/Accuracy/ income eligibility criteria so that they MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2013.pdf. AGENCY: Office of Community Services, are in accord with the FFY 2016 SMI. ACF, HHS. Sixty percent of SMI for each LIHEAP In the state-by-state listing of SMI and grantee, as annually established by the 60 percent of SMI for a four-person ACTION: The Administration for Children Secretary of Health and Human family for FFY 2016, LIHEAP grantees and Families (ACF), Office of Services, is one of the income criteria must regard ‘‘family’’ to be the Community Services (OCS), announces that LIHEAP grantees may use in equivalent of ‘‘household’’ with regards the State Median Income Estimates for determining a household’s income to setting their income eligibility a Four-Person Household for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 State Median eligibility for LIHEAP. The last time criteria. This listing describes the Income Estimates for Use in the Low LIHEAP was authorized was by the method for adjusting SMI for Income Home Energy Assistance Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law households of different sizes, as Program (LIHEAP). 109–58, which was enacted on August specified in regulations applicable to 8, 2005. This authorization expired on LIHEAP (45 CFR 96.85(b)). These SUMMARY: The Administration for September 30, 2007, and reauthorization regulations were published in the Children and Families (ACF), Office of remains pending. Federal Register on March 3, 1988, (53 Community Services (OCS), Division of The SMI estimates in this notice are FR 6827) and amended on October 15, Energy Assistance (DEA) announces the 3-year estimates derived from the 1999 (64 FR 55858). ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2016, FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) Estimated state median 60 percent of estimated state asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES States income for four-person median income for four-person families 1 families 2 3 Alabama ................................................................................................................................................ $66,253 $39,752 Alaska .................................................................................................................................................... 90,307 54,184 Arizona .................................................................................................................................................. 65,138 39,083 Arkansas ............................................................................................................................................... 58,262 34,957 California ............................................................................................................................................... 77,106 46,264 Colorado ................................................................................................................................................ 85,915 51,549 Connecticut ........................................................................................................................................... 106,193 63,716 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices 32959 ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2016, FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)—Continued Estimated state median 60 percent of estimated state States income for four-person median income for four-person families 1 families 2 3 Delaware ............................................................................................................................................... 85,925 51,555 District of Columbia ............................................................................................................................... 83,794 50,276 Florida ................................................................................................................................................... 65,764 39,458 Georgia .................................................................................................................................................. 68,448 41,069 Hawaii .................................................................................................................................................... 86,495 51,897 Idaho ..................................................................................................................................................... 62,002 37,201 Illinois .................................................................................................................................................... 82,918 49,751 Indiana ................................................................................................................................................... 72,299 43,379 Iowa ....................................................................................................................................................... 79,300 47,580 Kansas .................................................................................................................................................. 75,709 45,425 Kentucky ................................................................................................................................................ 69,239 41,543 Louisiana ............................................................................................................................................... 71,516 42,910 Maine ..................................................................................................................................................... 76,455 45,873 Maryland ................................................................................................................................................ 107,438 64,463 Massachusetts ...................................................................................................................................... 106,173 63,704 Michigan ................................................................................................................................................ 75,711 45,427 Minnesota .............................................................................................................................................. 92,111 55,267 Mississippi ............................................................................................................................................. 57,024 34,214 Missouri ................................................................................................................................................. 72,647 43,588 Montana ................................................................................................................................................ 68,720 41,232 Nebraska ............................................................................................................................................... 77,165 46,299 Nevada .................................................................................................................................................. 66,461 39,877 New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................... 98,638 59,183 New Jersey ........................................................................................................................................... 105,700 63,420 New Mexico ........................................................................................................................................... 60,534 36,320 New York ............................................................................................................................................... 86,316 51,790 North Carolina ....................................................................................................................................... 67,706 40,624 North Dakota ......................................................................................................................................... 88,725 53,235 Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................... 76,875 46,125 Oklahoma .............................................................................................................................................. 64,907 38,944 Oregon .................................................................................................................................................. 70,295 42,177 Pennsylvania ......................................................................................................................................... 83,730 50,238 Rhode Island ......................................................................................................................................... 89,353 53,612 South Carolina ...................................................................................................................................... 63,706 38,224 South Dakota ........................................................................................................................................ 74,498 44,699 Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................. 66,060 39,636 Texas ..................................................................................................................................................... 69,517 41,710 Utah ....................................................................................................................................................... 70,740 42,444 Vermont ................................................................................................................................................. 82,781 49,669 Virginia .................................................................................................................................................. 92,379 55,427 Washington ........................................................................................................................................... 85,013 51,008 West Virginia ......................................................................................................................................... 67,613 40,568 Wisconsin .............................................................................................................................................. 82,053 49,232 Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................... 79,777 47,866 Puerto Rico ........................................................................................................................................... 29,188 17,513 1 These figures were prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from 3-year estimates from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 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, Di- vision 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 mem- ber above six people, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for adding 3 percentage points to the percentage for a six-person household (132 percent) and multiplying the new percent- age by 60 percent of the median income for a four-person family. Note: FFY 2016 covers the period of Statutory Authority: 45 CFR 96.85(b) and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND October 1, 2015, through September 30, 42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(ii). HUMAN SERVICES 2016. The estimated median income for Jeannie L. Chaffin, four-person families living in the United Administration for Children and Director, Office of Community Services. Families States for this period is $77,507. [FR Doc. 2015–14187 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] Grantees that use SMI for LIHEAP may, BILLING CODE 4184–01–P Submission for OMB Review; at their option, employ such estimates at Comment Request asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES any time between the date of this publication and the later of October 1, Title: Low Income Home Energy 2015 or the beginning of their fiscal Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Carryover year. and Reallotment Report. OMB No.: 0970–0106. Description: The LIHEAP statute and regulations require LIHEAP grantees to report certain information to HHS concerning funds forwarded and funds VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1


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SectionNotices
ActionThe Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces the State Median Income Estimates for a Four-Person Household for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 State Median Income Estimates for Use in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
DatesThese estimates become effective at any time between the date of this publication and the later of (1) October 1, 2015; or (2) the beginning of a grantee's fiscal year.
ContactPeter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office of Community Services, 5th Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: 202-401-5292; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 32958 
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