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TABLE A—REPORTING ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN: SUMMARY OF BURDEN—# 0584–0008
Description of
collection activity
Form number
Number
respondents
Number
responses
per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
(cxd)
Hours per
response
Total
burden
(exf)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Retailers ....................................
Applications Received ......
E-Authentication ...............
Applications Received ......
Applications Received ......
Applications Received ......
Applications Received ......
Store Visits .......................
Reauthorization ................
252–E .......................................
252–E and FNS–252–FE .........
252 ............................................
252–FE .....................................
252–2 ........................................
252–C .......................................
...................................................
252–R .......................................
29,335
30,347
3,372
1,012
904
3,610
40,667
42,614
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
29,355
30,347
3,372
1,012
904
3,610
40,667
42,614
0.16861
0.13360
0.18638
0.16861
0.19416
0.08350
0.01670
0.11944
4,946
4,054
628
171
175
301
679
5,090
Total Reporting Burden ......
..........................................
...................................................
151,859
1
151,859
..................
16,045
..........................................
...................................................
151,859
1
151,859
0.1056592
16,045
Affected public
SUMMARY OF BURDEN FOR
THIS COLLECTION.
Dated: February 26, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
601–612) and thus is exempt from the
provisions of this Act.
[FR Doc. 2014–04786 Filed 3–4–14; 8:45 am]
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
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Executive Order 12372
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC): Income Eligibility
Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (‘‘Department’’) announces
adjusted income eligibility guidelines to
be used by State agencies in
determining the income eligibility of
persons applying to participate in the
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children Program (WIC). These income
eligibility guidelines are to be used in
conjunction with the WIC Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Hines, Chief, Policy Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305–
2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Executive Order 12866
This notice is exempt from review by
the Office of Management and Budget
under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action is not a rule as defined by
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
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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 29100, June 24,
1983, and 49 FR 22675, May 31, 1984).
Description
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)), requires the
Secretary of Agriculture 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 income-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
Richard B. Russell 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
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 2014/2015 was
published by the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) at 79 FR
3593, January 22, 2014. The guidelines
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published by HHS are referred to as the
‘‘poverty guidelines.’’
Section 246.7(d)(1) of the WIC
regulations (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations) specifies that State
agencies may prescribe income
guidelines either equaling the income
guidelines established under section 9
of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act for reduced-price
school meals, or identical to State or
local guidelines for free or reducedprice 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 for
reduced-price school meals, or which
are less than 100 percent of the Federal
poverty guidelines. Consistent with the
method used to compute income
eligibility guidelines for reduced-price
meals under the National School Lunch
Program, the poverty 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 income eligibility guidelines by
household size for the period July 1,
2014, through June 30, 2015. Consistent
with section 17(f)(17) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1786(f)(17)), a State agency may
implement the revised WIC income
eligibility guidelines concurrently with
the implementation of income eligibility
guidelines under the Medicaid Program
established under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.).
State agencies may coordinate
implementation with the revised
Medicaid guidelines, i.e., earlier in the
year, but in no case may
implementation take place later than
July 1, 2014.
State agencies that do not coordinate
implementation with the revised
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Medicaid guidelines must implement
the WIC income eligibility guidelines on
July 1, 2014. 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.
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
[Effective from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015]
Federal poverty guidelines—100%
Household size
Annual
Twicemonthly
Monthly
Reduced price meals—185%
Bi-weekly
Weekly
Annual
Monthly
Twicemonthly
Bi-weekly
Weekly
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
1 ............................................
2 ............................................
3 ............................................
4 ............................................
5 ............................................
6 ............................................
7 ............................................
8 ............................................
Each add’l family member
add .....................................
$11,670
15,730
19,790
23,850
27,910
31,970
36,030
40,090
$973
1,311
1,650
1,988
2,326
2,665
3,003
3,341
$487
656
825
994
1,163
1,333
1,502
1,671
$449
605
762
918
1,074
1,230
1,386
1,542
$225
303
381
459
537
615
693
771
$21,590
29,101
36,612
44,123
51,634
59,145
66,656
74,167
$1,800
2,426
3,051
3,677
4,303
4,929
5,555
6,181
$900
1,213
1,526
1,839
2,152
2,465
2,778
3,091
$831
1,120
1,409
1,698
1,986
2,275
2,564
2,853
$416
560
705
849
993
1,138
1,282
1,427
+ 4,060
+ 339
+ 170
+ 157
+ 79
+ 7,511
+ 626
+ 313
+ 289
+ 145
Alaska
1 ............................................
2 ............................................
3 ............................................
4 ............................................
5 ............................................
6 ............................................
7 ............................................
8 ............................................
Each add’l family member
add .....................................
$14,580
19,660
24,740
29,820
34,900
39,980
45,060
50,140
$1,215
1,639
2,062
2,485
2,909
3,332
3,755
4,179
$608
820
1,031
1,243
1,455
1,666
1,878
2,090
$561
757
952
1,147
1,343
1,538
1,734
1,929
$281
379
476
574
672
769
867
965
$26,973
36,371
45,769
55,167
64,565
73,963
83,361
92,759
$2,248
3,031
3,815
4,598
5,381
6,164
6,947
7,730
$1,124
1,516
1,908
2,299
2,691
3,082
3,474
3,865
$1,038
1,399
1,761
2,122
2,484
2,845
3,207
3,568
$519
700
881
1,061
1,242
1,423
1,604
1,784
+ 5,080
+ 424
+ 212
+ 196
+ 98
+ 9,398
+ 784
+ 392
+ 362
+ 181
Hawaii
1 ............................................
2 ............................................
3 ............................................
4 ............................................
5 ............................................
6 ............................................
7 ............................................
8 ............................................
Each add’l family member
add .....................................
$13,420
18,090
22,760
27,430
32,100
36,770
41,440
46,110
$1,119
1,508
1,897
2,286
2,675
3,065
3,454
3,843
$560
754
949
1,143
1,338
1,533
1,727
1,922
$517
696
876
1,055
1,235
1,415
1,594
1,774
$259
348
438
528
618
708
797
887
$24,827
33,467
42,106
50,746
59,385
68,025
76,664
85,304
$2,069
2,789
3,509
4,229
4,949
5,669
6,389
7,109
$1,035
1,395
1,755
2,115
2,475
2,835
3,195
3,555
$955
1,288
1,620
1,952
2,285
2,617
2,949
3,281
$478
644
810
976
1,143
1,309
1,475
1,641
+ 4,670
+ 390
+ 195
+ 180
+ 90
+ 8,640
+ 720
+ 360
+ 333
+ 167
Because the poverty 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
Dated: February 26, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–04787 Filed 3–4–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs—Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:
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This Notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2015. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Brewer, Chief, School Programs Branch,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
SUMMARY:
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Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or by phone
at (703) 305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
no recordkeeping or reporting
requirements have been included that
are subject to approval from the Office
of Management and Budget.
This notice has been determined to be
not significant and was reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget in
conformance with Executive Order
12866.
The affected programs are listed in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No.
10.556, No. 10.558 and No. 10.559 and
are subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC): Income Eligibility Guidelines
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (``Department'') announces
adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by State agencies in
determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate
in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children Program (WIC). These income eligibility guidelines are to be
used in conjunction with the WIC Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Hines, Chief, Policy Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division, FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This notice is exempt from review by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866.
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 of 1995
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 1995 (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
29100, June 24, 1983, and 49 FR 22675, May 31, 1984).
Description
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)), requires the Secretary of Agriculture 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 income-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 Richard B. Russell 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 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 2014/2015 was published by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) at 79 FR 3593, January 22, 2014. The guidelines
published by HHS are referred to as the ``poverty guidelines.''
Section 246.7(d)(1) of the WIC regulations (Title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations) specifies that State agencies may prescribe income
guidelines either equaling the income guidelines established under
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 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 for
reduced-price school meals, or which are less than 100 percent of the
Federal poverty guidelines. Consistent with the method used to compute
income eligibility guidelines for reduced-price meals under the
National School Lunch Program, the poverty 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 income eligibility guidelines by household size for the period July
1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. Consistent with section 17(f)(17) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(17)), a
State agency may implement the revised WIC income eligibility
guidelines concurrently with the implementation of income eligibility
guidelines under the Medicaid Program established under Title XIX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.). State agencies may
coordinate implementation with the revised Medicaid guidelines, i.e.,
earlier in the year, but in no case may implementation take place later
than July 1, 2014.
State agencies that do not coordinate implementation with the
revised
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Medicaid guidelines must implement the WIC income eligibility
guidelines on July 1, 2014. 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.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
[Effective from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015]
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Federal poverty guidelines--100% Reduced price meals--185%
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Household size Twice- Twice-
Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly Annual Monthly monthly Bi-weekly Weekly
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1............................... $11,670 $973 $487 $449 $225 $21,590 $1,800 $900 $831 $416
2............................... 15,730 1,311 656 605 303 29,101 2,426 1,213 1,120 560
3............................... 19,790 1,650 825 762 381 36,612 3,051 1,526 1,409 705
4............................... 23,850 1,988 994 918 459 44,123 3,677 1,839 1,698 849
5............................... 27,910 2,326 1,163 1,074 537 51,634 4,303 2,152 1,986 993
6............................... 31,970 2,665 1,333 1,230 615 59,145 4,929 2,465 2,275 1,138
7............................... 36,030 3,003 1,502 1,386 693 66,656 5,555 2,778 2,564 1,282
8............................... 40,090 3,341 1,671 1,542 771 74,167 6,181 3,091 2,853 1,427
Each add'l family member add.... + 4,060 + 339 + 170 + 157 + 79 + 7,511 + 626 + 313 + 289 + 145
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Alaska
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1............................... $14,580 $1,215 $608 $561 $281 $26,973 $2,248 $1,124 $1,038 $519
2............................... 19,660 1,639 820 757 379 36,371 3,031 1,516 1,399 700
3............................... 24,740 2,062 1,031 952 476 45,769 3,815 1,908 1,761 881
4............................... 29,820 2,485 1,243 1,147 574 55,167 4,598 2,299 2,122 1,061
5............................... 34,900 2,909 1,455 1,343 672 64,565 5,381 2,691 2,484 1,242
6............................... 39,980 3,332 1,666 1,538 769 73,963 6,164 3,082 2,845 1,423
7............................... 45,060 3,755 1,878 1,734 867 83,361 6,947 3,474 3,207 1,604
8............................... 50,140 4,179 2,090 1,929 965 92,759 7,730 3,865 3,568 1,784
Each add'l family member add.... + 5,080 + 424 + 212 + 196 + 98 + 9,398 + 784 + 392 + 362 + 181
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Hawaii
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1............................... $13,420 $1,119 $560 $517 $259 $24,827 $2,069 $1,035 $955 $478
2............................... 18,090 1,508 754 696 348 33,467 2,789 1,395 1,288 644
3............................... 22,760 1,897 949 876 438 42,106 3,509 1,755 1,620 810
4............................... 27,430 2,286 1,143 1,055 528 50,746 4,229 2,115 1,952 976
5............................... 32,100 2,675 1,338 1,235 618 59,385 4,949 2,475 2,285 1,143
6............................... 36,770 3,065 1,533 1,415 708 68,025 5,669 2,835 2,617 1,309
7............................... 41,440 3,454 1,727 1,594 797 76,664 6,389 3,195 2,949 1,475
8............................... 46,110 3,843 1,922 1,774 887 85,304 7,109 3,555 3,281 1,641
Each add'l family member add.... + 4,670 + 390 + 195 + 180 + 90 + 8,640 + 720 + 360 + 333 + 167
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Because the poverty 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
Dated: February 26, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04787 Filed 3-4-14; 8:45 am]
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