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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
‘‘Low-Income Levels’’ Used for Various
Health Professions and Nursing
Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII,
and VIII of the Public Health Service
Act
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
updating income levels used to identify
a ‘‘low-income family’’ for the purpose
of determining eligibility for programs
that provide health professions and
nursing training to individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds. These
various programs are authorized in
Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public
Health Service Act.
The Department periodically
publishes in the Federal Register lowincome levels to be used by institutions
receiving grants and cooperative
agreements in order to determine
individual eligibility for programs
providing training for (1) disadvantaged
individuals, (2) individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3)
individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many
health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees
use the low-income levels to determine
whether potential program participants
are from an economically disadvantaged
background and would be eligible to
participate in the program, as well as to
determine the amount of funding the
individual receives. Federal agencies
generally make awards to: Accredited
schools of medicine, osteopathic
medicine, public health, dentistry,
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veterinary medicine, optometry,
pharmacy, allied health, podiatric
medicine, nursing, and chiropractic;
public or private nonprofit schools
which offer graduate programs in
behavioral health and mental health
practice; and other public or private
nonprofit health or education entities to
assist the disadvantaged to enter and
graduate from health professions and
nursing schools. Some programs
provide for the repayment of health
professions or nursing education loans
for disadvantaged students.
The Secretary defines a ‘‘low-income
family/household’’ for programs
included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the
Public Health Service Act as having an
annual income that does not exceed 200
percent of the Department’s poverty
guidelines. A family is a group of two
or more individuals related by birth,
marriage, or adoption who live together.
On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor,
133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), the Supreme
Court held that section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act, which prohibited
federal recognition of same-sex spouses
and same-sex marriages, was
unconstitutional. In light of this
decision, please note that in
determining eligibility for these
programs, same-sex marriages and samesex spouses will be recognized on equal
terms with opposite-sex marriages and
opposite-sex spouses, regardless of
where the couple resides. This approach
is consistent with a post-Windsor policy
of treating same-sex marriages on the
same terms as opposite sex marriages to
the greatest extent reasonably possible.
Thus, a ‘‘family or household’’ includes
same-sex spouses that are legally
married in a jurisdiction that recognizes
same-sex marriage regardless of whether
the same-sex spouses live in a
jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex
marriage or a jurisdiction that does not
recognize same-sex marriage as well as
the family members that result from
such same sex-marriage.
Most HRSA programs use the income
of a student’s parents to compute lowincome status. However, a ‘‘household’’
may potentially be only one person.
Other HRSA programs, depending upon
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the legislative intent of the program, the
programmatic purpose related to income
level, as well as the age and
circumstances of the participant, will
apply these low-income standards to the
individual student to determine
eligibility, as long as he or she is not
listed as a dependent on the tax form of
his or her parent(s). Each program
announces the rationale and choice of
methodology for determining lowincome levels in program guidance.
The Secretary annually adjusts the
low-income levels based on the
Department’s poverty guidelines and
makes them available to persons
responsible for administering the
applicable programs. The Department’s
poverty guidelines are based on poverty
thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census, adjusted annually for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
The income figures that follow have
been updated to reflect the Department’s
2015 poverty guidelines as published in
80 FR 3236 (January 22, 2015).
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE
48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
Income level **
23,540
31,860
40,180
48,500
56,820
65,140
73,460
81,780
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$8,320 for each additional person.
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
ALASKA
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
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Income level **
29,440
39,840
50,240
60,640
71,040
81,440
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LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
ALASKA—Continued
Persons in family/household *
Income level **
7 ............................................
8 ............................................
91,840
102,240
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$10,400 for each additional person.
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HAWAII
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Income level **
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
27,100
36,660
46,220
55,780
65,340
74,900
84,460
94,020
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$9,560 for each additional person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal
income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year
2014.
Separate poverty guideline figures for
Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of
Economic Opportunity administrative
practice beginning in the 1966–1970
period. (Note that the Census Bureau
poverty thresholds—the version of the
poverty measure used for statistical
purposes—have never had separate
figures for Alaska and Hawaii.) The
poverty guidelines are not defined for
Puerto Rico or other outlying
jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other
outlying jurisdictions shall use income
guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia.
Dated: March 6, 2015.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015–06008 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
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SECURITY
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[OMB Control Number 1615–0116]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Fee Waivers
and Exemption, Form I–912; Revision
of a Currently Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
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proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until May
18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0116 in the subject box, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2010–0008. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2010–0008;
(2) Email. Submit comments to
USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov;
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information, please visit
the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins,
Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
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the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Fee Waivers and
Exemption.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–912;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The collection of
information on Form I–912 is necessary
in order for U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a
determination that the applicant is
unable to pay the application fee for
certain immigration benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
``Low-Income Levels'' Used for Various Health Professions and
Nursing Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public
Health Service Act
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
updating income levels used to identify a ``low-income family'' for the
purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health
professions and nursing training to individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds. These various programs are authorized in Titles III, VII,
and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
The Department periodically publishes in the Federal Register low-
income levels to be used by institutions receiving grants and
cooperative agreements in order to determine individual eligibility for
programs providing training for (1) disadvantaged individuals, (2)
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3) individuals from
low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees use the low-income levels to
determine whether potential program participants are from an
economically disadvantaged background and would be eligible to
participate in the program, as well as to determine the amount of
funding the individual receives. Federal agencies generally make awards
to: Accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public
health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied
health, podiatric medicine, nursing, and chiropractic; public or
private nonprofit schools which offer graduate programs in behavioral
health and mental health practice; and other public or private
nonprofit health or education entities to assist the disadvantaged to
enter and graduate from health professions and nursing schools. Some
programs provide for the repayment of health professions or nursing
education loans for disadvantaged students.
The Secretary defines a ``low-income family/household'' for
programs included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act as having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent
of the Department's poverty guidelines. A family is a group of two or
more individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live
together. On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013),
the Supreme Court held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act,
which prohibited federal recognition of same-sex spouses and same-sex
marriages, was unconstitutional. In light of this decision, please note
that in determining eligibility for these programs, same-sex marriages
and same-sex spouses will be recognized on equal terms with opposite-
sex marriages and opposite-sex spouses, regardless of where the couple
resides. This approach is consistent with a post-Windsor policy of
treating same-sex marriages on the same terms as opposite sex marriages
to the greatest extent reasonably possible. Thus, a ``family or
household'' includes same-sex spouses that are legally married in a
jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage regardless of whether
the same-sex spouses live in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex
marriage or a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex marriage as
well as the family members that result from such same sex-marriage.
Most HRSA programs use the income of a student's parents to compute
low-income status. However, a ``household'' may potentially be only one
person. Other HRSA programs, depending upon the legislative intent of
the program, the programmatic purpose related to income level, as well
as the age and circumstances of the participant, will apply these low-
income standards to the individual student to determine eligibility, as
long as he or she is not listed as a dependent on the tax form of his
or her parent(s). Each program announces the rationale and choice of
methodology for determining low-income levels in program guidance.
The Secretary annually adjusts the low-income levels based on the
Department's poverty guidelines and makes them available to persons
responsible for administering the applicable programs. The Department's
poverty guidelines are based on poverty thresholds published by the
U.S. Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for changes in the
Consumer Price Index. The income figures that follow have been updated
to reflect the Department's 2015 poverty guidelines as published in 80
FR 3236 (January 22, 2015).
Low-Income Levels Based on the 2015 Poverty Guidelines for the 48
Contiguous States and the District of Columbia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income level
Persons in family/household * **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1....................................................... 23,540
2....................................................... 31,860
3....................................................... 40,180
4....................................................... 48,500
5....................................................... 56,820
6....................................................... 65,140
7....................................................... 73,460
8....................................................... 81,780
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For families with more than 8 persons, add $8,320 for each additional
person.
Low-Income Levels Based on the 2015 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income level
Persons in family/household * **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1....................................................... 29,440
2....................................................... 39,840
3....................................................... 50,240
4....................................................... 60,640
5....................................................... 71,040
6....................................................... 81,440
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7....................................................... 91,840
8....................................................... 102,240
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For families with more than 8 persons, add $10,400 for each additional
person.
Low-Income Levels Based on the 2015 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income level
Persons in family/household * **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1....................................................... 27,100
2....................................................... 36,660
3....................................................... 46,220
4....................................................... 55,780
5....................................................... 65,340
6....................................................... 74,900
7....................................................... 84,460
8....................................................... 94,020
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For families with more than 8 persons, add $9,560 for each additional
person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2014.
Separate poverty guideline figures for Alaska and Hawaii reflect
Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the
1966-1970 period. (Note that the Census Bureau poverty thresholds--the
version of the poverty measure used for statistical purposes--have
never had separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii.) The poverty
guidelines are not defined for Puerto Rico or other outlying
jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other outlying jurisdictions shall use
income guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of
Columbia.
Dated: March 6, 2015.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-06008 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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