[Federal Register: March 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 44)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family: Notice of
the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009 State Median Income Estimates for
Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (CFDA
Number 93.568) Administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community
Services, Division of Energy Assistance, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of State median income estimates for FFY 2009.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the estimated median income for four-
person families in each State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2009
(October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009). LIHEAP grantees may adopt the
State median income estimates beginning with the date of publication in
the Federal Register or at a later date as discussed below. This
enables LIHEAP grantees to choose to implement this notice during the
period between the heating and cooling seasons. However, by October 1,
2008, or the beginning of a grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later,
LIHEAP grantees using State median income estimates must adjust their
income eligibility criteria to be in accord with the FFY 2009 State
median income estimates.
This listing of estimated State median incomes provides one of the
maximum income criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a
household's income eligibility for LIHEAP.
DATES: Effective Date: The estimates become effective at any time
between the date of this publication and October 1, 2008, or the
beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.
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: peter.edelman@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 2603(11) of
Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law
(Pub. L.) 97-35, as amended, HHS announces the estimated median income
of a four-person family for each State, the District of Columbia, and
the United States for FFY 2009 (October 1, 2008, through September 30,
2009).
Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the LIHEAP statute provides that 60
percent of the median income for each State, 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, PL
109-58, enacted on August 8, 2005. This authorization expired on
September 30, 2007. Reauthorization of LIHEAP is pending.
Estimates of the median income for a four-person family for each
State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2009 have been produced by
the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. In developing
these estimates, the U.S. Census Bureau used the most recently
available income data, which was data from the 2006 American Community
Survey (ACS). For additional information about the ACS State median
income estimates, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/
medincsizeandstate.html or contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Housing and
Household Economic Statistics Division at (301) 763-3243. For
additional information about the ACS in general, see http://
www.census.gov/acs/www/.
The State median income estimates, like those that derive from any
survey, are subject to two types of errors: (1) Nonsampling Error,
which consists of random errors that increase the variability of the
data and non-random errors that consistently direct the data into 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 State median
income estimates, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACS/
accuracy2006.pdf.
A State-by-State listing of median income and 60 percent of median
income for a four-person family for FFY 2009 follows. The listing
describes the method for adjusting median income for families of
different sizes as specified in regulations applicable to LIHEAP, at 45
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CFR 96.85(b), published in the Federal Register on March 3, 1988 at 53
FR 6824.
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Josephine B. Robinson,
Director, Office of Community Services.
Estimated State Median Income for a Four-Person Family, by State,
Federal Fiscal Year
[(FFY) 2009 \1\]
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60 percent
Estimated of
state estimated
median State
States income for median
a four- income for
person a four-
family\2\ person
family \3\
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Alabama....................................... $60,298 $36,179
Alaska........................................ 71,781 43,069
Arizona....................................... 65,050 39,030
Arkansas...................................... 52,185 31,311
California.................................... 74,801 44,881
Colorado...................................... 75,775 45,465
Connecticut................................... 93,821 56,293
Delaware...................................... 78,321 46,993
District of Columbia.......................... 71,571 42,943
Florida....................................... 65,024 39,014
Georgia....................................... 66,711 40,027
Hawaii........................................ 84,472 50,683
Idaho......................................... 58,066 34,840
Illinois...................................... 75,484 45,290
Indiana....................................... 67,787 40,672
Iowa.......................................... 67,792 40,675
Kansas........................................ 67,897 40,738
Kentucky...................................... 60,202 36,121
Louisiana..................................... 60,161 36,097
Maine......................................... 63,501 38,101
Maryland...................................... 94,017 56,410
Massachusetts................................. 89,347 53,608
Michigan...................................... 72,591 43,555
Minnesota..................................... 81,477 48,886
Mississippi................................... 52,992 31,795
Missouri...................................... 63,274 37,964
Montana....................................... 60,576 36,346
Nebraska...................................... 68,917 41,350
Nevada........................................ 66,095 39,657
New Hampshire................................. 87,396 52,438
New Jersey.................................... 94,441 56,665
New Mexico.................................... 52,034 31,220
New York...................................... 75,513 45,308
North Carolina................................ 61,420 36,852
North Dakota.................................. 67,560 40,536
Ohio.......................................... 68,579 41,147
Oklahoma...................................... 55,031 33,019
Oregon........................................ 64,832 38,899
Pennsylvania.................................. 74,072 44,443
Rhode Island.................................. 78,189 46,913
South Carolina................................ 59,663 35,798
South Dakota.................................. 63,508 38,105
Tennessee..................................... 60,143 36,086
Texas......................................... 59,808 35,885
Utah.......................................... 63,586 38,152
Vermont....................................... 67,884 40,730
Virginia...................................... 78,413 47,048
Washington.................................... 75,140 45,084
West Virginia................................. 55,920 33,552
Wisconsin..................................... 72,495 43,497
Wyoming....................................... 71,559 42,935
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Note: FFY 2009 covers the period of October 1, 2008 through September
30, 2009. The estimated median income for a four-person family living
in the United States is $70,354 for FFY 2009. The estimates become
effective for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
at any time between the date of this publication and October 1, 2008,
or the beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is
later.
\1\ Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau from the 2006 American Community
Survey (ACS). The State median income estimates, like those that
derive from any survey, are subject to two types of errors: (1)
Nonsampling Error, which consists of random errors that increase the
variability of the data and non-random errors that consistently direct
the data into a specific direction; and (2) Sampling Error, which
consists of the error that arises from the use of probability sampling
to create the sample.
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\2\ In accordance with 45 CFR 96.85, each State's estimated median
income for a four-person family is multiplied by the following
percentages to adjust for family size for LIHEAP: 52 percent for one
person, 68 percent for two persons, 84 percent for three persons, 100
percent for four persons, 116 percent for five persons, and 132
percent for six persons. For each additional family member above six
persons, add 3 percentage points to the percentage for a six-person
family (132 percent), and multiply the new percentage by the State's
estimated median income for a four-person family.
\3\ These figures were calculated by the Division of Energy Assistance
(DEA). DEA calculated these figures by multiplying the estimated State
median income for a four-person family for each State by 60 percent.
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