81_FR_22714 81 FR 22640 - Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2016 Workforce Information Grants

81 FR 22640 - Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2016 Workforce Information Grants

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 74 (April 18, 2016)

Page Range22640-22648
FR Document2016-08747

This notice announces allotments for PY 2016 for WIOA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner- Peyser Act for PY 2016 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for PY 2016. WIOA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. WIOA requires allotments for the outlying areas to be competitively based rather than based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). For PY 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2016 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands) that was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). WIOA specifically included the Republic of Palau as an outlying area, except during any period for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a Compact of Free Association is in effect and contains provisions for training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance provided under WIOA; no such determinations prohibiting assistance have been made. The formula that the Department of Labor (Department) used for PY 2016 is the same formula used in PY 2015 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(WIOA) Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 
2016 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces allotments for PY 2016 for WIOA Title I 
Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final 
allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-
Peyser Act for PY 2016 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for 
PY 2016.
    WIOA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the 
Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective 
statutes. WIOA requires allotments for the outlying areas to be 
competitively based rather than based on a formula determined by the 
Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA). For PY 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 waives the competition requirement, and the Secretary is using the 
discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2016 
funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United 
States Virgin Islands) that was published in the Federal Register at 65 
FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). WIOA specifically included the Republic of 
Palau as an outlying area, except during any period for which the 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education determine that a 
Compact of Free Association is in effect and contains provisions for 
training and education assistance prohibiting the assistance provided 
under WIOA; no such determinations prohibiting assistance have been 
made. The formula that the Department of Labor (Department) used for PY 
2016 is the same formula used in PY 2015 and is described in the 
section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are invited on 
the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.

DATES: Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying 
areas must be received by May 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: 
Ms. Anita Harvey, email: [email protected].
    Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area 
may be delayed due to security concerns. Hand-delivered comments will 
be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered 
to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by 
the date specified above.
    Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will 
not review comments received by means other than those listed above or 
that are received after the comment period has closed.
    Comments: The Department will retain all comments on this notice 
and will release them upon request via email to any member of the 
public. The Department also will make all the comments it receives 
available for public inspection by appointment during normal business 
hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the 
comments, the Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as 
readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this 
notice available, upon request, in large print, Braille and electronic 
file. The Department also will consider providing the notice in other 
formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments 
and/or obtain the notice in an alternative format, contact Ms. Harvey 
using the information provided above. The Department will

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retain all comments received without making any changes to the 
comments, including any personal information provided. The Department 
therefore cautions commenters not to include their personal information 
such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, 
and email addresses in their comments; this information would be 
released with the comment if the comments are requested. It is the 
commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or her information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: WIOA Youth Activities allotments--Evan 
Rosenberg at (202) 693-3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693-3606; 
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments--
Robert Kight at (202) 693-3937; Workforce Information Grant 
allotments--Donald Haughton at (202) 693-2784. Individuals with hearing 
or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is announcing WIOA allotments 
for PY 2016 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker 
Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2016 final allotments, and PY 2016 
Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides 
information on the amount of funds available during PY 2016 to States 
with an approved WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for 
PY 2016, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.
    On December 18, 2015, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, 
Public Law 114-113 was signed into law (``the Act''). The Act, Division 
H, Title I, Section 107 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) to set aside up to 0.75 percent of most operating funds for 
evaluations. The evaluation provision is consistent with the Federal 
government's priority on evidence-based policy and programming and 
provides important opportunities to expand evaluations and 
demonstrations in the Department to build solid evidence about what 
works best. In the past, funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations 
were separately appropriated and managed by ETA. That separate 
authority has been replaced by the set aside provision. Funds are 
transferred to the Department's Chief Evaluation Office to implement 
formal evaluations and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 
2016, the Secretary set aside .25 percent of the Training and 
Employment Services (TES) and State Unemployment Insurance and 
Employment Services Operations (SUIESO) appropriations. ETA spread the 
amount to be set aside for each appropriation among the programs funded 
by that appropriation with more than $100 million in funding. This 
includes WIOA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser 
Employment Service program budgets.
    We also have attached tables listing the PY 2016 allotments for 
programs under WIOA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and 
Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, 
respectively), and the PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments 
(Table D). We also have attached the PY 2016 Workforce Information 
Grant table (Table E).
    Youth Activities Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2016 for 
WIOA Youth Activities totals $873,416,000. After reducing the 
appropriation by $2,485,000 for evaluations, $870,931,000 is available 
for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth 
Activities program allotments for PY 2016 and provides a comparison of 
these allotments to PY 2015 Youth Activities allotments for all States, 
and outlying areas. For the Native American Youth program, the total 
amount available is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth 
Activities (after the evaluations set aside), in accordance with WIOA 
section 127. The total funding available for the outlying areas was 
reserved at 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated for Youth 
Activities (after the evaluations set aside) after the amount reserved 
for Native American Youth (in accordance with WIOA section 
127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, Pub. L. 108-188, the Compact of 
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (``the Compact''), was signed 
into law. The Compact specified that the Republic of Palau remained 
eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). 
WIOA section 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer to WIOA funding. 
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Division H, Title II, 
Section 306 of Public Law 114-113) authorized WIOA Title I funding to 
Palau through FY 2016.
    Under WIA, the Secretary had discretion for determining the 
methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas. Under WIOA 
the Secretary must disseminate the funds through a competitive process. 
For PY 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 waives the 
competition requirement contained in WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii), 
132(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 132(b)(2)(A)(ii) regarding funding to outlying 
areas (e.g., American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin 
Islands). For PY 2016, the Department used the same methodology used 
since PY 2000 (i.e., we distribute funds among the outlying areas by 
formula based on relative share of the number of unemployed, a minimum 
of 90 percent of the prior year allotment percentage, a $75,000 
minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share). For the 
relative share calculation in PY 2016, the Department continued to use 
the data obtained from the 2010 Census for American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States 
Virgin Islands. For the Republic of Palau, the Department continued to 
use data from Palau's 2005 Census.
    After the Department calculated the amount for the outlying areas 
and the Native American program, it was determined that the amount 
available for PY 2016 allotments to the States is $855,722,367. This 
total amount was below the required $1 billion threshold specified in 
WIOA section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Department did not 
apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by 
WIOA, the Department used the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. 
L. 97-300), section 262(b)(2) (as amended by section 207 of the Job 
Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367) minimums of 90 
percent of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State 
minimum floor. WIOA also provides that no State may receive an 
allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for 
the State for the previous year. The three data factors required by 
WIOA for the PY 2016 Youth Activities State formula allotments are:
    (1) The average number of unemployed individuals for Areas of 
Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2014-June 
2015;
    (2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess 
(depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period 
used for ASU unemployed data; and
    (3) Number of economically disadvantaged Youth (age 16 to 21, 
excluding college students in the workforce and military) from special 
tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the 
Department obtained from the Bureau in 2012. The Bureau collected the 
data used in the special tabulations for

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economically disadvantaged Youth between January 1, 2006-December 31, 
2010.
    For purposes of identifying ASUs for the within-state Youth 
Activities allocation formula, States should continue to use the data 
made available by BLS (as described in the Local Area Unemployment 
Statistics (LAUS) Technical Memorandum No. S-15-13). For purposes of 
determining the number of economically disadvantaged Youth for the 
statutory within-state allocation formula, States should continue to 
use the special tabulations of ACS data made available to them in 2013 
and available at http://www.doleta.gov/budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm.
    See TEGL No. 21-12 for further information.
    Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments. The total 
appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2016 is $815,556,000. 
After reducing the appropriated amount by $2,321,000 for evaluations, 
$813,235,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $811,201,912 is for 
States and $2,033,088 is for outlying areas. Table B shows the PY 2016 
Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a State by 
State comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to PY 2015 allotments.
    In accordance with WIOA, the Department reserved the total 
available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount 
appropriated for Adult Activities (after the evaluations set aside). As 
discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2016 the 
Department will distribute the Adult Activities funding for the 
outlying areas, using the same principles, formula and data as used for 
outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for 
the outlying areas, the Department used the statutory formula to 
distribute the remaining amount available for allotments to the States. 
The Department did not apply the WIOA minimum provisions for the PY 
2016 allotments because the total amount available for the States was 
below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in WIOA 
section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIOA, the 
Department calculated minimum allotments using the JTPA section 
202(b)(2) (as amended by section 202 of the Job Training Reform 
Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent of the prior year allotment 
percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIOA also provides 
that no State may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of 
the allotment percentage for the State for the previous year. The three 
formula data factors for the Adult Activities program are the same as 
those used for the Youth Activities formula, except the Department used 
data for the number of economically disadvantaged Adults (age 18 to 72, 
excluding college students in the workforce and military).
    As noted above, updated data for within-state ASU calculations is 
available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and States should 
continue to use the economically disadvantaged Adults data made 
available to States by the Department in 2013.
    Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments. 
The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker activities in PY 2016 
totals $1,241,719,000. The total appropriation includes formula funds 
for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National 
Dislocated Worker Grants, technical assistance and training, 
demonstration projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker 
allotments. After reducing the appropriated amount by $3,533,000 for 
evaluations, a total of $1,238,186,000 remains available for Dislocated 
Worker activities. The amount available for outlying areas is 
$3,095,465, leaving $217,135,535 for the National Reserve and a total 
of $1,017,955,000 available for States. Like the Adult program, Table C 
shows the PY 2016 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a State 
by State comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to PY 2015 allotments.
    Like the Adult Activities program, the Department reserved the 
total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full 
amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities (after the 
evaluations set aside). Similar to Youth and Adult funds, instead of 
competition, in PY 2016 the Department will use the same pro rata share 
as the areas received for the PY 2016 WIOA Adult Activities program to 
distribute the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker funds, the same 
methodology used in PY 2015. The three data factors required in WIOA 
for the PY 2016 Dislocated Worker State formula allotments are:
    (1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 
2014-September 2015;
    (2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, 
October 2014-September 2015; and
    (3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month 
period, October 2014-September 2015.
    In PY 2016, under WIOA the Dislocated Worker formula adopted 
minimum and maximum provisions. No State may receive an allotment that 
is less than 90 percent of the State's prior year allotment percentage 
or more than 130 percent of the State's prior year allotment 
percentage.
    Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments. The appropriated level for 
PY 2016 for ES grants totals $680,000,000. After reducing the 
appropriated amount by $1,845,000 for evaluations, a total of 
$678,155,000 remains available for ES programs. After determining the 
funding for outlying areas, the Department calculated allotments to 
States using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The Department based PY 2016 formula allotments on 
each State's share of calendar year 2015 monthly averages of the 
civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Secretary to set aside up to three 
percent of the total funds available for ES to ensure that each State 
will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities. In 
accordance with this provision, the Department included the three 
percent set-aside funds in this total allotment. The Department 
distributed the set-aside funds in two steps to States that have 
experienced a reduction in their relative share of the total resources 
available this year from their relative share of the total resources 
available the previous year. In Step 1, States that have a CLF below 
one million and are also below the median CLF density were maintained 
at 100 percent of their relative share of prior year resources. ETA 
calculated the median CLF density based on CLF data provided by the BLS 
for calendar year 2015. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed 
on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other States experiencing 
reductions in relative share from the prior year but not meeting the 
size and density criteria for Step 1. The distribution of ES funds 
(Table D) includes $676,501,894 for States, as well as $1,653,106 for 
outlying areas.
    Under section 7(a), 90 percent of funds must be used for labor 
exchange services and other career services such as job search and 
placement services to job seekers; appropriate recruitment services for 
employers; program evaluations; developing and providing labor market 
and occupational information; developing management information 
systems; and administering the work test for unemployment insurance 
claimants. Under section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, ten percent of 
the total sums allotted to each State shall be reserved for use by the 
Governor to provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for 
groups with special needs, and for the

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extra costs of exemplary models for delivering job services.
    Workforce Information Grants Allotments. Total PY 2016 funding for 
Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $32,000,000. The 
allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are 
distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,800 for 
Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. Guam and the United States 
Virgin Islands allotment amounts are partially based on CLF data. The 
Department distributes the remaining funds to the States with 40 
percent distributed equally to all States and 60 percent distributed 
based on each State's share of CLF for the 12 months ending September 
2015.

 Table A--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Youth Activities State Allotments
                            [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]
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                  State                        PY 2015           PY 2016         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................      $831,842,000      $873,416,000       $41,574,000              5.00
Total (WIOA Youth Activities)...........      $829,547,000      $870,931,000       $41,384,000              4.99
Alabama.................................        10,973,635        13,242,811         2,269,176             20.68
Alaska..................................         2,037,653         2,296,191           258,538             12.69
Arizona.................................        18,380,399        20,040,831         1,660,432              9.03
Arkansas................................         7,694,400         7,839,730           145,330              1.89
California..............................       120,707,084       128,788,366         8,081,282              6.69
Colorado................................        11,835,030        11,182,905         (652,125)             -5.51
Connecticut.............................         9,634,681        10,313,964           679,283              7.05
Delaware................................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
District of Columbia....................         2,329,955         3,086,388           756,433             32.47
Florida.................................        42,774,978        49,787,759         7,012,781             16.39
Georgia.................................        27,630,735        30,707,383         3,076,648             11.13
Hawaii..................................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
Idaho...................................         3,116,131         2,944,428         (171,703)             -5.51
Illinois................................        42,336,174        40,003,397       (2,332,777)             -5.51
Indiana.................................        16,203,657        17,064,726           861,069              5.31
Iowa....................................         4,781,261         5,118,005           336,744              7.04
Kansas..................................         5,370,179         5,166,437         (203,742)             -3.79
Kentucky................................        13,717,594        12,961,737         (755,857)             -5.51
Louisiana...............................         9,194,017        12,548,488         3,354,471             36.49
Maine...................................         3,214,985         3,208,693           (6,292)             -0.20
Maryland................................        12,364,002        14,375,433         2,011,431             16.27
Massachusetts...........................        16,504,685        15,595,256         (909,429)             -5.51
Michigan................................        31,250,104        29,709,018       (1,541,086)             -4.93
Minnesota...............................         9,078,036         8,577,825         (500,211)             -5.51
Mississippi.............................         9,151,084        10,193,683         1,042,599             11.39
Missouri................................        14,228,439        16,472,508         2,244,069             15.77
Montana.................................         2,152,782         2,139,306          (13,476)             -0.63
Nebraska................................         2,425,096         2,291,470         (133,626)             -5.51
Nevada..................................         9,034,617         9,531,729           497,112              5.50
New Hampshire...........................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
New Jersey..............................        23,282,287        24,898,651         1,616,364              6.94
New Mexico..............................         5,249,778         6,167,206           917,428             17.48
New York................................        52,128,262        54,003,637         1,875,375              3.60
North Carolina..........................        26,347,165        25,235,370       (1,111,795)             -4.22
North Dakota............................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
Ohio....................................        28,593,170        28,162,375         (430,795)             -1.51
Oklahoma................................         6,941,080         6,558,618         (382,462)             -5.51
Oregon..................................        10,431,168        11,441,241         1,010,073              9.68
Pennsylvania............................        30,984,178        29,652,886       (1,331,292)             -4.30
Puerto Rico.............................        19,489,676        23,096,083         3,606,407             18.50
Rhode Island............................         4,106,989         3,880,689         (226,300)             -5.51
South Carolina..........................        11,474,747        14,636,640         3,161,893             27.56
South Dakota............................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
Tennessee...............................        17,503,627        18,911,472         1,407,845              8.04
Texas...................................        54,914,867        51,888,988       (3,025,879)             -5.51
Utah....................................         3,928,231         3,711,780         (216,451)             -5.51
Vermont.................................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
Virginia................................        13,325,559        15,728,252         2,402,693             18.03
Washington..............................        15,945,865        18,966,351         3,020,486             18.94
West Virginia...........................         3,987,564         5,350,384         1,362,820             34.18
Wisconsin...............................        14,041,859        13,268,135         (773,724)             -5.51
Wyoming.................................         2,037,653         2,139,306           101,653              4.99
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    State Total.........................       815,061,036       855,722,367        40,661,331              4.99
American Samoa..........................           217,678           228,951            11,273              5.18
Guam....................................           738,863           777,128            38,265              5.18
Northern Marianas.......................           403,686           424,593            20,907              5.18
Palau...................................            75,000            75,000                 0              0.00

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Virgin Islands..........................           607,532           638,996            31,464              5.18
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    Outlying Areas Total................         2,042,759         2,144,668           101,909              4.99
Native Americans........................        12,443,205        13,063,965           620,760              4.99
Evaluations set aside...................         2,295,000         2,485,000           190,000              8.28
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 Table B--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Adult Activities State Allotments
                            [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]
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                  State                        PY 2015           PY 2016         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................      $776,736,000      $815,556,000       $38,820,000              5.00
Total (WIOA Adult Activities)...........      $774,593,000      $813,235,000       $38,642,000              4.99
Alabama.................................        10,701,084        12,855,265         2,154,181             20.13
Alaska..................................         1,931,641         2,141,082           209,441             10.84
Arizona.................................        17,323,692        18,879,837         1,556,145              8.98
Arkansas................................         7,337,318         7,472,699           135,381              1.85
California..............................       115,578,226       123,210,917         7,632,691              6.60
Colorado................................        10,974,957        10,370,217         (604,740)             -5.51
Connecticut.............................         8,856,853         9,481,516           624,663              7.05
Delaware................................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
District of Columbia....................         2,119,523         2,829,641           710,118             33.50
Florida.................................        42,797,775        49,511,527         6,713,752             15.69
Georgia.................................        26,506,892        29,416,706         2,909,814             10.98
Hawaii..................................         1,951,282         2,028,005            76,723              3.93
Idaho...................................         2,894,258         2,734,779         (159,479)             -5.51
Illinois................................        39,706,093        37,518,214       (2,187,879)             -5.51
Indiana.................................        14,770,963        15,474,763           703,800              4.76
Iowa....................................         3,398,273         3,662,040           263,767              7.76
Kansas..................................         4,502,095         4,279,457         (222,638)             -4.95
Kentucky................................        13,954,626        13,185,700         (768,926)             -5.51
Louisiana...............................         8,816,204        12,032,822         3,216,618             36.49
Maine...................................         2,927,292         2,914,099          (13,193)             -0.45
Maryland................................        11,464,414        13,348,546         1,884,132             16.43
Massachusetts...........................        14,722,745        13,911,495         (811,250)             -5.51
Michigan................................        28,780,666        27,194,798       (1,585,868)             -5.51
Minnesota...............................         7,764,825         7,336,969         (427,856)             -5.51
Mississippi.............................         8,730,734         9,714,582           983,848             11.27
Missouri................................        13,246,842        15,350,715         2,103,873             15.88
Montana.................................         2,047,140         2,028,005          (19,135)             -0.93
Nebraska................................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
Nevada..................................         8,809,234         9,285,903           476,669              5.41
New Hampshire...........................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
New Jersey..............................        22,488,633        24,056,170         1,567,537              6.97
New Mexico..............................         5,044,948         5,913,046           868,098             17.21
New York................................        50,421,651        52,214,166         1,792,515              3.56
North Carolina..........................        25,161,487        24,108,820       (1,052,667)             -4.18
North Dakota............................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
Ohio....................................        26,518,096        26,068,489         (449,607)             -1.70
Oklahoma................................         6,689,426         6,320,826         (368,600)             -5.51
Oregon..................................         9,995,124        10,949,876           954,752              9.55
Pennsylvania............................        28,195,888        26,866,202       (1,329,686)             -4.72
Puerto Rico.............................        21,215,910        24,742,775         3,526,865             16.62
Rhode Island............................         3,569,777         3,373,076         (196,701)             -5.51
South Carolina..........................        11,072,827        14,080,837         3,008,010             27.17
South Dakota............................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
Tennessee...............................        17,031,743        18,374,267         1,342,524              7.88
Texas...................................        52,323,110        49,440,010       (2,883,100)             -5.51
Utah....................................         3,298,507         3,116,753         (181,754)             -5.51
Vermont.................................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
Virginia................................        12,370,494        14,623,934         2,253,440             18.22
Washington..............................        14,868,344        17,705,363         2,837,019             19.08
West Virginia...........................         4,056,659         5,356,273         1,299,614             32.04
Wisconsin...............................        12,196,759        11,524,695         (672,064)             -5.51
Wyoming.................................         1,931,641         2,028,005            96,364              4.99
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    State Total.........................       772,656,517       811,201,912        38,545,395              4.99

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American Samoa..........................           205,921           216,608            10,687              5.19
Guam....................................           698,958           735,231            36,273              5.19
Northern Marianas.......................           381,883           401,702            19,819              5.19
Palau...................................            75,000            75,000                 0              0.00
Virgin Islands..........................           574,721           604,547            29,826              5.19
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    Outlying Areas Total................         1,936,483         2,033,088            96,605              4.99
Evaluations set aside...................         2,143,000         2,321,000           178,000              8.31
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Table C--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities State
                                                   Allotments
                            [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments]
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                  State                        PY 2015           PY 2016         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................    $1,236,389,000    $1,241,719,000        $5,330,000              0.43
Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker               $1,232,978,000    $1,238,186,000        $5,208,000              0.42
 Activities)............................
Alabama.................................        15,012,219        16,427,975         1,415,756              9.43
Alaska..................................         2,184,119         2,854,009           669,890             30.67
Arizona.................................        22,511,715        25,029,051         2,517,336             11.18
Arkansas................................         8,052,059         7,757,044         (295,015)             -3.66
California..............................       164,063,131       169,644,376         5,581,245              3.40
Colorado................................        13,622,336        12,323,381       (1,298,955)             -9.54
Connecticut.............................        13,612,474        14,353,697           741,223              5.45
Delaware................................         2,596,904         2,349,277         (247,627)             -9.54
District of Columbia....................         3,443,627         4,499,821         1,056,194             30.67
Florida.................................        61,786,732        65,053,785         3,267,053              5.29
Georgia.................................        39,981,701        40,521,426           539,725              1.35
Hawaii..................................         1,931,277         1,894,161          (37,116)             -1.92
Idaho...................................         2,636,879         2,385,440         (251,439)             -9.54
Illinois................................        58,325,151        52,763,567       (5,561,584)             -9.54
Indiana.................................        17,611,408        17,062,801         (548,607)             -3.12
Iowa....................................         4,426,239         4,004,176         (422,063)             -9.54
Kansas..................................         4,682,959         4,609,831          (73,128)             -1.56
Kentucky................................        16,220,379        14,673,688       (1,546,691)             -9.54
Louisiana...............................         9,215,660        12,042,192         2,826,532             30.67
Maine...................................         3,592,396         3,249,844         (342,552)             -9.54
Maryland................................        17,549,612        18,580,386         1,030,774              5.87
Massachusetts...........................        21,265,196        19,237,457       (2,027,739)             -9.54
Michigan................................        40,080,962        36,259,049       (3,821,913)             -9.54
Minnesota...............................         8,332,420         7,537,884         (794,536)             -9.54
Mississippi.............................        11,047,184        11,826,808           779,624              7.06
Missouri................................        18,476,297        17,142,075       (1,334,222)             -7.22
Montana.................................         1,699,458         1,537,406         (162,052)             -9.54
Nebraska................................         2,016,308         1,824,043         (192,265)             -9.54
Nevada..................................        13,272,377        14,417,704         1,145,327              8.63
New Hampshire...........................         2,355,019         2,130,457         (224,562)             -9.54
New Jersey..............................        33,968,534        38,809,709         4,841,175             14.25
New Mexico..............................         6,691,816         7,937,300         1,245,484             18.61
New York................................        69,009,253        62,428,888       (6,580,365)             -9.54
North Carolina..........................        31,698,026        31,022,721         (675,305)             -2.13
North Dakota............................           566,170           728,444           162,274             28.66
Ohio....................................        33,758,857        30,539,787       (3,219,070)             -9.54
Oklahoma................................         5,943,501         5,376,760         (566,741)             -9.54
Oregon..................................        13,672,401        14,140,167           467,766              3.42
Pennsylvania............................        37,184,902        36,591,154         (593,748)             -1.60
Puerto Rico.............................        20,357,210        25,824,090         5,466,880             26.85
Rhode Island............................         5,533,256         5,005,633         (527,623)             -9.54
South Carolina..........................        12,481,973        16,310,315         3,828,342             30.67
South Dakota............................           856,158         1,070,734           214,576             25.06
Tennessee...............................        21,507,643        23,146,617         1,638,974              7.62
Texas...................................        55,598,809        50,297,194       (5,301,615)             -9.54
Utah....................................         2,963,244         3,143,067           179,823              6.07
Vermont.................................           806,732           890,075            83,343             10.33
Virginia................................        17,685,631        16,945,520         (740,111)             -4.18
Washington..............................        19,533,856        22,462,284         2,928,428             14.99
West Virginia...........................         4,814,588         6,291,269         1,476,681             30.67
Wisconsin...............................        15,763,228        14,260,128       (1,503,100)             -9.54

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Wyoming.................................           728,014           740,333            12,319              1.69
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    State Total.........................     1,012,728,000     1,017,955,000         5,227,000              0.52
American Samoa..........................           327,780           329,795             2,015              0.61
Guam....................................         1,112,584         1,119,421             6,837              0.61
Northern Marianas.......................           607,872           611,609             3,737              0.61
Palau...................................           119,383           114,191           (5,192)             -4.35
Virgin Islands..........................           914,826           920,449             5,623              0.61
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    Outlying Areas Total................         3,082,445         3,095,465            13,020              0.42
National Reserve........................       217,167,555       217,135,535          (32,020)             -0.01
Evaluations set aside...................         3,411,000         3,533,000           122,000              3.58
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   Table D--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)
                                      [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 final allotments]
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                  State                     Final PY 2015     Final PY 2016      Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluation...................      $664,184,000      $680,000,000       $15,816,000              2.38
Total (WIOA ES Activities)..............      $662,400,000      $678,155,000       $15,755,000              2.38
Alabama.................................         8,491,183         8,970,663           479,480              5.65
Alaska..................................         7,200,604         7,371,868           171,264              2.38
Arizona.................................        12,473,460        13,211,577           738,117              5.92
Arkansas................................         5,283,573         5,397,894           114,321              2.16
California..............................        79,283,096        80,968,393         1,685,297              2.13
Colorado................................        10,626,917        10,789,931           163,014              1.53
Connecticut.............................         7,565,360         7,765,324           199,964              2.64
Delaware................................         1,850,199         1,894,205            44,006              2.38
District of Columbia....................         2,088,474         2,096,429             7,955              0.38
Florida.................................        38,350,606        39,144,904           794,298              2.07
Georgia.................................        19,841,888        20,216,693           374,805              1.89
Hawaii..................................         2,339,563         2,428,629            89,066              3.81
Idaho...................................         5,999,385         6,142,079           142,694              2.38
Illinois................................        27,708,235        28,115,306           407,071              1.47
Indiana.................................        12,751,284        13,000,193           248,909              1.95
Iowa....................................         6,028,720         6,166,392           137,672              2.28
Kansas..................................         5,498,111         5,618,970           120,859              2.20
Kentucky................................         8,465,309         8,515,817            50,508              0.60
Louisiana...............................         8,076,868         9,250,226         1,173,358             14.53
Maine...................................         3,567,777         3,652,636            84,859              2.38
Maryland................................        11,934,682        12,506,024           571,342              4.79
Massachusetts...........................        13,585,040        13,897,531           312,491              2.30
Michigan................................        21,056,725        21,131,809            75,084              0.36
Minnesota...............................        10,920,175        11,125,457           205,282              1.88
Mississippi.............................         5,621,814         5,700,269            78,455              1.40
Missouri................................        11,967,561        12,359,052           391,491              3.27
Montana.................................         4,902,727         5,019,337           116,610              2.38
Nebraska................................         5,512,267         5,520,741             8,474              0.15
Nevada..................................         6,068,982         6,211,983           143,001              2.36
New Hampshire...........................         2,641,511         2,694,892            53,381              2.02
New Jersey..............................        18,973,701        19,315,682           341,981              1.80
New Mexico..............................         5,501,724         5,632,581           130,857              2.38
New York................................        38,363,357        39,157,376           794,019              2.07
North Carolina..........................        19,378,713        19,761,644           382,931              1.98
North Dakota............................         4,992,444         5,111,188           118,744              2.38
Ohio....................................        23,445,526        23,704,298           258,772              1.10
Oklahoma................................         6,464,603         6,861,466           396,863              6.14
Oregon..................................         8,093,834         8,237,229           143,395              1.77
Pennsylvania............................        25,557,772        26,031,932           474,160              1.86
Puerto Rico.............................         6,836,910         6,909,223            72,313              1.06
Rhode Island............................         2,437,864         2,459,092            21,228              0.87
South Carolina..........................         8,992,138         9,472,249           480,111              5.34
South Dakota............................         4,614,166         4,723,913           109,747              2.38
Tennessee...............................        12,567,163        12,834,215           267,052              2.12
Texas...................................        48,160,966        49,277,528         1,116,562              2.32
Utah....................................         6,289,510         6,299,178             9,668              0.15
Vermont.................................         2,161,537         2,212,949            51,412              2.38

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Virginia................................        15,846,585        16,206,026           359,441              2.27
Washington..............................        13,756,839        14,323,487           566,648              4.12
West Virginia...........................         5,281,368         5,406,984           125,616              2.38
Wisconsin...............................        11,786,589        12,013,389           226,800              1.92
Wyoming.................................         3,579,894         3,665,041            85,147              2.38
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    State Total.........................       660,785,299       676,501,894        15,716,595              2.38
Guam....................................           309,952           317,324             7,372              2.38
Virgin Islands..........................         1,304,749         1,335,782            31,033              2.38
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    Outlying Areas Total................         1,614,701         1,653,106            38,405              2.38
Evaluations set aside...................         1,784,000         1,845,000            61,000              3.42
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                    Table E--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
                                     Workforce Information Grants to States
                                         [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 allotments]
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                  State                        PY 2015           PY 2016         Difference       % Difference
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Total...................................       $32,000,000       $32,000,000                $0              0.00
Alabama.................................           504,328           503,955             (373)             -0.07
Alaska..................................           289,343           288,924             (419)             -0.14
Arizona.................................           613,057           624,575            11,518              1.88
Arkansas................................           405,110           405,098              (12)              0.00
California..............................         2,512,646         2,535,716            23,070              0.92
Colorado................................           583,979           585,592             1,613              0.28
Connecticut.............................           472,001           475,078             3,077              0.65
Delaware................................           299,203           300,301             1,098              0.37
District of Columbia....................           289,948           291,253             1,305              0.45
Florida.................................         1,408,710         1,405,557           (3,153)             -0.22
Georgia.................................           824,471           818,650           (5,821)             -0.71
Hawaii..................................           325,099           326,170             1,071              0.33
Idaho...................................           339,420           340,258               838              0.25
Illinois................................         1,041,040         1,030,239          (10,801)             -1.04
Indiana.................................           635,932           638,032             2,100              0.33
Iowa....................................           450,811           451,225               414              0.09
Kansas..................................           426,274           425,110           (1,164)             -0.27
Kentucky................................           493,479           482,822          (10,657)             -2.16
Louisiana...............................           501,858           509,684             7,826              1.56
Maine...................................           331,102           328,137           (2,965)             -0.90
Maryland................................           623,467           622,922             (545)             -0.09
Massachusetts...........................           671,558           679,830             8,272              1.23
Michigan................................           820,078           817,841           (2,237)             -0.27
Minnesota...............................           608,644           607,606           (1,038)             -0.17
Mississippi.............................           398,706           395,692           (3,014)             -0.76
Missouri................................           614,280           617,432             3,152              0.51
Montana.................................           307,848           307,795              (53)             -0.02
Nebraska................................           369,401           367,292           (2,109)             -0.57
Nevada..................................           411,778           415,509             3,731              0.91
New Hampshire...........................           335,286           334,684             (602)             -0.18
New Jersey..............................           791,996           793,083             1,087              0.14
New Mexico..............................           357,691           356,477           (1,214)             -0.34
New York................................         1,413,628         1,405,521           (8,107)             -0.57
North Carolina..........................           813,419           814,035               616              0.08
North Dakota............................           294,439           295,165               726              0.25
Ohio....................................           944,193           936,822           (7,371)             -0.78
Oklahoma................................           464,819           465,408               589              0.13
Oregon..................................           480,082           480,039              (43)             -0.01
Pennsylvania............................         1,025,094         1,016,843           (8,251)             -0.80
Puerto Rico.............................           386,665           382,050           (4,615)             -1.19
Rhode Island............................           312,352           311,738             (614)             -0.20
South Carolina..........................           509,225           515,528             6,303              1.24
South Dakota............................           299,746           299,424             (322)             -0.11
Tennessee...............................           614,134           612,772           (1,362)             -0.22
Texas...................................         1,821,458         1,828,910             7,452              0.41
Utah....................................           420,602           420,937               335              0.08
Vermont.................................           287,500           286,842             (658)             -0.23
Virginia................................           765,965           757,553           (8,412)             -1.10

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Washington..............................           666,958           671,496             4,538              0.68
West Virginia...........................           341,935           339,090           (2,845)             -0.83
Wisconsin...............................           619,893           618,500           (1,393)             -0.22
Wyoming.................................           282,549           281,988             (561)             -0.20
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    State Total.........................        31,823,200        31,823,200                 0              0.00
Guam....................................            93,090            93,090                 0              0.00
Virgin Islands..........................            83,710            83,710                 0              0.00
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    Outlying Areas Total................           176,800           176,800                 0              0.00
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Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2016-08747 Filed 4-15-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P

22640 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices evidence seizure, testing, analysis, and statement of interest describing the and the United States Virgin Islands) reporting by forensic science applicant’s relevant experience; and (3) that was published in the Federal laboratories and units; and identifying a statement of support from the Register at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). and assessing other needs of the forensic applicant’s employer. Potential WIOA specifically included the science communities to strengthen their candidates may be asked to provide Republic of Palau as an outlying area, disciplines and meet the increasing detailed information as necessary except during any period for which the demands generated by the criminal and regarding financial interests, Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of civil justice systems at all levels of employment, and professional Education determine that a Compact of government. Commission membership affiliations to evaluate possible sources Free Association is in effect and includes Federal, State, and Local of conflicts of interest. The application contains provisions for training and forensic science service providers; period will remain open through May education assistance prohibiting the research scientists and academicians; 18, 2016. The applications must be sent assistance provided under WIOA; no prosecutors, defense attorneys, and in one complete package, by email, to such determinations prohibiting judges; law enforcement; and other Andrew Bruck (contact information assistance have been made. The formula relevant backgrounds. The Commission above) with the subject line of the email that the Department of Labor reports to the Attorney General, who entitled, ‘‘NCFS Membership 2016.’’ (Department) used for PY 2016 is the through the Deputy Attorney General, Other sources, in addition to the same formula used in PY 2015 and is shall direct the work of the Commission Federal Register notice, may be utilized described in the section on Youth in fulfilling its mission. in the solicitation of applications. Activities program allotments. The duties of the Commission Dated: April 12, 2016. Comments are invited on the formula include: (a) Recommending priorities used to allot funds to the outlying areas. Andrew Bruck, for standards development; (b) DATES: Comments on the formula used Senior Counsel, Office of the Deputy Attorney reviewing and recommending General. to allot funds to the outlying areas must endorsement of guidance identified or [FR Doc. 2016–08926 Filed 4–15–16; 8:45 am] be received by May 18, 2016. developed by subject-matter experts; (c) developing proposed guidance BILLING CODE 4410–18–P ADDRESSES: Submit written comments concerning the intersection of forensic to the Employment and Training science and the courtroom; (d) Administration (ETA), Office of developing policy recommendations, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Financial Administration, 200 including a uniform code of Constitution Avenue NW., Room N– professional responsibility and Employment and Training 4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: minimum requirements for training, Administration Ms. Anita Harvey, email: harvey.anita@ accreditation and/or certification; and dol.gov. Program Year (PY) 2016 Workforce Commenters are advised that mail (e) identifying and assessing the current Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and future needs of the forensic sciences delivery in the Washington area may be Allotments; PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser delayed due to security concerns. Hand- to strengthen their disciplines and meet Act Final Allotments and PY 2016 growing demand. delivered comments will be received at Workforce Information Grants the above address. All overnight mail Members will be appointed by the Attorney General in consultation with AGENCY: Employment and Training will be considered to be hand-delivered the Director of the National Institute of Administration, Labor. and must be received at the designated Standards and Technology and the vice- ACTION: Notice. place by the date specified above. chairs of the Commission. Commission Please submit your comments by only members are selected to fill vacancies to SUMMARY: This notice announces one method. The Department will not maintain a balance of perspective and allotments for PY 2016 for WIOA Title review comments received by means diversity of experiences, including I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker other than those listed above or that are Federal, State, and Local forensic Activities programs; final allotments for received after the comment period has science service providers; research Employment Service (ES) activities closed. scientists and academicians; Federal, under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY Comments: The Department will State, Local prosecutors, defense 2016 and Workforce Information Grants retain all comments on this notice and attorneys and judges; law enforcement; allotments for PY 2016. will release them upon request via email and other relevant stakeholders. DOJ WIOA allotments for States and the to any member of the public. The encourages submissions from applicants State final allotments for the Wagner- Department also will make all the with respect to diversity of Peyser Act are based on formulas comments it receives available for backgrounds, professions, ethnicities, defined in their respective statutes. public inspection by appointment gender, and geography. The WIOA requires allotments for the during normal business hours at the Commission shall consist of outlying areas to be competitively based above address. If you need assistance to approximately 30 voting members. rather than based on a formula review the comments, the Department Members will serve without determined by the Secretary of Labor will provide you with appropriate aids compensation. The Commission (Secretary) as occurred under the such as readers or print magnifiers. The generally meets four times each year at Workforce Investment Act (WIA). For Department will make copies of this approximately three-month intervals. PY 2016, the Consolidated notice available, upon request, in large mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Additional information regarding the Appropriations Act, 2016 waives the print, Braille and electronic file. The Commission can be found here: http:// competition requirement, and the Department also will consider providing www.justice.gov/ncfs. Secretary is using the discretionary the notice in other formats upon Applications: Any qualified person formula rationale and methodology for request. To schedule an appointment to may apply to be considered for allocating PY 2016 funds for the review the comments and/or obtain the appointment to this advisory committee. outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, notice in an alternative format, contact Each application should include: (1) A the Commonwealth of the Northern Ms. Harvey using the information resume or curriculum vitae; (2) a Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, provided above. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices 22641 retain all comments received without Employment Services (TES) and State 132(b)(2)(A)(ii) regarding funding to making any changes to the comments, Unemployment Insurance and outlying areas (e.g., American Samoa, including any personal information Employment Services Operations Guam, the Commonwealth of the provided. The Department therefore (SUIESO) appropriations. ETA spread Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic cautions commenters not to include the amount to be set aside for each of Palau, and the United States Virgin their personal information such as appropriation among the programs Islands). For PY 2016, the Department Social Security Numbers, personal funded by that appropriation with more used the same methodology used since addresses, telephone numbers, and than $100 million in funding. This PY 2000 (i.e., we distribute funds among email addresses in their comments; this includes WIOA Adult, Youth and the outlying areas by formula based on information would be released with the Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser relative share of the number of comment if the comments are requested. Employment Service program budgets. unemployed, a minimum of 90 percent It is the commenter’s responsibility to We also have attached tables listing of the prior year allotment percentage, a safeguard his or her information. the PY 2016 allotments for programs $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: under WIOA Title I Youth Activities stop-gain of the prior year share). For WIOA Youth Activities allotments— (Table A), Adult and Dislocated the relative share calculation in PY Evan Rosenberg at (202) 693–3593 or Workers Employment and Training 2016, the Department continued to use LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693–3606; Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), the data obtained from the 2010 Census WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker and the PY 2016 Wagner-Peyser Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Activities and ES final allotments— final allotments (Table D). We also have Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Robert Kight at (202) 693–3937; attached the PY 2016 Workforce Islands, and the United States Virgin Workforce Information Grant Information Grant table (Table E). Islands. For the Republic of Palau, the Youth Activities Allotments. The Department continued to use data from allotments—Donald Haughton at (202) appropriated level for PY 2016 for Palau’s 2005 Census. 693–2784. Individuals with hearing or WIOA Youth Activities totals After the Department calculated the speech impairments may access the $873,416,000. After reducing the amount for the outlying areas and the telephone numbers above via TTY by appropriation by $2,485,000 for Native American program, it was calling the toll-free Federal Information evaluations, $870,931,000 is available determined that the amount available Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/ for Youth Activities. Table A includes a for PY 2016 allotments to the States is TDD). breakdown of the Youth Activities $855,722,367. This total amount was SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The program allotments for PY 2016 and below the required $1 billion threshold Department is announcing WIOA provides a comparison of these specified in WIOA section allotments for PY 2016 for Youth allotments to PY 2015 Youth Activities 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Activities, Adults and Dislocated allotments for all States, and outlying Department did not apply the WIOA Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act areas. For the Native American Youth additional minimum provisions. PY 2016 final allotments, and PY 2016 program, the total amount available is Instead, as required by WIOA, the Workforce Information Grant 1.5 percent of the total amount for Department used the Job Training allotments. This notice provides Youth Activities (after the evaluations Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97–300), information on the amount of funds set aside), in accordance with WIOA section 262(b)(2) (as amended by section available during PY 2016 to States with section 127. The total funding available 207 of the Job Training Reform an approved WIOA Title I and Wagner- for the outlying areas was reserved at Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102–367) Peyser Act Strategic Plan for PY 2016, 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated minimums of 90 percent of the prior and information regarding allotments to for Youth Activities (after the year allotment percentage and 0.25 the outlying areas. evaluations set aside) after the amount percent State minimum floor. WIOA On December 18, 2015, the reserved for Native American Youth (in also provides that no State may receive Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, accordance with WIOA section an allotment that is more than 130 Public Law 114–113 was signed into 127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, percent of the allotment percentage for law (‘‘the Act’’). The Act, Division H, Pub. L. 108–188, the Compact of Free the State for the previous year. The Title I, Section 107 of the Act allows the Association Amendments Act of 2003 three data factors required by WIOA for Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set (‘‘the Compact’’), was signed into law. the PY 2016 Youth Activities State aside up to 0.75 percent of most The Compact specified that the formula allotments are: operating funds for evaluations. The Republic of Palau remained eligible for (1) The average number of evaluation provision is consistent with WIA Title I funding. See 48 U.S.C. unemployed individuals for Areas of the Federal government’s priority on 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). WIOA section Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for evidence-based policy and programming 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer the 12-month period, July 2014–June and provides important opportunities to to WIOA funding. The Consolidated 2015; expand evaluations and demonstrations Appropriations Act, 2016 (Division H, (2) Number of excess unemployed in the Department to build solid Title II, Section 306 of Public Law 114– individuals or the ASU excess evidence about what works best. In the 113) authorized WIOA Title I funding to (depending on which is higher) averages past, funds for ETA evaluations and Palau through FY 2016. for the same 12-month period used for demonstrations were separately Under WIA, the Secretary had ASU unemployed data; and appropriated and managed by ETA. discretion for determining the (3) Number of economically mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES That separate authority has been methodology for distributing funds to disadvantaged Youth (age 16 to 21, replaced by the set aside provision. all outlying areas. Under WIOA the excluding college students in the Funds are transferred to the Secretary must disseminate the funds workforce and military) from special Department’s Chief Evaluation Office to through a competitive process. For PY tabulations of data from the American implement formal evaluations and 2016, the Consolidated Appropriations Community Survey (ACS), which the demonstrations in collaboration with Act, 2016 waives the competition Department obtained from the Bureau in ETA. For 2016, the Secretary set aside requirement contained in WIOA section 2012. The Bureau collected the data .25 percent of the Training and 127(b)(1)(B)(ii), 132(b)(1)(A)(ii), and used in the special tabulations for VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

22642 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices economically disadvantaged Youth three formula data factors for the Adult year allotment percentage or more than between January 1, 2006–December 31, Activities program are the same as those 130 percent of the State’s prior year 2010. used for the Youth Activities formula, allotment percentage. For purposes of identifying ASUs for except the Department used data for the Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final the within-state Youth Activities number of economically disadvantaged Allotments. The appropriated level for allocation formula, States should Adults (age 18 to 72, excluding college PY 2016 for ES grants totals continue to use the data made available students in the workforce and military). $680,000,000. After reducing the by BLS (as described in the Local Area As noted above, updated data for appropriated amount by $1,845,000 for Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) within-state ASU calculations is evaluations, a total of $678,155,000 Technical Memorandum No. S–15–13). available from the Bureau of Labor remains available for ES programs. After For purposes of determining the number Statistics (BLS), and States should determining the funding for outlying of economically disadvantaged Youth continue to use the economically areas, the Department calculated for the statutory within-state allocation disadvantaged Adults data made allotments to States using the formula formula, States should continue to use available to States by the Department in set forth at section 6 of the Wagner- the special tabulations of ACS data 2013. Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The made available to them in 2013 and Dislocated Worker Employment and Department based PY 2016 formula available at http://www.doleta.gov/ Training Activities Allotments. The allotments on each State’s share of budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm. amount appropriated for Dislocated calendar year 2015 monthly averages of See TEGL No. 21–12 for further Worker activities in PY 2016 totals the civilian labor force (CLF) and information. $1,241,719,000. The total appropriation unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the Adult Employment and Training includes formula funds for the States, Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Activities Allotments. The total while the National Reserve is used for Secretary to set aside up to three percent appropriated funds for Adult Activities National Dislocated Worker Grants, of the total funds available for ES to in PY 2016 is $815,556,000. After technical assistance and training, ensure that each State will have reducing the appropriated amount by demonstration projects, and the outlying sufficient resources to maintain $2,321,000 for evaluations, areas’ Dislocated Worker allotments. statewide ES activities. In accordance $813,235,000 remains for Adult After reducing the appropriated amount with this provision, the Department Activities, of which $811,201,912 is for by $3,533,000 for evaluations, a total of included the three percent set-aside States and $2,033,088 is for outlying $1,238,186,000 remains available for funds in this total allotment. The areas. Table B shows the PY 2016 Adult Dislocated Worker activities. The Department distributed the set-aside Employment and Training Activities amount available for outlying areas is funds in two steps to States that have allotments and a State by State $3,095,465, leaving $217,135,535 for the experienced a reduction in their relative comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to National Reserve and a total of share of the total resources available this PY 2015 allotments. $1,017,955,000 available for States. Like year from their relative share of the total In accordance with WIOA, the the Adult program, Table C shows the resources available the previous year. In Department reserved the total available PY 2016 Dislocated Worker activities Step 1, States that have a CLF below one for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of allotments and a State by State million and are also below the median the full amount appropriated for Adult comparison of the PY 2016 allotments to CLF density were maintained at 100 Activities (after the evaluations set PY 2015 allotments. percent of their relative share of prior aside). As discussed in the Youth Like the Adult Activities program, the year resources. ETA calculated the Activities section above, in PY 2016 the Department reserved the total available median CLF density based on CLF data Department will distribute the Adult for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of provided by the BLS for calendar year Activities funding for the outlying areas, the full amount appropriated for 2015. All remaining set-aside funds using the same principles, formula and Dislocated Worker Activities (after the were distributed on a pro-rata basis in data as used for outlying areas for Youth evaluations set aside). Similar to Youth Step 2 to all other States experiencing Activities. After determining the and Adult funds, instead of reductions in relative share from the amount for the outlying areas, the competition, in PY 2016 the Department prior year but not meeting the size and Department used the statutory formula will use the same pro rata share as the density criteria for Step 1. The to distribute the remaining amount areas received for the PY 2016 WIOA distribution of ES funds (Table D) available for allotments to the States. Adult Activities program to distribute includes $676,501,894 for States, as well The Department did not apply the the outlying areas’ Dislocated Worker as $1,653,106 for outlying areas. WIOA minimum provisions for the PY funds, the same methodology used in Under section 7(a), 90 percent of 2016 allotments because the total PY 2015. The three data factors required funds must be used for labor exchange amount available for the States was in WIOA for the PY 2016 Dislocated services and other career services such below the $960 million threshold Worker State formula allotments are: as job search and placement services to required for Adult Activities in WIOA (1) Number of unemployed, averages job seekers; appropriate recruitment section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as for the 12-month period, October 2014– services for employers; program required by WIOA, the Department September 2015; evaluations; developing and providing calculated minimum allotments using (2) Number of excess unemployed, labor market and occupational the JTPA section 202(b)(2) (as amended averages for the 12-month period, information; developing management by section 202 of the Job Training October 2014–September 2015; and information systems; and administering mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Reform Amendments of 1992) (3) Number of long-term unemployed, the work test for unemployment minimums of 90 percent of the prior averages for the 12-month period, insurance claimants. Under section 7(b) year allotment percentage and 0.25 October 2014–September 2015. of the Wagner-Peyser Act, ten percent of percent State minimum floor. WIOA In PY 2016, under WIOA the the total sums allotted to each State also provides that no State may receive Dislocated Worker formula adopted shall be reserved for use by the an allotment that is more than 130 minimum and maximum provisions. No Governor to provide performance percent of the allotment percentage for State may receive an allotment that is incentives for ES offices, services for the State for the previous year. The less than 90 percent of the State’s prior groups with special needs, and for the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices 22643 extra costs of exemplary models for listed in Table E. Funds are distributed distributes the remaining funds to the delivering job services. by administrative formula, with a States with 40 percent distributed Workforce Information Grants reserve of $176,800 for Guam and the equally to all States and 60 percent Allotments. Total PY 2016 funding for United States Virgin Islands. Guam and distributed based on each State’s share Workforce Information Grants the United States Virgin Islands of CLF for the 12 months ending allotments to States is $32,000,000. The allotment amounts are partially based September 2015. allotment figures for each State are on CLF data. The Department TABLE A—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Total with Evaluations ...................................................................... $831,842,000 $873,416,000 $41,574,000 5.00 Total (WIOA Youth Activities) .......................................................... $829,547,000 $870,931,000 $41,384,000 4.99 Alabama ........................................................................................... 10,973,635 13,242,811 2,269,176 20.68 Alaska .............................................................................................. 2,037,653 2,296,191 258,538 12.69 Arizona ............................................................................................. 18,380,399 20,040,831 1,660,432 9.03 Arkansas .......................................................................................... 7,694,400 7,839,730 145,330 1.89 California .......................................................................................... 120,707,084 128,788,366 8,081,282 6.69 Colorado .......................................................................................... 11,835,030 11,182,905 (652,125) ¥5.51 Connecticut ...................................................................................... 9,634,681 10,313,964 679,283 7.05 Delaware .......................................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 District of Columbia ......................................................................... 2,329,955 3,086,388 756,433 32.47 Florida .............................................................................................. 42,774,978 49,787,759 7,012,781 16.39 Georgia ............................................................................................ 27,630,735 30,707,383 3,076,648 11.13 Hawaii .............................................................................................. 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 Idaho ................................................................................................ 3,116,131 2,944,428 (171,703) ¥5.51 Illinois ............................................................................................... 42,336,174 40,003,397 (2,332,777) ¥5.51 Indiana ............................................................................................. 16,203,657 17,064,726 861,069 5.31 Iowa ................................................................................................. 4,781,261 5,118,005 336,744 7.04 Kansas ............................................................................................. 5,370,179 5,166,437 (203,742) ¥3.79 Kentucky .......................................................................................... 13,717,594 12,961,737 (755,857) ¥5.51 Louisiana .......................................................................................... 9,194,017 12,548,488 3,354,471 36.49 Maine ............................................................................................... 3,214,985 3,208,693 (6,292) ¥0.20 Maryland .......................................................................................... 12,364,002 14,375,433 2,011,431 16.27 Massachusetts ................................................................................. 16,504,685 15,595,256 (909,429) ¥5.51 Michigan ........................................................................................... 31,250,104 29,709,018 (1,541,086) ¥4.93 Minnesota ........................................................................................ 9,078,036 8,577,825 (500,211) ¥5.51 Mississippi ........................................................................................ 9,151,084 10,193,683 1,042,599 11.39 Missouri ............................................................................................ 14,228,439 16,472,508 2,244,069 15.77 Montana ........................................................................................... 2,152,782 2,139,306 (13,476) ¥0.63 Nebraska .......................................................................................... 2,425,096 2,291,470 (133,626) ¥5.51 Nevada ............................................................................................. 9,034,617 9,531,729 497,112 5.50 New Hampshire ............................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 New Jersey ...................................................................................... 23,282,287 24,898,651 1,616,364 6.94 New Mexico ..................................................................................... 5,249,778 6,167,206 917,428 17.48 New York ......................................................................................... 52,128,262 54,003,637 1,875,375 3.60 North Carolina .................................................................................. 26,347,165 25,235,370 (1,111,795) ¥4.22 North Dakota .................................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 Ohio ................................................................................................. 28,593,170 28,162,375 (430,795) ¥1.51 Oklahoma ......................................................................................... 6,941,080 6,558,618 (382,462) ¥5.51 Oregon ............................................................................................. 10,431,168 11,441,241 1,010,073 9.68 Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 30,984,178 29,652,886 (1,331,292) ¥4.30 Puerto Rico ...................................................................................... 19,489,676 23,096,083 3,606,407 18.50 Rhode Island .................................................................................... 4,106,989 3,880,689 (226,300) ¥5.51 South Carolina ................................................................................. 11,474,747 14,636,640 3,161,893 27.56 South Dakota ................................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 Tennessee ....................................................................................... 17,503,627 18,911,472 1,407,845 8.04 Texas ............................................................................................... 54,914,867 51,888,988 (3,025,879) ¥5.51 Utah ................................................................................................. 3,928,231 3,711,780 (216,451) ¥5.51 Vermont ........................................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 Virginia ............................................................................................. 13,325,559 15,728,252 2,402,693 18.03 Washington ...................................................................................... 15,945,865 18,966,351 3,020,486 18.94 West Virginia .................................................................................... 3,987,564 5,350,384 1,362,820 34.18 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Wisconsin ......................................................................................... 14,041,859 13,268,135 (773,724) ¥5.51 Wyoming .......................................................................................... 2,037,653 2,139,306 101,653 4.99 State Total ................................................................................ 815,061,036 855,722,367 40,661,331 4.99 American Samoa ............................................................................. 217,678 228,951 11,273 5.18 Guam ............................................................................................... 738,863 777,128 38,265 5.18 Northern Marianas ........................................................................... 403,686 424,593 20,907 5.18 Palau ................................................................................................ 75,000 75,000 0 0.00 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

22644 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices TABLE A—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS—Continued [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Virgin Islands ................................................................................... 607,532 638,996 31,464 5.18 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................. 2,042,759 2,144,668 101,909 4.99 Native Americans ............................................................................. 12,443,205 13,063,965 620,760 4.99 Evaluations set aside ....................................................................... 2,295,000 2,485,000 190,000 8.28 TABLE B—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA ADULT ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Total with Evaluations ...................................................................... $776,736,000 $815,556,000 $38,820,000 5.00 Total (WIOA Adult Activities) ........................................................... $774,593,000 $813,235,000 $38,642,000 4.99 Alabama ........................................................................................... 10,701,084 12,855,265 2,154,181 20.13 Alaska .............................................................................................. 1,931,641 2,141,082 209,441 10.84 Arizona ............................................................................................. 17,323,692 18,879,837 1,556,145 8.98 Arkansas .......................................................................................... 7,337,318 7,472,699 135,381 1.85 California .......................................................................................... 115,578,226 123,210,917 7,632,691 6.60 Colorado .......................................................................................... 10,974,957 10,370,217 (604,740) ¥5.51 Connecticut ...................................................................................... 8,856,853 9,481,516 624,663 7.05 Delaware .......................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 District of Columbia ......................................................................... 2,119,523 2,829,641 710,118 33.50 Florida .............................................................................................. 42,797,775 49,511,527 6,713,752 15.69 Georgia ............................................................................................ 26,506,892 29,416,706 2,909,814 10.98 Hawaii .............................................................................................. 1,951,282 2,028,005 76,723 3.93 Idaho ................................................................................................ 2,894,258 2,734,779 (159,479) ¥5.51 Illinois ............................................................................................... 39,706,093 37,518,214 (2,187,879) ¥5.51 Indiana ............................................................................................. 14,770,963 15,474,763 703,800 4.76 Iowa ................................................................................................. 3,398,273 3,662,040 263,767 7.76 Kansas ............................................................................................. 4,502,095 4,279,457 (222,638) ¥4.95 Kentucky .......................................................................................... 13,954,626 13,185,700 (768,926) ¥5.51 Louisiana .......................................................................................... 8,816,204 12,032,822 3,216,618 36.49 Maine ............................................................................................... 2,927,292 2,914,099 (13,193) ¥0.45 Maryland .......................................................................................... 11,464,414 13,348,546 1,884,132 16.43 Massachusetts ................................................................................. 14,722,745 13,911,495 (811,250) ¥5.51 Michigan ........................................................................................... 28,780,666 27,194,798 (1,585,868) ¥5.51 Minnesota ........................................................................................ 7,764,825 7,336,969 (427,856) ¥5.51 Mississippi ........................................................................................ 8,730,734 9,714,582 983,848 11.27 Missouri ............................................................................................ 13,246,842 15,350,715 2,103,873 15.88 Montana ........................................................................................... 2,047,140 2,028,005 (19,135) ¥0.93 Nebraska .......................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 Nevada ............................................................................................. 8,809,234 9,285,903 476,669 5.41 New Hampshire ............................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 New Jersey ...................................................................................... 22,488,633 24,056,170 1,567,537 6.97 New Mexico ..................................................................................... 5,044,948 5,913,046 868,098 17.21 New York ......................................................................................... 50,421,651 52,214,166 1,792,515 3.56 North Carolina .................................................................................. 25,161,487 24,108,820 (1,052,667) ¥4.18 North Dakota .................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 Ohio ................................................................................................. 26,518,096 26,068,489 (449,607) ¥1.70 Oklahoma ......................................................................................... 6,689,426 6,320,826 (368,600) ¥5.51 Oregon ............................................................................................. 9,995,124 10,949,876 954,752 9.55 Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 28,195,888 26,866,202 (1,329,686) ¥4.72 Puerto Rico ...................................................................................... 21,215,910 24,742,775 3,526,865 16.62 Rhode Island .................................................................................... 3,569,777 3,373,076 (196,701) ¥5.51 South Carolina ................................................................................. 11,072,827 14,080,837 3,008,010 27.17 South Dakota ................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 Tennessee ....................................................................................... 17,031,743 18,374,267 1,342,524 7.88 Texas ............................................................................................... 52,323,110 49,440,010 (2,883,100) ¥5.51 Utah ................................................................................................. 3,298,507 3,116,753 (181,754) ¥5.51 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Vermont ........................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 Virginia ............................................................................................. 12,370,494 14,623,934 2,253,440 18.22 Washington ...................................................................................... 14,868,344 17,705,363 2,837,019 19.08 West Virginia .................................................................................... 4,056,659 5,356,273 1,299,614 32.04 Wisconsin ......................................................................................... 12,196,759 11,524,695 (672,064) ¥5.51 Wyoming .......................................................................................... 1,931,641 2,028,005 96,364 4.99 State Total ................................................................................ 772,656,517 811,201,912 38,545,395 4.99 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices 22645 TABLE B—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA ADULT ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS—Continued [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference American Samoa ............................................................................. 205,921 216,608 10,687 5.19 Guam ............................................................................................... 698,958 735,231 36,273 5.19 Northern Marianas ........................................................................... 381,883 401,702 19,819 5.19 Palau ................................................................................................ 75,000 75,000 0 0.00 Virgin Islands ................................................................................... 574,721 604,547 29,826 5.19 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................. 1,936,483 2,033,088 96,605 4.99 Evaluations set aside ....................................................................... 2,143,000 2,321,000 178,000 8.31 TABLE C—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Total with Evaluations ...................................................................... $1,236,389,000 $1,241,719,000 $5,330,000 0.43 Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities) ...................................... $1,232,978,000 $1,238,186,000 $5,208,000 0.42 Alabama ........................................................................................... 15,012,219 16,427,975 1,415,756 9.43 Alaska .............................................................................................. 2,184,119 2,854,009 669,890 30.67 Arizona ............................................................................................. 22,511,715 25,029,051 2,517,336 11.18 Arkansas .......................................................................................... 8,052,059 7,757,044 (295,015) ¥3.66 California .......................................................................................... 164,063,131 169,644,376 5,581,245 3.40 Colorado .......................................................................................... 13,622,336 12,323,381 (1,298,955) ¥9.54 Connecticut ...................................................................................... 13,612,474 14,353,697 741,223 5.45 Delaware .......................................................................................... 2,596,904 2,349,277 (247,627) ¥9.54 District of Columbia ......................................................................... 3,443,627 4,499,821 1,056,194 30.67 Florida .............................................................................................. 61,786,732 65,053,785 3,267,053 5.29 Georgia ............................................................................................ 39,981,701 40,521,426 539,725 1.35 Hawaii .............................................................................................. 1,931,277 1,894,161 (37,116) ¥1.92 Idaho ................................................................................................ 2,636,879 2,385,440 (251,439) ¥9.54 Illinois ............................................................................................... 58,325,151 52,763,567 (5,561,584) ¥9.54 Indiana ............................................................................................. 17,611,408 17,062,801 (548,607) ¥3.12 Iowa ................................................................................................. 4,426,239 4,004,176 (422,063) ¥9.54 Kansas ............................................................................................. 4,682,959 4,609,831 (73,128) ¥1.56 Kentucky .......................................................................................... 16,220,379 14,673,688 (1,546,691) ¥9.54 Louisiana .......................................................................................... 9,215,660 12,042,192 2,826,532 30.67 Maine ............................................................................................... 3,592,396 3,249,844 (342,552) ¥9.54 Maryland .......................................................................................... 17,549,612 18,580,386 1,030,774 5.87 Massachusetts ................................................................................. 21,265,196 19,237,457 (2,027,739) ¥9.54 Michigan ........................................................................................... 40,080,962 36,259,049 (3,821,913) ¥9.54 Minnesota ........................................................................................ 8,332,420 7,537,884 (794,536) ¥9.54 Mississippi ........................................................................................ 11,047,184 11,826,808 779,624 7.06 Missouri ............................................................................................ 18,476,297 17,142,075 (1,334,222) ¥7.22 Montana ........................................................................................... 1,699,458 1,537,406 (162,052) ¥9.54 Nebraska .......................................................................................... 2,016,308 1,824,043 (192,265) ¥9.54 Nevada ............................................................................................. 13,272,377 14,417,704 1,145,327 8.63 New Hampshire ............................................................................... 2,355,019 2,130,457 (224,562) ¥9.54 New Jersey ...................................................................................... 33,968,534 38,809,709 4,841,175 14.25 New Mexico ..................................................................................... 6,691,816 7,937,300 1,245,484 18.61 New York ......................................................................................... 69,009,253 62,428,888 (6,580,365) ¥9.54 North Carolina .................................................................................. 31,698,026 31,022,721 (675,305) ¥2.13 North Dakota .................................................................................... 566,170 728,444 162,274 28.66 Ohio ................................................................................................. 33,758,857 30,539,787 (3,219,070) ¥9.54 Oklahoma ......................................................................................... 5,943,501 5,376,760 (566,741) ¥9.54 Oregon ............................................................................................. 13,672,401 14,140,167 467,766 3.42 Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 37,184,902 36,591,154 (593,748) ¥1.60 Puerto Rico ...................................................................................... 20,357,210 25,824,090 5,466,880 26.85 Rhode Island .................................................................................... 5,533,256 5,005,633 (527,623) ¥9.54 South Carolina ................................................................................. 12,481,973 16,310,315 3,828,342 30.67 South Dakota ................................................................................... 856,158 1,070,734 214,576 25.06 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tennessee ....................................................................................... 21,507,643 23,146,617 1,638,974 7.62 Texas ............................................................................................... 55,598,809 50,297,194 (5,301,615) ¥9.54 Utah ................................................................................................. 2,963,244 3,143,067 179,823 6.07 Vermont ........................................................................................... 806,732 890,075 83,343 10.33 Virginia ............................................................................................. 17,685,631 16,945,520 (740,111) ¥4.18 Washington ...................................................................................... 19,533,856 22,462,284 2,928,428 14.99 West Virginia .................................................................................... 4,814,588 6,291,269 1,476,681 30.67 Wisconsin ......................................................................................... 15,763,228 14,260,128 (1,503,100) ¥9.54 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 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22646 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices TABLE C—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES STATE ALLOTMENTS—Continued [Comparison of PY 2016 allotments vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Wyoming .......................................................................................... 728,014 740,333 12,319 1.69 State Total ................................................................................ 1,012,728,000 1,017,955,000 5,227,000 0.52 American Samoa ............................................................................. 327,780 329,795 2,015 0.61 Guam ............................................................................................... 1,112,584 1,119,421 6,837 0.61 Northern Marianas ........................................................................... 607,872 611,609 3,737 0.61 Palau ................................................................................................ 119,383 114,191 (5,192) ¥4.35 Virgin Islands ................................................................................... 914,826 920,449 5,623 0.61 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................. 3,082,445 3,095,465 13,020 0.42 National Reserve ............................................................................. 217,167,555 217,135,535 (32,020) ¥0.01 Evaluations set aside ....................................................................... 3,411,000 3,533,000 122,000 3.58 TABLE D—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (WAGNER- PEYSER) [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 final allotments] State Final PY 2015 Final PY 2016 Difference % Difference Total with Evaluation ....................................................................... $664,184,000 $680,000,000 $15,816,000 2.38 Total (WIOA ES Activities) .............................................................. $662,400,000 $678,155,000 $15,755,000 2.38 Alabama ........................................................................................... 8,491,183 8,970,663 479,480 5.65 Alaska .............................................................................................. 7,200,604 7,371,868 171,264 2.38 Arizona ............................................................................................. 12,473,460 13,211,577 738,117 5.92 Arkansas .......................................................................................... 5,283,573 5,397,894 114,321 2.16 California .......................................................................................... 79,283,096 80,968,393 1,685,297 2.13 Colorado .......................................................................................... 10,626,917 10,789,931 163,014 1.53 Connecticut ...................................................................................... 7,565,360 7,765,324 199,964 2.64 Delaware .......................................................................................... 1,850,199 1,894,205 44,006 2.38 District of Columbia ......................................................................... 2,088,474 2,096,429 7,955 0.38 Florida .............................................................................................. 38,350,606 39,144,904 794,298 2.07 Georgia ............................................................................................ 19,841,888 20,216,693 374,805 1.89 Hawaii .............................................................................................. 2,339,563 2,428,629 89,066 3.81 Idaho ................................................................................................ 5,999,385 6,142,079 142,694 2.38 Illinois ............................................................................................... 27,708,235 28,115,306 407,071 1.47 Indiana ............................................................................................. 12,751,284 13,000,193 248,909 1.95 Iowa ................................................................................................. 6,028,720 6,166,392 137,672 2.28 Kansas ............................................................................................. 5,498,111 5,618,970 120,859 2.20 Kentucky .......................................................................................... 8,465,309 8,515,817 50,508 0.60 Louisiana .......................................................................................... 8,076,868 9,250,226 1,173,358 14.53 Maine ............................................................................................... 3,567,777 3,652,636 84,859 2.38 Maryland .......................................................................................... 11,934,682 12,506,024 571,342 4.79 Massachusetts ................................................................................. 13,585,040 13,897,531 312,491 2.30 Michigan ........................................................................................... 21,056,725 21,131,809 75,084 0.36 Minnesota ........................................................................................ 10,920,175 11,125,457 205,282 1.88 Mississippi ........................................................................................ 5,621,814 5,700,269 78,455 1.40 Missouri ............................................................................................ 11,967,561 12,359,052 391,491 3.27 Montana ........................................................................................... 4,902,727 5,019,337 116,610 2.38 Nebraska .......................................................................................... 5,512,267 5,520,741 8,474 0.15 Nevada ............................................................................................. 6,068,982 6,211,983 143,001 2.36 New Hampshire ............................................................................... 2,641,511 2,694,892 53,381 2.02 New Jersey ...................................................................................... 18,973,701 19,315,682 341,981 1.80 New Mexico ..................................................................................... 5,501,724 5,632,581 130,857 2.38 New York ......................................................................................... 38,363,357 39,157,376 794,019 2.07 North Carolina .................................................................................. 19,378,713 19,761,644 382,931 1.98 North Dakota .................................................................................... 4,992,444 5,111,188 118,744 2.38 Ohio ................................................................................................. 23,445,526 23,704,298 258,772 1.10 Oklahoma ......................................................................................... 6,464,603 6,861,466 396,863 6.14 Oregon ............................................................................................. 8,093,834 8,237,229 143,395 1.77 Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 25,557,772 26,031,932 474,160 1.86 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Puerto Rico ...................................................................................... 6,836,910 6,909,223 72,313 1.06 Rhode Island .................................................................................... 2,437,864 2,459,092 21,228 0.87 South Carolina ................................................................................. 8,992,138 9,472,249 480,111 5.34 South Dakota ................................................................................... 4,614,166 4,723,913 109,747 2.38 Tennessee ....................................................................................... 12,567,163 12,834,215 267,052 2.12 Texas ............................................................................................... 48,160,966 49,277,528 1,116,562 2.32 Utah ................................................................................................. 6,289,510 6,299,178 9,668 0.15 Vermont ........................................................................................... 2,161,537 2,212,949 51,412 2.38 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices 22647 TABLE D—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (WAGNER- PEYSER)—Continued [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 final allotments] State Final PY 2015 Final PY 2016 Difference % Difference Virginia ............................................................................................. 15,846,585 16,206,026 359,441 2.27 Washington ...................................................................................... 13,756,839 14,323,487 566,648 4.12 West Virginia .................................................................................... 5,281,368 5,406,984 125,616 2.38 Wisconsin ......................................................................................... 11,786,589 12,013,389 226,800 1.92 Wyoming .......................................................................................... 3,579,894 3,665,041 85,147 2.38 State Total ................................................................................ 660,785,299 676,501,894 15,716,595 2.38 Guam ............................................................................................... 309,952 317,324 7,372 2.38 Virgin Islands ................................................................................... 1,304,749 1,335,782 31,033 2.38 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................. 1,614,701 1,653,106 38,405 2.38 Evaluations set aside ....................................................................... 1,784,000 1,845,000 61,000 3.42 TABLE E—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE INFORMATION GRANTS TO STATES [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Total ................................................................................................. $32,000,000 $32,000,000 $0 0.00 Alabama ........................................................................................... 504,328 503,955 (373) ¥0.07 Alaska .............................................................................................. 289,343 288,924 (419) ¥0.14 Arizona ............................................................................................. 613,057 624,575 11,518 1.88 Arkansas .......................................................................................... 405,110 405,098 (12) 0.00 California .......................................................................................... 2,512,646 2,535,716 23,070 0.92 Colorado .......................................................................................... 583,979 585,592 1,613 0.28 Connecticut ...................................................................................... 472,001 475,078 3,077 0.65 Delaware .......................................................................................... 299,203 300,301 1,098 0.37 District of Columbia ......................................................................... 289,948 291,253 1,305 0.45 Florida .............................................................................................. 1,408,710 1,405,557 (3,153) ¥0.22 Georgia ............................................................................................ 824,471 818,650 (5,821) ¥0.71 Hawaii .............................................................................................. 325,099 326,170 1,071 0.33 Idaho ................................................................................................ 339,420 340,258 838 0.25 Illinois ............................................................................................... 1,041,040 1,030,239 (10,801) ¥1.04 Indiana ............................................................................................. 635,932 638,032 2,100 0.33 Iowa ................................................................................................. 450,811 451,225 414 0.09 Kansas ............................................................................................. 426,274 425,110 (1,164) ¥0.27 Kentucky .......................................................................................... 493,479 482,822 (10,657) ¥2.16 Louisiana .......................................................................................... 501,858 509,684 7,826 1.56 Maine ............................................................................................... 331,102 328,137 (2,965) ¥0.90 Maryland .......................................................................................... 623,467 622,922 (545) ¥0.09 Massachusetts ................................................................................. 671,558 679,830 8,272 1.23 Michigan ........................................................................................... 820,078 817,841 (2,237) ¥0.27 Minnesota ........................................................................................ 608,644 607,606 (1,038) ¥0.17 Mississippi ........................................................................................ 398,706 395,692 (3,014) ¥0.76 Missouri ............................................................................................ 614,280 617,432 3,152 0.51 Montana ........................................................................................... 307,848 307,795 (53) ¥0.02 Nebraska .......................................................................................... 369,401 367,292 (2,109) ¥0.57 Nevada ............................................................................................. 411,778 415,509 3,731 0.91 New Hampshire ............................................................................... 335,286 334,684 (602) ¥0.18 New Jersey ...................................................................................... 791,996 793,083 1,087 0.14 New Mexico ..................................................................................... 357,691 356,477 (1,214) ¥0.34 New York ......................................................................................... 1,413,628 1,405,521 (8,107) ¥0.57 North Carolina .................................................................................. 813,419 814,035 616 0.08 North Dakota .................................................................................... 294,439 295,165 726 0.25 Ohio ................................................................................................. 944,193 936,822 (7,371) ¥0.78 Oklahoma ......................................................................................... 464,819 465,408 589 0.13 Oregon ............................................................................................. 480,082 480,039 (43) ¥0.01 Pennsylvania .................................................................................... 1,025,094 1,016,843 (8,251) ¥0.80 Puerto Rico ...................................................................................... 386,665 382,050 (4,615) ¥1.19 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rhode Island .................................................................................... 312,352 311,738 (614) ¥0.20 South Carolina ................................................................................. 509,225 515,528 6,303 1.24 South Dakota ................................................................................... 299,746 299,424 (322) ¥0.11 Tennessee ....................................................................................... 614,134 612,772 (1,362) ¥0.22 Texas ............................................................................................... 1,821,458 1,828,910 7,452 0.41 Utah ................................................................................................. 420,602 420,937 335 0.08 Vermont ........................................................................................... 287,500 286,842 (658) ¥0.23 Virginia ............................................................................................. 765,965 757,553 (8,412) ¥1.10 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

22648 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 74 / Monday, April 18, 2016 / Notices TABLE E—U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—Continued WORKFORCE INFORMATION GRANTS TO STATES [PY 2016 vs PY 2015 allotments] State PY 2015 PY 2016 Difference % Difference Washington ...................................................................................... 666,958 671,496 4,538 0.68 West Virginia .................................................................................... 341,935 339,090 (2,845) ¥0.83 Wisconsin ......................................................................................... 619,893 618,500 (1,393) ¥0.22 Wyoming .......................................................................................... 282,549 281,988 (561) ¥0.20 State Total ................................................................................ 31,823,200 31,823,200 0 0.00 Guam ............................................................................................... 93,090 93,090 0 0.00 Virgin Islands ................................................................................... 83,710 83,710 0 0.00 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................. 176,800 176,800 0 0.00 Portia Wu, I. Background IV. Request for Comments Assistant Secretary for Employment and Comments are invited on: (1) Whether Training. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is a NASA program developed the proposed collection of information [FR Doc. 2016–08747 Filed 4–15–16; 8:45 am] is necessary for the proper performance to enable the voluntary collection of BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P aviation safety incident/situation of the functions of NASA, including reports from individuals to include but whether the information collection has not limited to pilots, air traffic practical utility; (2) the accuracy of controllers, dispatchers, cabin crew, and NASA’s estimate of the burden NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND (including hours and cost) of the maintenance technicians. The ASRS SPACE ADMINISTRATION proposed collection of information; (3) represents the continuing effort by government, industry, and individuals ways to enhance the quality, utility, and [Notice: 16–025] to maintain and improve aviation safety. clarity of the information to be The information collected is used by collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Notice of Information Collection NASA, the Federal Aviation burden of the collection of information Administration, and the aviation on respondents, including automated AGENCY: National Aeronautics and community in the promotion of flight collection techniques or the use of other Space Administration (NASA). safety. forms of information technology. ACTION: Notice of information collection. Comments submitted in response to Data collected is used to identify deficiencies and discrepancies in the this notice will be summarized and SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and included in the request for OMB Space Administration, as part of its National Airspace System, support approval of this information collection. continuing effort to reduce paperwork policy formulation and planning, and They will also become a matter of and respondent burden, invites the strengthen the foundation of aviation public record. general public and other Federal safety research. Comments submitted in agencies to take this opportunity to response to this notice will be Frances Teel, comment on proposed and/or summarized and included in the request NASA PRA Clearance Officer. continuing information collections, as for OMB approval of this information [FR Doc. 2016–08851 Filed 4–15–16; 8:45 am] required by the Paperwork Reduction collection. They will also become a BILLING CODE 7510–13–P Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. matter of public record. 3506(c)(2)(A)). II. Method of Collection DATES: All comments should be NATIONAL CREDIT UNION NASA collects the information ADMINISTRATION submitted within 60 calendar days from electronically, however information the date of this publication. may also be collected via mail. Agency Information Collection ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Activities: Account Based Disclosures invited to submit written comments on III. Data in Connection With Truth in Savings; the proposed information collection to Title: NASA Aviation Safety Comment Request NASA Paperwork Reduction Act Reporting System. Clearance Officer, Code JF000, National OMB Control Number: 2700–XXXX. AGENCY: National Credit Union Aeronautics and Space Administration, Type of Review: Existing information Administration (NCUA). Washington, DC 20546–0001 or collection in use without OMB ACTION: Notice and request for comment. Frances.C.Teel@nasa.gov. Approval. SUMMARY: NCUA, as part of its FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Affected Public: Individuals. continuing effort to reduce paperwork Requests for additional information or Estimated Number of Respondents: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and respondent burden, invites the copies of the information collection 92,228. general public and other Federal instrument(s) and instructions should Estimated Time per Response: 30 agencies to comment on the submission be directed to Ms. Frances Teel, NASA minutes. for reinstatement of a previously Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, Estimated Total Annual Burden approved collection, as required by the 300 E Street SW., JF000, Washington, Hours: 46,114 hours. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. DC 20546, or Frances.C.Teel@nasa.gov. Estimated Total Annual Cost: L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). NCUA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: $311,945. is soliciting comment on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Apr 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1


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