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Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
March 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
Shelby Hallmark,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment
Standards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Investment Act; Lower
Living Standard Income Level
AGENCY: Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of
Lower Living Standard Income Level.
SUMMARY: Under Title I of the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Pub. L.
105–220), the Secretary of Labor
annually determines the Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for uses
described in the law. WIA defines the
term ‘‘Low Income Individual’’ as one
who qualifies under various criteria,
including an individual who received
income for a six-month period that does
not exceed the higher level of the
poverty line or 70 percent of the LLSIL.
This issuance provides the Secretary’s
annual LLSIL for 2009 and references
the current 2009 Health and Human
Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is
effective on the date of publication in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Mr. Samuel Wright, Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room C–4510,
Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright,
Telephone (202) 693–2870; Fax (202)
693–3015 (these are not toll free
numbers).
It is the
purpose of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 ‘‘to provide workforce
investment activities, through statewide
and local workforce investment systems,
that increase the employment, retention,
and earnings of participants, and
increase occupational skill attainment
by participants, and as a result, improve
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the quality of the workforce, reduce
welfare dependency, and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the
Nation.’’
The LLSIL is used for several
purposes under WIA. Specifically, WIA
Section 101(25) defines the term ‘‘low
income individual’’ for eligibility
purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and
132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define the terms
‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ and
‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ in terms of the
poverty line or LLSIL for state formula
allotments. The Governor and state/
local workforce investment boards
(WIBs) use the LLSIL for determining
eligibility for youth, eligibility for
employed adult workers for certain
services and for the Work Opportunity
Tax Credit (WOTC). We encourage the
Governors and state/local WIBs to
consult WIA regulations and the
preamble to the WIA Final Rule
(published at 65 FR 49294 August 11,
2000) for more specific guidance in
applying the LLSIL to program
requirements. The Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) published
the annual 2009 update of the povertylevel guidelines in the Federal Register,
Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp.
4199–4201. The HHS 2009 Poverty
guidelines may also be found on the
Internet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/
09fedreg.pdf. ETA plans to have the
2009 LLSIL available on its Web site at
[https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/].
WIA Section 101(24) defines the
LLSIL as ‘‘that income level (adjusted
for regional, metropolitan, urban and
rural differences and family size)
determined annually by the Secretary
[of Labor] based on the most recent
lower living family budget issued by the
Secretary.’’ The most recent lower living
family budget was issued by the
Secretary in the fall of 1981. The fourperson urban family budget estimates,
previously published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS), provided the
basis for the Secretary to determine the
LLSIL. BLS terminated the four-person
family budget series in 1982, after
publication of the fall 1981 estimates.
Currently, BLS provides data to ETA
through which ETA develops the LLSIL
tables, as provided in the Appendices.
ETA published the 2008 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
April 25, 2008, at 73 FR 22435 and the
corrections to tables 4 and 5 in the
Federal Register of June 10, 2008, at 73
FR 32740. These notices again updates
the LLSIL to reflect cost of living
increases for 2008, by applying the
percentage change in the most recent
2008 Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area,
compared with the 2007 CPI–U to each
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of the April 25, 2008 LLSIL figures.
Those updated figures for a family-offour are listed in Appendix A, Table 1,
by region for both metropolitan and
non-metropolitan areas. This year the
LLSIL figures for some areas have
decreased because the over-the-year
change in CPI–U was negative due to
the economic downturn. Figures in all
of the accompanying tables, in the
Appendices, are rounded up to the
nearest dollar. Since low income
individuals, ‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ and
‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ may be
determined by family income at 70
percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to WIA
Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C), and
132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those
figures are listed as well.
Jurisdictions included in the various
regions, based generally on Census
Divisions of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, are as follows:
Northeast
Connecticut,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands.
Midwest
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
South Dakota,
Wisconsin.
South
Alabama,
American Samoa,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
District of Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Northern Marianas,
Oklahoma,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
South Carolina,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Marshall Islands,
Maryland,
Micronesia,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
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West Virginia.
West
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Utah,
Washington,
Wyoming.
Additionally, separate figures have
been provided for Alaska, Hawaii, and
Guam as indicated in Appendix B,
Table 2.
For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the
year 2008 figures were updated from the
April 2008 ‘‘State Index’’ based on the
ratio of the urban change in the state
(using Anchorage for Alaska and
Honolulu for Hawaii and Guam)
compared to the West regional
metropolitan change, and then applying
that index to the West regional
metropolitan change.
Data on 23 selected MSAs are also
available. These are based on
semiannual CPI–U changes for a 12month period ending in June 2008. The
updated LLSIL figures for these MSAs
and 70 percent of the LLSIL are reported
in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the
various figures at 70 percent of the
updated 2008 LLSIL for family sizes of
one to six persons. Because tables 1–3
only list the LLSIL for a family of four,
table 4 can be used to determine the
LLSIL for families of one to six persons.
For families larger than six persons, an
amount equal to the difference between
the six-person and the five-person
family income levels should be added to
the six-person family income level for
each additional person in the family.
Where the poverty level for a particular
family size is greater than the
corresponding LLSIL figure, the figure is
indicated in parentheses. A modified
Excel version of Appendix D, Table 4,
with the area names, will be available
on the Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration LLSIL Webpage at
[https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/].
Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100
percent of LLSIL for family sizes of one
to six and is used to determine selfsufficiency as noted at 20 CFR 663.230
of the WIA regulations and WIA Section
134(d)(3)(A)(ii).
Use of These Data
Governors should designate the
appropriate LLSILs for use within the
state from Appendices A, B, and C,
containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, which contain
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Tables 4 and 5, may be used with any
LLSIL designated. The Governor’s
designation may be provided by
disseminating information on MSAs and
metropolitan and non-metropolitan
areas within the state or it may involve
further calculations. For example, the
State of New Jersey may have four or
more LLSIL figures for Northeast
metropolitan, Northeast nonmetropolitan, portions of the state in the
New York City MSA, and those in the
Philadelphia MSA. If a workforce
investment area includes areas that
would be covered by more than one
figure, the Governor may determine
which is to be used.
Under 20 CFR 661.110, a state’s
policies and measures for the workforce
investment system shall be accepted by
the Secretary to the extent that they are
consistent with the WIA and the WIA
regulations.
Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted, the publication of
these figures is only for the purpose of
meeting the requirements specified by
WIA as defined in the law and
regulations. BLS has not revised the
lower living family budget since 1981,
and has no plans to do so. The fourperson urban family budget estimates
series has been terminated. The CPI–U
adjustments used to update the LLSIL
for this publication are not precisely
comparable, most notably because
certain tax items were included in the
1981 LLSIL, but are not in the CPI–U.
Thus, these figures should not be used
for any statistical purposes, and are
valid only for those purposes under
WIA as defined in the law and
regulations.
Lower Living Standard Income Level
for 2009
Under Title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law
105–220), the Secretary of Labor
annually determines the Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL). This
Notice announces the LLSIL Tables for
2009. WIA requires the Department of
Labor to update and publish the LLSIL
tables annually. The LLSIL tables are
used for several purposes under WIA,
including determining eligibility for
youth and for the Work Opportunity
Tax Credit.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
March 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
Appendix A
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TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL
(For a family of four persons) by Region 1
2009 Adjusted
LLSIL
Region 2
Northeast
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 3 .......................................................................................................................................................
Midwest
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................................................
South
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................................................
West
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 4 .......................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$37,703
36,086
$26,392
25,260
33,198
31,817
23,239
22,272
32,143
30,986
22,500
21,690
36,664
35,126
25,665
24,588
1 For
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
area measures were calculated from the weighted average CPI–Us for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area
measures were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D.
3 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was calculated using the U.S. average CPI–U for city size class D.
4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are unpublished data.
2 Metropolitan
Appendix B
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL
(For a family of four persons)—Alaska, Hawaii and Guam 1
2009 Adjusted
LLSIL
Region
Alaska
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii, Guam
Metro .................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$44,250
44,073
$30,975
30,851
47,622
47,051
33,335
32,936
1 For
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
percent changes for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were calculated from the CPI–Us for city size class D in the Western
Region.
2 Non-Metropolitan
Appendix C
TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL
(For a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1
2009 Adjusted
LLSIL
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
Anchorage, AK .........................................................................................................................................................
Atlanta, GA ..............................................................................................................................................................
Boston—Brockton—Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT ..........................................................................................................
Chicago—Gary—Kenosha, IL/IN/WI .......................................................................................................................
Cincinnati—Hamilton, OH/KY/IN .............................................................................................................................
Cleveland—Akron, OH ............................................................................................................................................
Dallas—Ft. Worth, TX ..............................................................................................................................................
Denver—Boulder—Greeley, CO ..............................................................................................................................
Detroit—Ann Arbor—Flint, MI ..................................................................................................................................
Honolulu, HI .............................................................................................................................................................
Houston—Galveston—Brazoria, TX ........................................................................................................................
Kansas City, MO/KS ................................................................................................................................................
Los Angeles—Riverside—Orange County, CA .......................................................................................................
Milwaukee—Racine, WI ...........................................................................................................................................
Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN/WI ................................................................................................................................
New York—Northern NJ—Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA ...........................................................................................
Philadelphia—Wilmington—Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD ........................................................................................
Pittsburgh, PA ..........................................................................................................................................................
St. Louis, MO/IL .......................................................................................................................................................
San Diego, CA .........................................................................................................................................................
San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, CA ...............................................................................................................
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$45,356
30,799
41,150
34,947
33,753
34,542
31,333
35,307
31,957
48,670
29,759
32,479
38,822
33,405
33,585
40,205
36,317
40,379
31,917
42,827
38,904
70 percent
LLSIL
$31,749
21,559
28,805
24,463
23,627
24,179
21,933
24,715
22,370
34,069
20,831
22,735
27,175
23,384
23,510
28,144
25,422
28,265
22,342
29,979
27,233
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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL—Continued
(For a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1
2009 Adjusted
LLSIL
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA .........................................................................................................................
Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV 2 ..............................................................................................................
1 For
40,221
41,013
70 percent
LLSIL
28,155
28,709
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
and Washington are now calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
2 Baltimore
Appendix D
Table 4—Seventy Percent of Updated
2009 Lower Living Standard Income
Level (LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the seventy percent LLSIL
value, where it is stipulated for WIA
programs, begin by locating the region
or metropolitan area where they reside.
These are listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3.
After locating the appropriate region or
metropolitan statistical area, find the
seventy percent LLSIL amount for that
location. The seventy percent LLSIL
figures are listed in the last column to
the right on each of the three tables.
These figures apply to a family of four.
Family of one
Family of two
$7,505 ................................
7,762 ..................................
7,815 ..................................
7,901 ..................................
8,024 ..................................
8,049 ..................................
8,056 ..................................
8,104 ..................................
8,184 ..................................
8,366 ..................................
8,418 ..................................
8,467 ..................................
8,508 ..................................
8,707 ..................................
8,807 ..................................
8,853 ..................................
8,901 ..................................
9,096 ..................................
9,157 ..................................
9,240 ..................................
9,505 ..................................
9,784 ..................................
9,809 ..................................
10,133 ................................
10,142 ................................
10,181 ................................
10,340 ................................
10,372 ................................
10,798 ................................
11,111 ................................
11,157 ................................
11,435 ................................
11,861 ................................
12,007 ................................
12,270 ................................
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Larger and smaller family eligibility is
based on a percentage of the family of
four. To determine eligibility for other
size families consult table 4 and the
instructions below.
To use Table 4, locate the seventy
percent LLSIL value that applies to the
individual’s region or metropolitan area
from Tables 1, 2 or 3. Find the same
number in the ‘‘family of four’’ column
of Table 4. Move left or right across that
row to the size that corresponds to the
individual’s family unit. That figure is
the maximum household income the
individual is permitted in order to
qualify as economically disadvantaged
under WIA.
Family of three
$12,296
12,722
12,802
12,947
13,144
13,187
13,199
13,278
13,416
13,714
13,798
13,874
13,945
14,272
14,439
14,509
14,587
14,909
15,002
15,142
15,578
16,034
16,073
16,609
16,613
16,683
16,945
16,997
17,689
18,203
18,277
18,739
19,437
19,670
20,102
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Family of four
$16,876
17,470
17,571
17,771
18,044
18,101
18,123
18,225
18,421
18,824
18,943
19,048
19,144
19,588
19,815
19,921
20,025
20,467
20,595
20,790
21,379
22,013
22,060
22,797
22,809
22,901
23,258
23,339
24,287
24,992
25,094
25,720
26,681
27,007
27,596
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Where the HHS poverty level for a
particular family size is greater than the
corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL
figure appears in a shaded block.
Individuals from these size families may
consult the 2009 HHS poverty
guidelines found in the Federal
Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23,
2009, pp. 4199–4201 (on the Internet at
https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/
09fedreg.pdf) to find the higher
eligibility standard. Individuals from
Alaska and Hawaii should consult the
HHS guidelines for the generally higher
poverty levels that apply in their states.
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Family of five
$20,831
21,559
21,690
21,933
22,272
22,342
22,370
22,500
22,735
23,239
23,384
23,510
23,627
24,179
24,463
24,588
24,715
25,260
25,422
25,665
26,392
27,175
27,233
28,144
28,155
28,265
28,709
28,805
29,979
30,851
30,975
31,749
32,936
33,335
34,069
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$24,585
25,444
25,597
25,887
26,288
26,367
26,398
26,556
26,831
27,422
27,596
27,747
27,884
28,536
28,871
29,019
29,166
29,812
30,004
30,285
31,148
32,068
32,138
33,210
33,226
33,359
33,884
33,995
35,379
36,406
36,554
37,471
38,866
39,339
40,203
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Family of six
$28,751
29,754
29,935
30,272
30,742
30,832
30,870
31,058
31,379
32,075
32,272
32,449
32,608
33,369
33,766
33,939
34,110
34,859
35,085
35,422
36,424
37,507
37,587
38,845
38,856
39,011
39,626
39,752
41,377
42,575
42,753
43,815
45,453
4,6010
47,022
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Appendix E
Table 5—Updated 2009 LLSIL (100%),
By Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the
minimum level for establishing selfsufficiency criteria at the State or local
level, begin by locating the metropolitan
Family of one
Family of two
$10,722 ..............................
11,089 ................................
11,164 ................................
11,287 ................................
11,463 ................................
11,499 ................................
11,509 ................................
11,577 ................................
11,692 ................................
11,952 ................................
12,026 ................................
12,095 ................................
12,154 ................................
12,438 ................................
12,582 ................................
12,647 ................................
12,716 ................................
12,994 ................................
13,081 ................................
13,200 ................................
13,578 ................................
13,977 ................................
14,013 ................................
14,476 ................................
14,489 ................................
14,544 ................................
14,771 ................................
14,817 ................................
15,426 ................................
15,873 ................................
15,938 ................................
16,336 ................................
16,944 ................................
17,153 ................................
17,528 ................................
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Family of three
$17,566
18,174
18,289
18,496
18,777
18,838
18,855
18,969
19,166
19,592
19,712
19,820
19,922
20,389
20,627
20,727
20,838
21,299
21,432
21,632
22,254
22,905
22,961
23,727
23,733
23,833
24,207
24,282
25,270
26,004
26,110
26,770
27,767
28,100
28,717
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area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then
locate the appropriate region or
metropolitan statistical area and then
find the 2009 Adjusted LLSIL amount
for that location. These figures apply to
a family of four. Locate the
corresponding number in the family of
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$24,109
24,957
25,101
25,387
25,777
25,858
25,890
26,036
26,316
26,891
27,062
27,211
27,348
27,983
28,307
28,458
28,607
29,239
29,421
29,700
30,542
31,447
31,514
32,567
32,584
32,715
33,226
33,341
34,696
35,703
35,849
36,743
38,115
38,581
39,423
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Family of five
$29,759
30,799
30,986
31,333
31,817
31,917
31,957
32,143
32,479
33,198
33,405
33,585
33,753
34,542
34,947
35,126
35,307
36,086
36,317
36,664
37,703
38,822
38,904
40,205
40,221
40,379
41,013
41,150
42,827
44,073
44,250
45,356
47,051
47,622
48,670
requirement contained in the Provision
on Reports of Injuries to Employees
Operating Mechanical Power Presses (29
CFR 1910.217(g)).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by May
26, 2009.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
PO 00000
four in the column below. Move left or
right across that row to the size that
corresponds to the individual’s family
unit. That figure is the minimum figure
States must set for determining whether
employment leads to self-sufficiency
under WIA programs.
$35,121
36,348
36,567
36,982
37,554
37,667
37,712
37,937
38,330
39,174
39,423
39,638
39,834
40,766
41,244
41,455
41,665
42,589
42,863
43,264
44,497
45,811
45,911
47,443
47,466
47,656
48,405
48,564
50,541
52,009
52,220
53,530
55,523
56,199
57,433
Family of six
$41,073
42,505
42,764
43,246
43,917
44,046
44,100
44,369
44,827
45,822
46,103
46,355
46,583
47,670
48,237
48,484
48,729
49,799
50,121
50,603
52,034
53,582
53,696
55,493
55,508
55,730
56,609
56,789
59,110
60,821
61,075
62,593
64,933
65,728
67,174
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0006, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13262-13266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6618]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of Lower Living Standard Income Level.
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SUMMARY: Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998
(Pub. L. 105-220), the Secretary of Labor annually determines the Lower
Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for uses described in the law. WIA
defines the term ``Low Income Individual'' as one who qualifies under
various criteria, including an individual who received income for a
six-month period that does not exceed the higher level of the poverty
line or 70 percent of the LLSIL. This issuance provides the Secretary's
annual LLSIL for 2009 and references the current 2009 Health and Human
Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Mr. Samuel Wright, Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room C-4510, Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright,
Telephone (202) 693-2870; Fax (202) 693-3015 (these are not toll free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the purpose of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 ``to provide workforce investment activities,
through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase
the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase
occupational skill attainment by participants, and as a result, improve
the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance
the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.''
The LLSIL is used for several purposes under WIA. Specifically, WIA
Section 101(25) defines the term ``low income individual'' for
eligibility purposes, and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)
define the terms ``disadvantaged youth'' and ``disadvantaged adult'' in
terms of the poverty line or LLSIL for state formula allotments. The
Governor and state/local workforce investment boards (WIBs) use the
LLSIL for determining eligibility for youth, eligibility for employed
adult workers for certain services and for the Work Opportunity Tax
Credit (WOTC). We encourage the Governors and state/local WIBs to
consult WIA regulations and the preamble to the WIA Final Rule
(published at 65 FR 49294 August 11, 2000) for more specific guidance
in applying the LLSIL to program requirements. The Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) published the annual 2009 update of the
poverty-level guidelines in the Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14,
January 23, 2009, pp. 4199-4201. The HHS 2009 Poverty guidelines may
also be found on the Internet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/09fedreg.pdf. ETA plans to have the 2009 LLSIL available on its Web
site at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/].
WIA Section 101(24) defines the LLSIL as ``that income level
(adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban and rural differences and
family size) determined annually by the Secretary [of Labor] based on
the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary.''
The most recent lower living family budget was issued by the Secretary
in the fall of 1981. The four-person urban family budget estimates,
previously published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provided
the basis for the Secretary to determine the LLSIL. BLS terminated the
four-person family budget series in 1982, after publication of the fall
1981 estimates. Currently, BLS provides data to ETA through which ETA
develops the LLSIL tables, as provided in the Appendices.
ETA published the 2008 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of April 25, 2008, at 73 FR 22435 and the corrections to tables 4 and 5
in the Federal Register of June 10, 2008, at 73 FR 32740. These notices
again updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2008,
by applying the percentage change in the most recent 2008 Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area, compared with
the 2007 CPI-U to each
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of the April 25, 2008 LLSIL figures. Those updated figures for a
family-of-four are listed in Appendix A, Table 1, by region for both
metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. This year the LLSIL figures
for some areas have decreased because the over-the-year change in CPI-U
was negative due to the economic downturn. Figures in all of the
accompanying tables, in the Appendices, are rounded up to the nearest
dollar. Since low income individuals, ``disadvantaged adult'' and
``disadvantaged youth'' may be determined by family income at 70
percent of the LLSIL, pursuant to WIA Sections 101(25), 127(b)(2)(C),
and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those figures are listed as
well.
Jurisdictions included in the various regions, based generally on
Census Divisions of the U.S. Department of Commerce, are as follows:
Northeast
Connecticut,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands.
Midwest
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
South Dakota,
Wisconsin.
South
Alabama,
American Samoa,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
District of Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Northern Marianas,
Oklahoma,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
South Carolina,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Marshall Islands,
Maryland,
Micronesia,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
West Virginia.
West
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Utah,
Washington,
Wyoming.
Additionally, separate figures have been provided for Alaska,
Hawaii, and Guam as indicated in Appendix B, Table 2.
For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the year 2008 figures were updated
from the April 2008 ``State Index'' based on the ratio of the urban
change in the state (using Anchorage for Alaska and Honolulu for Hawaii
and Guam) compared to the West regional metropolitan change, and then
applying that index to the West regional metropolitan change.
Data on 23 selected MSAs are also available. These are based on
semiannual CPI-U changes for a 12-month period ending in June 2008. The
updated LLSIL figures for these MSAs and 70 percent of the LLSIL are
reported in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the various figures at 70 percent
of the updated 2008 LLSIL for family sizes of one to six persons.
Because tables 1-3 only list the LLSIL for a family of four, table 4
can be used to determine the LLSIL for families of one to six persons.
For families larger than six persons, an amount equal to the difference
between the six-person and the five-person family income levels should
be added to the six-person family income level for each additional
person in the family. Where the poverty level for a particular family
size is greater than the corresponding LLSIL figure, the figure is
indicated in parentheses. A modified Excel version of Appendix D, Table
4, with the area names, will be available on the Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration LLSIL Webpage at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2009/]. Appendix E, Table 5, indicates 100 percent
of LLSIL for family sizes of one to six and is used to determine self-
sufficiency as noted at 20 CFR 663.230 of the WIA regulations and WIA
Section 134(d)(3)(A)(ii).
Use of These Data
Governors should designate the appropriate LLSILs for use within
the state from Appendices A, B, and C, containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, which contain Tables 4 and 5, may be used with any
LLSIL designated. The Governor's designation may be provided by
disseminating information on MSAs and metropolitan and non-metropolitan
areas within the state or it may involve further calculations. For
example, the State of New Jersey may have four or more LLSIL figures
for Northeast metropolitan, Northeast non-metropolitan, portions of the
state in the New York City MSA, and those in the Philadelphia MSA. If a
workforce investment area includes areas that would be covered by more
than one figure, the Governor may determine which is to be used.
Under 20 CFR 661.110, a state's policies and measures for the
workforce investment system shall be accepted by the Secretary to the
extent that they are consistent with the WIA and the WIA regulations.
Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted, the publication of these figures is only for
the purpose of meeting the requirements specified by WIA as defined in
the law and regulations. BLS has not revised the lower living family
budget since 1981, and has no plans to do so. The four-person urban
family budget estimates series has been terminated. The CPI-U
adjustments used to update the LLSIL for this publication are not
precisely comparable, most notably because certain tax items were
included in the 1981 LLSIL, but are not in the CPI-U. Thus, these
figures should not be used for any statistical purposes, and are valid
only for those purposes under WIA as defined in the law and
regulations.
Lower Living Standard Income Level for 2009
Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-220), the Secretary of Labor annually determines the Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL). This Notice announces the LLSIL Tables
for 2009. WIA requires the Department of Labor to update and publish
the LLSIL tables annually. The LLSIL tables are used for several
purposes under WIA, including determining eligibility for youth and for
the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of March 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
Appendix A
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Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level
(For a family of four persons) by Region \1\
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2009 Adjusted 70 percent
Region \2\ LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast
Metro............................... $37,703 $26,392
Non-Metro \3\....................... 36,086 25,260
Midwest
Metro............................... 33,198 23,239
Non-Metro........................... 31,817 22,272
South
Metro............................... 32,143 22,500
Non-Metro........................... 30,986 21,690
West
Metro............................... 36,664 25,665
Non-Metro \4\....................... 35,126 24,588
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Metropolitan area measures were calculated from the weighted average
CPI-Us for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area measures
were calculated from the CPI-Us for city size class D.
\3\ Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the Northeast region are
no longer available. The Non-metropolitan percent change was
calculated using the U.S. average CPI-U for city size class D.
\4\ Non-metropolitan area percent changes for the West region are
unpublished data.
Appendix B
Table 2--Lower Living Standard Income Level
(For a family of four persons)--Alaska, Hawaii and Guam \1\
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2009 Adjusted 70 percent
Region LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska
Metro............................... $44,250 $30,975
Non-Metro \2\....................... 44,073 30,851
Hawaii, Guam
Metro............................... 47,622 33,335
Non-Metro \2\....................... 47,051 32,936
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Non-Metropolitan percent changes for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam were
calculated from the CPI-Us for city size class D in the Western
Region.
Appendix C
Table 3--Lower Living Standard Income Level
(For a family of four persons) 23 MSAs \1\
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2009 Adjusted 70 percent
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) LLSIL LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK........................... $45,356 $31,749
Atlanta, GA............................. 30,799 21,559
Boston--Brockton--Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT... 41,150 28,805
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL/IN/WI........ 34,947 24,463
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH/KY/IN.......... 33,753 23,627
Cleveland--Akron, OH.................... 34,542 24,179
Dallas--Ft. Worth, TX................... 31,333 21,933
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO............ 35,307 24,715
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI........... 31,957 22,370
Honolulu, HI............................ 48,670 34,069
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX........ 29,759 20,831
Kansas City, MO/KS...................... 32,479 22,735
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, 38,822 27,175
CA.....................................
Milwaukee--Racine, WI................... 33,405 23,384
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN/WI............ 33,585 23,510
New York--Northern NJ--Long Island, NY/ 40,205 28,144
NJ/CT/PA...............................
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, 36,317 25,422
PA/NJ/DE/MD............................
Pittsburgh, PA.......................... 40,379 28,265
St. Louis, MO/IL........................ 31,917 22,342
San Diego, CA........................... 42,827 29,979
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA.... 38,904 27,233
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Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA.......... 40,221 28,155
Washington--Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\.. 41,013 28,709
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Baltimore and Washington are now calculated as a single metropolitan
statistical area.
Appendix D
Table 4--Seventy Percent of Updated 2009 Lower Living Standard Income
Level (LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the seventy percent LLSIL value, where it is stipulated for
WIA programs, begin by locating the region or metropolitan area where
they reside. These are listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3. After locating the
appropriate region or metropolitan statistical area, find the seventy
percent LLSIL amount for that location. The seventy percent LLSIL
figures are listed in the last column to the right on each of the three
tables. These figures apply to a family of four. Larger and smaller
family eligibility is based on a percentage of the family of four. To
determine eligibility for other size families consult table 4 and the
instructions below.
To use Table 4, locate the seventy percent LLSIL value that applies
to the individual's region or metropolitan area from Tables 1, 2 or 3.
Find the same number in the ``family of four'' column of Table 4. Move
left or right across that row to the size that corresponds to the
individual's family unit. That figure is the maximum household income
the individual is permitted in order to qualify as economically
disadvantaged under WIA.
Where the HHS poverty level for a particular family size is greater
than the corresponding LLSIL figure, the LLSIL figure appears in a
shaded block. Individuals from these size families may consult the 2009
HHS poverty guidelines found in the Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14,
January 23, 2009, pp. 4199-4201 (on the Internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/09fedreg.pdf) to find the higher eligibility
standard. Individuals from Alaska and Hawaii should consult the HHS
guidelines for the generally higher poverty levels that apply in their
states.
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Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six
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$7,505......................................... $12,296 $16,876 $20,831 $24,585 $28,751
7,762.......................................... 12,722 17,470 21,559 25,444 29,754
7,815.......................................... 12,802 17,571 21,690 25,597 29,935
7,901.......................................... 12,947 17,771 21,933 25,887 30,272
8,024.......................................... 13,144 18,044 22,272 26,288 30,742
8,049.......................................... 13,187 18,101 22,342 26,367 30,832
8,056.......................................... 13,199 18,123 22,370 26,398 30,870
8,104.......................................... 13,278 18,225 22,500 26,556 31,058
8,184.......................................... 13,416 18,421 22,735 26,831 31,379
8,366.......................................... 13,714 18,824 23,239 27,422 32,075
8,418.......................................... 13,798 18,943 23,384 27,596 32,272
8,467.......................................... 13,874 19,048 23,510 27,747 32,449
8,508.......................................... 13,945 19,144 23,627 27,884 32,608
8,707.......................................... 14,272 19,588 24,179 28,536 33,369
8,807.......................................... 14,439 19,815 24,463 28,871 33,766
8,853.......................................... 14,509 19,921 24,588 29,019 33,939
8,901.......................................... 14,587 20,025 24,715 29,166 34,110
9,096.......................................... 14,909 20,467 25,260 29,812 34,859
9,157.......................................... 15,002 20,595 25,422 30,004 35,085
9,240.......................................... 15,142 20,790 25,665 30,285 35,422
9,505.......................................... 15,578 21,379 26,392 31,148 36,424
9,784.......................................... 16,034 22,013 27,175 32,068 37,507
9,809.......................................... 16,073 22,060 27,233 32,138 37,587
10,133......................................... 16,609 22,797 28,144 33,210 38,845
10,142......................................... 16,613 22,809 28,155 33,226 38,856
10,181......................................... 16,683 22,901 28,265 33,359 39,011
10,340......................................... 16,945 23,258 28,709 33,884 39,626
10,372......................................... 16,997 23,339 28,805 33,995 39,752
10,798......................................... 17,689 24,287 29,979 35,379 41,377
11,111......................................... 18,203 24,992 30,851 36,406 42,575
11,157......................................... 18,277 25,094 30,975 36,554 42,753
11,435......................................... 18,739 25,720 31,749 37,471 43,815
11,861......................................... 19,437 26,681 32,936 38,866 45,453
12,007......................................... 19,670 27,007 33,335 39,339 4,6010
12,270......................................... 20,102 27,596 34,069 40,203 47,022
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Appendix E
Table 5--Updated 2009 LLSIL (100%), By Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the minimum level for establishing
self-sufficiency criteria at the State or local level, begin by
locating the metropolitan area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then
locate the appropriate region or metropolitan statistical area and then
find the 2009 Adjusted LLSIL amount for that location. These figures
apply to a family of four. Locate the corresponding number in the
family of four in the column below. Move left or right across that row
to the size that corresponds to the individual's family unit. That
figure is the minimum figure States must set for determining whether
employment leads to self-sufficiency under WIA programs.
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Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six
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$10,722........................................ $17,566 $24,109 $29,759 $35,121 $41,073
11,089......................................... 18,174 24,957 30,799 36,348 42,505
11,164......................................... 18,289 25,101 30,986 36,567 42,764
11,287......................................... 18,496 25,387 31,333 36,982 43,246
11,463......................................... 18,777 25,777 31,817 37,554 43,917
11,499......................................... 18,838 25,858 31,917 37,667 44,046
11,509......................................... 18,855 25,890 31,957 37,712 44,100
11,577......................................... 18,969 26,036 32,143 37,937 44,369
11,692......................................... 19,166 26,316 32,479 38,330 44,827
11,952......................................... 19,592 26,891 33,198 39,174 45,822
12,026......................................... 19,712 27,062 33,405 39,423 46,103
12,095......................................... 19,820 27,211 33,585 39,638 46,355
12,154......................................... 19,922 27,348 33,753 39,834 46,583
12,438......................................... 20,389 27,983 34,542 40,766 47,670
12,582......................................... 20,627 28,307 34,947 41,244 48,237
12,647......................................... 20,727 28,458 35,126 41,455 48,484
12,716......................................... 20,838 28,607 35,307 41,665 48,729
12,994......................................... 21,299 29,239 36,086 42,589 49,799
13,081......................................... 21,432 29,421 36,317 42,863 50,121
13,200......................................... 21,632 29,700 36,664 43,264 50,603
13,578......................................... 22,254 30,542 37,703 44,497 52,034
13,977......................................... 22,905 31,447 38,822 45,811 53,582
14,013......................................... 22,961 31,514 38,904 45,911 53,696
14,476......................................... 23,727 32,567 40,205 47,443 55,493
14,489......................................... 23,733 32,584 40,221 47,466 55,508
14,544......................................... 23,833 32,715 40,379 47,656 55,730
14,771......................................... 24,207 33,226 41,013 48,405 56,609
14,817......................................... 24,282 33,341 41,150 48,564 56,789
15,426......................................... 25,270 34,696 42,827 50,541 59,110
15,873......................................... 26,004 35,703 44,073 52,009 60,821
15,938......................................... 26,110 35,849 44,250 52,220 61,075
16,336......................................... 26,770 36,743 45,356 53,530 62,593
16,944......................................... 27,767 38,115 47,051 55,523 64,933
17,153......................................... 28,100 38,581 47,622 56,199 65,728
17,528......................................... 28,717 39,423 48,670 57,433 67,174
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