Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level, 25296-25300 [2010-10794]

Download as PDF 25296 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices Incentive grants PY 2008–FY 2009 exceeded state performance levels State WIA (title IB) Kentucky ..................................................................................... Louisiana ...................................................................................... Maine ........................................................................................... Maryland ...................................................................................... Massachusetts ............................................................................. Michigan ....................................................................................... Minnesota ................................................................................... Mississippi .................................................................................... Missouri ...................................................................................... Montana ....................................................................................... Nebraska ..................................................................................... Nevada ......................................................................................... New Hampshire ........................................................................... New Jersey .................................................................................. New Mexico ................................................................................. New York .................................................................................... North Carolina .............................................................................. North Dakota ................................................................................ Ohio ............................................................................................. Oklahoma ..................................................................................... Oregon ......................................................................................... Pennsylvania ................................................................................ Puerto Rico .................................................................................. Rhode Island ................................................................................ South Carolina ............................................................................. South Dakota ............................................................................... Tennessee .................................................................................. Texas ........................................................................................... Utah ............................................................................................. Vermont ....................................................................................... Virginia ......................................................................................... Washington .................................................................................. West Virginia ................................................................................ Wisconsin ..................................................................................... Wyoming ...................................................................................... AEFLA (adult education) WIA title IB; AEFLA X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X X ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ X X X X X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X X ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ X X X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X X ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ X ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ States in bold exceeded their performance levels for both AEFLA and WIA Title IB programs. This issuance provides the Secretary’s annual LLSIL for 2010 and references the current 2009 Health and Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’ Congress has taken action to keep the 2009 HHS poverty guidelines in effect until at least May 31, 2010. BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 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. 19:19 May 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Send questions about the Lower Living Standard Income Level calculations: Mr. Samuel Wright, Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–4231, Washington, DC 20210. Send written youth program comments to: Mr. Evan Rosenberg, Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–4464, Washington, DC 20210. For Further Information on LLSIL: Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright, Telephone 202–693–2870; Fax 202– 693–3015 (these are not toll free ADDRESSES: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of Determination of Lower Living Standard Income Level. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 numbers); e-mail address wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. For Further Information on Federal Youth Programs: Evan Rosenberg, Telephone 202–693–3593; Fax 202– 693–3532 (these are not toll free numbers). DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register. [FR Doc. 2010–10930 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices 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 most current poverty-level guidelines in the Federal Register at 74 FR 4199–4201 on Jan. 23, 2009. 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 2010 LLSIL available on its Web site at [https:// www.doleta.gov/llsil/2010/]. 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 2009 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register of March 26, 2009, at 74 FR 13262. This notice again updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2009, by applying the percentage change in the most recent 2009 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area, compared with the 2008 CPI–U to each of the March 26, 2009 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. 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:19 May 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25297 Guam as indicated in Appendix B, Table 2. For Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, the year 2009 figures were updated from the April, 2009 ‘‘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 2009. 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 2009 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/2010/]. 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 Tables 4 and 5, which adjusts a family of four figure for larger and smaller families, 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 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 25298 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices 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 2010 Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105– 220), the Secretary of Labor annually determines the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL). This Notice announces the LLSIL Tables for 2010. 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 30th day of April 2010. Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. Attachments Appendix A TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1 2010 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 $38,759 37,060 $27,131 25,942 34,161 33,026 23,913 23,118 33,043 32,318 23,130 22,623 37,471 35,758 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 Region Alaska: Metro ............. Non-Metro 2 ... Hawaii, Guam: Metro ............. Non-Metro 2 ... 2010 adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL $45,047 44,866 $31,533 31,406 48,432 47,898 33,902 33,529 26,230 25,031 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 1 For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar. TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS) 23 MSAS 1 2010 Adjusted LLSIL jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 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 ....................................................................................................................... Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA ................................................................................................................................. Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV 2 ...................................................................................................................... 1 For 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:19 May 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 $46,172 31,353 41,891 35,821 34,327 35,129 31,646 35,695 32,916 49,497 30,562 33,064 39,521 34,073 34,156 41,130 37,407 41,025 32,268 43,298 39,916 40,784 41,669 70 Percent LLSIL $32,320 21,947 29,324 25,075 24,029 24,590 22,152 24,987 23,041 34,648 21,393 23,145 27,665 23,851 23,909 28,791 26,185 28,718 22,588 30,309 27,941 28,549 29,168 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices Appendix D Table 4—Seventy Percent of Updated 2010 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. 25299 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.htm) 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. Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six 7,708 7,902 7,980 8,138 8,151 8,298 8,329 8,331 8,331 8,587 8,611 8,609 8,653 8,854 8,999 9,013 9,028 9,342 9,431 9,443 9,771 9,960 10,064 10,284 10,344 10,366 10,505 10,559 10,917 11,311 11,358 11,641 12,074 12,212 12,478 12,628 12,951 13,077 13,332 13,353 13,595 13,644 13,650 13,658 14,074 14,110 14,112 14,183 14,515 14,747 14,770 14,800 15,312 15,453 15,476 16,014 16,322 16,491 16,846 16,950 16,991 17,216 17,303 17,884 18,530 18,606 19,076 19,787 20,005 20,444 17,332 17,784 17,949 18,299 18,326 18,667 18,730 18,736 18,753 19,322 19,372 19,370 19,469 19,921 20,245 20,279 20,311 21,020 21,213 21,247 21,978 22,409 22,633 23,128 23,267 23,321 23,631 23,759 24,555 25,442 25,546 26,183 27,161 27,466 28,065 21,393 21,947 22,152 22,588 22,623 23,041 23,118 23,130 23,145 23,851 23,909 23,913 24,029 24,590 24,987 25,031 25,075 25,942 26,185 26,230 27,131 27,665 27,941 28,549 28,718 28,791 29,168 29,324 30,309 31,406 31,533 32,320 33,529 33,902 34,648 25,248 25,901 26,146 26,657 26,697 27,190 27,287 27,299 27,314 28,148 28,218 28,217 28,358 29,021 29,486 29,541 29,593 30,617 30,904 30,951 32,020 32,645 32,974 33,692 33,893 33,974 34,425 34,607 35,768 37,062 37,212 38,146 39,565 40,008 40,886 29,527 30,289 30,575 31,172 31,222 31,796 31,910 31,928 31,944 32,918 33,000 33,006 33,163 33,936 34,486 34,550 34,610 35,801 36,138 36,201 37,444 38,182 38,564 39,400 39,635 39,738 40,261 40,468 41,832 43,341 43,522 44,604 46,271 46,792 47,821 Appendix E Table 5—Updated 2010 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 area or region from Table 1, 2 or 3. Then locate the appropriate region or metropolitan statistical area and then find the 2010 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. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six $11,011 11,289 11,400 11,625 11,644 11,854 11,899 11,901 $18,040 18,501 18,681 19,045 19,075 19,421 19,491 19,500 $24,760 25,406 25,641 26,142 26,180 26,667 26,757 26,765 $30,562 31,353 31,646 32,268 32,318 32,916 33,026 33,043 $36,069 37,002 37,352 38,081 38,139 38,843 38,981 38,999 $42,182 43,270 43,678 44,531 44,603 45,423 45,586 45,611 VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:19 May 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 25300 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six 11,902 12,267 12,301 12,299 12,361 12,649 12,856 12,875 12,897 13,345 13,473 13,490 13,958 14,229 14,377 14,692 14,777 14,809 15,007 15,084 15,596 16,159 16,225 16,630 17,249 17,445 17,826 19,511 20,106 20,157 20,160 20,261 20,736 21,067 21,100 21,143 21,874 22,075 22,108 22,877 23,317 23,558 24,065 24,214 24,273 24,594 24,719 25,548 26,472 26,580 27,252 28,267 28,578 29,205 26,790 27,603 27,674 27,671 27,813 28,459 28,922 28,970 29,015 30,028 30,304 30,353 31,397 32,013 32,333 33,040 33,238 33,316 33,758 33,941 35,078 36,346 36,494 37,404 38,801 39,237 40,093 33,064 34,073 34,156 34,161 34,327 35,129 35,695 35,758 35,821 37,060 37,407 37,471 38,759 39,521 39,916 40,784 41,025 41,130 41,669 41,891 43,298 44,866 45,047 46,172 47,898 48,432 49,497 39,020 40,211 40,312 40,310 40,511 41,459 42,123 42,201 42,275 43,739 44,149 44,216 45,743 46,636 47,105 48,131 48,418 48,534 49,179 49,438 51,097 52,945 53,160 54,494 56,522 57,154 58,409 45,634 47,025 47,143 47,151 47,375 48,480 49,265 49,357 49,443 51,144 51,625 51,716 53,491 54,546 55,092 56,285 56,622 56,769 57,515 57,811 59,760 61,916 62,174 63,720 66,102 66,845 68,316 [FR Doc. 2010–10794 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4510–FT–P Lester A. Heltzer, Executive Secretary, (202) 273–1067. Lester A. Heltzer, Executive Secretary. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD [FR Doc. 2010–11012 Filed 5–5–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7545–01–P Sunshine Act Meetings jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES TIME AND DATES: All meetings are held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, Wednesday, May 5, Thursday, May 6, 2010; Tuesday, May 11, Wednesday, May 12, Thursday, May 13, 2010; Tuesday, May 18, Wednesday, May 19, Thursday, May 20, 2010; Tuesday, May 25, Wednesday, May 26, Thursday, May 27, 2010. PLACE: Board Agenda Room, No. 11820, 1099 14th St., NW., Washington DC 20570. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to § 102.139(a) of the Board’s Rules and Regulations, the Board or a panel thereof will consider ‘‘the issuance of a subpoena, the Board’s participation in a civil action or proceeding or an arbitration, or the initiation, conduct, or disposition … of particular representation or unfair labor practice proceedings under section 8, 9, or 10 of the [National Labor Relations] Act, or any court proceedings collateral or ancillary thereto.’’ See also 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10). VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:19 May 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) National Science Foundation. Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by June 7, 2010. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below. PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address or (703) 292–7405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and certain geographic areas requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applications received are as follows: 1. Applicant: Permit Application No. 2011–004. Sam Feola, Director, Raytheon Polar Services Company, 7400 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112. Activity for Which Permit is Requested Introduce into Antarctica. The applicant plans to import commercially available bacterial host cell, Escherichia coli, for experimental use at the science laboratories at McMurdo and Palmer Stations. The experimental purpose is to generate clones of genes and gene fragments. In both cases the E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25296-25300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10794]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 2010 and references the current 2009 Health and Human
Services ``Poverty Guidelines.'' Congress has taken action to keep the
2009 HHS poverty guidelines in effect until at least May 31, 2010.

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on the date of
publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send questions about the Lower Living Standard Income Level
calculations: Mr. Samuel Wright, Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231,
Washington, DC 20210.
Send written youth program comments to: Mr. Evan Rosenberg,
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4464, Washington, DC 20210.
For Further Information on LLSIL: Please contact Mr. Samuel Wright,
Telephone 202-693-2870; Fax 202-693-3015 (these are not toll free
numbers); e-mail address wright.samuel.e@dol.gov.
For Further Information on Federal Youth Programs: Evan Rosenberg,
Telephone 202-693-3593; Fax 202-693-3532 (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

[[Page 25297]]

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 most current poverty-level guidelines in the
Federal Register at 74 FR 4199-4201 on Jan. 23, 2009. 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 2010 LLSIL
available on its Web site at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2010/].
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 2009 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of March 26, 2009, at 74 FR 13262. This notice again updates the LLSIL
to reflect cost of living increases for 2009, by applying the
percentage change in the most recent 2009 Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area, compared with the 2008 CPI-U to
each of the March 26, 2009 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. 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 2009 figures were updated
from the April, 2009 ``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 2009. 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 2009 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/2010/]. 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, which adjusts a
family of four figure for larger and smaller families, 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

[[Page 25298]]

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 2010

Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-
220), the Secretary of Labor annually determines the Lower Living
Standard Income Level (LLSIL). This Notice announces the LLSIL Tables
for 2010. 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 30th day of April 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.

Attachments

Appendix A

Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010
Region \2\ adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Northeast:
Metro....................................... $38,759 $27,131
Non-Metro \3\............................... 37,060 25,942
Midwest:
Metro....................................... 34,161 23,913
Non-Metro................................... 33,026 23,118
South:
Metro....................................... 33,043 23,130
Non-Metro................................... 32,318 22,623
West:
Metro..................................... 37,471 26,230
Non-Metro \4\............................. 35,758 25,031
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010
Region adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska:
Metro....................................... $45,047 $31,533
Non-Metro \2\............................... 44,866 31,406
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro....................................... 48,432 33,902
Non-Metro \2\............................... 47,898 33,529
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) Adjusted 70 Percent
LLSIL LLSIL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anchorage, AK................................. $46,172 $32,320
Atlanta, GA................................... 31,353 21,947
Boston--Brockton--Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT......... 41,891 29,324
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL/IN/WI.............. 35,821 25,075
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH/KY/IN................ 34,327 24,029
Cleveland--Akron, OH.......................... 35,129 24,590
Dallas--Ft. Worth, TX......................... 31,646 22,152
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO.................. 35,695 24,987
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI................. 32,916 23,041
Honolulu, HI.................................. 49,497 34,648
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX.............. 30,562 21,393
Kansas City, MO/KS............................ 33,064 23,145
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA..... 39,521 27,665
Milwaukee--Racine, WI......................... 34,073 23,851
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN/WI.................. 34,156 23,909
New York--Northern NJ--Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/ 41,130 28,791
PA...........................................
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA/NJ/ 37,407 26,185
DE/MD........................................
Pittsburgh, PA................................ 41,025 28,718
St. Louis, MO/IL.............................. 32,268 22,588
San Diego, CA................................. 43,298 30,309
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA.......... 39,916 27,941
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA................ 40,784 28,549
Washington--Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\........ 41,669 29,168
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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.

[[Page 25299]]

Appendix D

Table 4--Seventy Percent of Updated 2010 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.htm) 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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7,708 12,628 17,332 21,393 25,248 29,527
7,902 12,951 17,784 21,947 25,901 30,289
7,980 13,077 17,949 22,152 26,146 30,575
8,138 13,332 18,299 22,588 26,657 31,172
8,151 13,353 18,326 22,623 26,697 31,222
8,298 13,595 18,667 23,041 27,190 31,796
8,329 13,644 18,730 23,118 27,287 31,910
8,331 13,650 18,736 23,130 27,299 31,928
8,331 13,658 18,753 23,145 27,314 31,944
8,587 14,074 19,322 23,851 28,148 32,918
8,611 14,110 19,372 23,909 28,218 33,000
8,609 14,112 19,370 23,913 28,217 33,006
8,653 14,183 19,469 24,029 28,358 33,163
8,854 14,515 19,921 24,590 29,021 33,936
8,999 14,747 20,245 24,987 29,486 34,486
9,013 14,770 20,279 25,031 29,541 34,550
9,028 14,800 20,311 25,075 29,593 34,610
9,342 15,312 21,020 25,942 30,617 35,801
9,431 15,453 21,213 26,185 30,904 36,138
9,443 15,476 21,247 26,230 30,951 36,201
9,771 16,014 21,978 27,131 32,020 37,444
9,960 16,322 22,409 27,665 32,645 38,182
10,064 16,491 22,633 27,941 32,974 38,564
10,284 16,846 23,128 28,549 33,692 39,400
10,344 16,950 23,267 28,718 33,893 39,635
10,366 16,991 23,321 28,791 33,974 39,738
10,505 17,216 23,631 29,168 34,425 40,261
10,559 17,303 23,759 29,324 34,607 40,468
10,917 17,884 24,555 30,309 35,768 41,832
11,311 18,530 25,442 31,406 37,062 43,341
11,358 18,606 25,546 31,533 37,212 43,522
11,641 19,076 26,183 32,320 38,146 44,604
12,074 19,787 27,161 33,529 39,565 46,271
12,212 20,005 27,466 33,902 40,008 46,792
12,478 20,444 28,065 34,648 40,886 47,821
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appendix E

Table 5--Updated 2010 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 2010 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.

[[Page 25300]]

11,902 19,511 26,790 33,064 39,020 45,634
12,267 20,106 27,603 34,073 40,211 47,025
12,301 20,157 27,674 34,156 40,312 47,143
12,299 20,160 27,671 34,161 40,310 47,151
12,361 20,261 27,813 34,327 40,511 47,375
12,649 20,736 28,459 35,129 41,459 48,480
12,856 21,067 28,922 35,695 42,123 49,265
12,875 21,100 28,970 35,758 42,201 49,357
12,897 21,143 29,015 35,821 42,275 49,443
13,345 21,874 30,028 37,060 43,739 51,144
13,473 22,075 30,304 37,407 44,149 51,625
13,490 22,108 30,353 37,471 44,216 51,716
13,958 22,877 31,397 38,759 45,743 53,491
14,229 23,317 32,013 39,521 46,636 54,546
14,377 23,558 32,333 39,916 47,105 55,092
14,692 24,065 33,040 40,784 48,131 56,285
14,777 24,214 33,238 41,025 48,418 56,622
14,809 24,273 33,316 41,130 48,534 56,769
15,007 24,594 33,758 41,669 49,179 57,515
15,084 24,719 33,941 41,891 49,438 57,811
15,596 25,548 35,078 43,298 51,097 59,760
16,159 26,472 36,346 44,866 52,945 61,916
16,225 26,580 36,494 45,047 53,160 62,174
16,630 27,252 37,404 46,172 54,494 63,720
17,249 28,267 38,801 47,898 56,522 66,102
17,445 28,578 39,237 48,432 57,154 66,845
17,826 29,205 40,093 49,497 58,409 68,316
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. 2010-10794 Filed 5-6-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FT-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.