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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Investment Act; Lower
Living Standard Income Level
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of determination of
Lower Living Standard Income Level.
AGENCY:
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 2011 and references
the current 2011 Health and Human
Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
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.
SUMMARY:
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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. The
Workforce Investment Act programs are
intended to increase the occupational
skill attainment by participants and the
quality of the workforce thereby
reducing 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 and eligibility for
adults for certain services. 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
January 20, 2011 (Volume 76, Number
13) PP 3637–3638. The HHS 2011
Poverty guidelines may also be found on
the Internet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/
poverty/11poverty.shtml. ETA plans to
have the 2011 LLSIL available on its
Web site at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/
2011/].
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,
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BLS provides data to ETA through
which ETA develops the LLSIL tables,
as provided in the Appendices.
ETA published the 2010 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
May 7, 2010, pp 25296–25300. This
notice again updates the LLSIL to reflect
cost of living increases for 2010, by
applying the percentage change in the
most recent 2010 Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an
area, compared with the 2009 CPI–U to
each of the May 7, 2010 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. 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 the Census
Regions 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
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Alabama
American Samoa
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Northern Marianas
Oklahoma
Palau
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Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Micronesia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
page at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/
2011/]. 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).
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 2010 figures were updated from the
April, 2010 ‘‘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 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual
and semiannual CPI–U changes for a 12month period ending in December 2010.
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 2010 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
shaded. 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 Web
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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
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 2011
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 2011.
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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.
Signed at Washington, DC this 14th day of
March 2011.
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
Region 2
2011 adjusted LLSIL
Northeast
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 3 .......................................................................................................................
Midwest
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................
South
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .........................................................................................................................
West
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 4 .......................................................................................................................
70 percent LLSIL
$39,379
37,616
$27,565
26,331
34,776
33,587
24,343
23,511
33,506
32,771
23,454
22,940
37,920
36,402
26,544
25,481
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
2011
Adjusted LLSIL
Region
Alaska
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................
Hawaii, Guam
Metro .................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 .......................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$45,182
45,674
$31,627
31,972
48,867
48,760
34,207
34,132
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
2011
Adjusted LLSIL
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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 ................................................................................................................
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$46,311
31,667
42,142
36,251
34,498
35,937
31,520
36,195
33,311
49,943
31,143
33,328
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70 percent LLSIL
$32,418
22,167
29,499
25,375
24,149
25,156
22,064
25,337
23,317
34,960
21,800
23,330
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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL—Continued
(for a family of four persons) 23 MSAs 1
2011
Adjusted LLSIL
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
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
40,035
34,380
34,395
41,706
37,930
41,394
32,688
43,731
40,514
41,029
42,336
70 percent LLSIL
28,024
24,066
24,077
29,194
26,551
28,976
22,881
30,612
28,360
28,720
29,635
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
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Table 4—Seventy Percent of Updated 2011
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
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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.
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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 2011 HHS
poverty guidelines found in the Federal
Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011,
pp. 3637–3638 (on the Internet at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11fedreg.shtml) 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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Appendix E
Table 5—Updated 2011 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 2011 Adjusted LLSIL
amount for that location. These figures apply
to a family of four. Locate the corresponding
Family of
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Family of one
$11,221 ....................................................................................................
11,354 ......................................................................................................
11,401 ......................................................................................................
11,777 ......................................................................................................
11,807 ......................................................................................................
11,997 ......................................................................................................
11,998 ......................................................................................................
12,068 ......................................................................................................
12,101 ......................................................................................................
12,377 ......................................................................................................
12,387 ......................................................................................................
12,422 ......................................................................................................
12,520 ......................................................................................................
12,940 ......................................................................................................
13,036 ......................................................................................................
13,051 ......................................................................................................
13,106 ......................................................................................................
13,545 ......................................................................................................
13,652 ......................................................................................................
13,662 ......................................................................................................
14,182 ......................................................................................................
14,414 ......................................................................................................
14,593 ......................................................................................................
14,780 ......................................................................................................
14,910 ......................................................................................................
15,016 ......................................................................................................
15,174 ......................................................................................................
15,247 ......................................................................................................
15,752 ......................................................................................................
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Family of
three
$18,383
18,606
18,686
19,293
19,342
19,654
19,667
19,773
19,822
20,287
20,298
20,362
20,523
21,213
21,362
21,396
21,480
22,202
22,373
22,384
23,243
23,620
23,911
24,210
24,432
24,613
24,867
24,988
25,803
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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.
$25,230
25,538
25,660
26,482
26,547
26,987
27,004
27,140
27,211
27,852
27,867
27,952
28,169
29,113
29,327
29,363
29,492
30,479
30,718
30,728
31,900
32,429
32,818
33,238
33,538
33,782
34,145
34,298
35,428
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Family of
four
$31,143
31,520
31,667
32,688
32,771
33,311
33,328
33,506
33,587
34,380
34,395
34,498
34,776
35,937
36,195
36,251
36,402
37,616
37,920
37,930
39,379
40,035
40,514
41,029
41,394
41,706
42,142
42,336
43,731
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Family of
five
$36,755
37,202
37,372
38,576
38,673
39,309
39,332
39,545
39,644
40,573
40,594
40,714
41,036
42,413
42,713
42,782
42,961
44,395
44,746
44,767
46,475
47,242
47,811
48,419
48,854
49,214
49,735
49,966
51,608
Family of
six
$42,983
43,504
43,703
45,109
45,227
45,968
45,999
46,250
46,361
47,448
47,473
47,612
48,000
49,595
49,955
50,036
50,245
51,911
52,337
52,347
54,347
55,256
55,918
56,623
57,131
57,564
58,158
58,435
60,358
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Family of
two
Family of one
16,274
16,450
16,680
17,559
17,602
17,986
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). 44 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)(A). This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Wage
and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the
Information Collection: Housing
Occupancy Certificate—Migrant and
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Act. A copy of the proposed information
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed below in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
May 20, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0006, by either one of the following
methods: E-mail:
WHDPRAComments@dol.gov; Mail,
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Family of
three
26,660
26,949
27,334
28,776
28,835
29,468
36,604
37,000
37,517
39,499
39,590
40,454
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via e-mail or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0406
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of this notice must be obtained in
alternative formats (Large Print, Braille,
Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain
information or request materials in
alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Wage and Hour
Division (WHD) of the Department of
Labor (DOL) administers the Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. The MSPA protects migrant and
seasonal agricultural workers by
establishing employment standards
related to wages, housing,
transportation, disclosures, and
recordkeeping. The MSPA also requires
farm labor contractors and farm labor
contractor employees to register with
the U.S. Department of Labor and to
obtain special authorization before
housing, transporting, or driving
covered workers. The MSPA requires
that any person owning or controlling
any facility or real property to be used
for housing migrant agricultural workers
shall not permit such housing to be
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46,311
48,760
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49,943
Family of
five
53,319
53,898
54,657
57,540
57,669
58,935
Family of
six
62,361
63,030
63,911
67,292
67,447
68,931
occupied by any worker unless copy of
a certificate of occupancy from the state,
local or federal agency that conducted
the housing safety and health inspection
is posted at the site of the facility or real
property. The certificate attests that the
facility or real property meets applicable
safety and health standards. Form WH–
520 is an information gathering form
and the certificate of occupancy that the
Wage and Hour Division issues when it
is the Federal agency conducting the
safety and health inspection.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks an
approval for the extension of this
information collection that requires any
person owning or controlling any
facility or real property to be occupied
by migrant agricultural workers to
obtain a certificate of occupancy.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Housing Occupancy
Certificate—Migrant and Seasonal
Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
OMB Number: 1235–0006.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms.
Total Respondents: 300.
Total Annual Responses: 300.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: 3–4
minutes.
Frequency: Annual.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15342-15348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6510]
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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 2011 and references the current 2011 Health and Human
Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
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. The Workforce
Investment Act programs are intended to increase the occupational skill
attainment by participants and the quality of the workforce thereby
reducing 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 and eligibility for adults
for certain services. 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 January 20, 2011 (Volume 76, Number
13) PP 3637-3638. The HHS 2011 Poverty guidelines may also be found on
the Internet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml. ETA plans
to have the 2011 LLSIL available on its Web site at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2011/].
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,
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BLS provides data to ETA through which ETA develops the LLSIL tables,
as provided in the Appendices.
ETA published the 2010 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of May 7, 2010, pp 25296-25300. This notice again updates the LLSIL to
reflect cost of living increases for 2010, by applying the percentage
change in the most recent 2010 Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) for an area, compared with the 2009 CPI-U to each of
the May 7, 2010 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
the Census Regions 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 2010 figures were updated
from the April, 2010 ``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 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also
available. These are based on annual and semiannual CPI-U changes for a
12-month period ending in December 2010. 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 2010 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
shaded. 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 Web page at [https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2011/]. 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 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 2011
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 2011.
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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.
Signed at Washington, DC this 14th day of March 2011.
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\
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Region \2\ 2011 adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL
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Northeast
Metro..................................................... $39,379 $27,565
Non-Metro \3\............................................. 37,616 26,331
Midwest
Metro..................................................... 34,776 24,343
Non-Metro................................................. 33,587 23,511
South
Metro..................................................... 33,506 23,454
Non-Metro................................................. 32,771 22,940
West
Metro..................................................... 37,920 26,544
Non-Metro \4\............................................. 36,402 25,481
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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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Region 2011 Adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL
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Alaska
Metro..................................................... $45,182 $31,627
Non-Metro \2\............................................. 45,674 31,972
Hawaii, Guam
Metro..................................................... 48,867 34,207
Non-Metro \2\............................................. 48,760 34,132
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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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Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) 2011 Adjusted LLSIL 70 percent LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK................................................. $46,311 $32,418
Atlanta, GA................................................... 31,667 22,167
Boston--Brockton--Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT......................... 42,142 29,499
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL/IN/WI.............................. 36,251 25,375
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH/KY/IN................................ 34,498 24,149
Cleveland--Akron, OH.......................................... 35,937 25,156
Dallas--Ft. Worth, TX......................................... 31,520 22,064
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO.................................. 36,195 25,337
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI................................. 33,311 23,317
Honolulu, HI.................................................. 49,943 34,960
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX.............................. 31,143 21,800
Kansas City, MO/KS............................................ 33,328 23,330
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Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA..................... 40,035 28,024
Milwaukee--Racine, WI......................................... 34,380 24,066
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN/WI.................................. 34,395 24,077
New York--Northern NJ--Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA............... 41,706 29,194
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD.......... 37,930 26,551
Pittsburgh, PA................................................ 41,394 28,976
St. Louis, MO/IL.............................................. 32,688 22,881
San Diego, CA................................................. 43,731 30,612
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA.......................... 40,514 28,360
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA................................ 41,029 28,720
Washington--Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\........................ 42,336 29,635
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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 2011 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 2011 HHS poverty guidelines found in the Federal
Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011, pp. 3637-3638 (on the
Internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11fedreg.shtml) 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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Appendix E
Table 5--Updated 2011 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 2011 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 Family of Family of Family of Family of
Family of one two three four five six
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$11,221........................................ $18,383 $25,230 $31,143 $36,755 $42,983
11,354......................................... 18,606 25,538 31,520 37,202 43,504
11,401......................................... 18,686 25,660 31,667 37,372 43,703
11,777......................................... 19,293 26,482 32,688 38,576 45,109
11,807......................................... 19,342 26,547 32,771 38,673 45,227
11,997......................................... 19,654 26,987 33,311 39,309 45,968
11,998......................................... 19,667 27,004 33,328 39,332 45,999
12,068......................................... 19,773 27,140 33,506 39,545 46,250
12,101......................................... 19,822 27,211 33,587 39,644 46,361
12,377......................................... 20,287 27,852 34,380 40,573 47,448
12,387......................................... 20,298 27,867 34,395 40,594 47,473
12,422......................................... 20,362 27,952 34,498 40,714 47,612
12,520......................................... 20,523 28,169 34,776 41,036 48,000
12,940......................................... 21,213 29,113 35,937 42,413 49,595
13,036......................................... 21,362 29,327 36,195 42,713 49,955
13,051......................................... 21,396 29,363 36,251 42,782 50,036
13,106......................................... 21,480 29,492 36,402 42,961 50,245
13,545......................................... 22,202 30,479 37,616 44,395 51,911
13,652......................................... 22,373 30,718 37,920 44,746 52,337
13,662......................................... 22,384 30,728 37,930 44,767 52,347
14,182......................................... 23,243 31,900 39,379 46,475 54,347
14,414......................................... 23,620 32,429 40,035 47,242 55,256
14,593......................................... 23,911 32,818 40,514 47,811 55,918
14,780......................................... 24,210 33,238 41,029 48,419 56,623
14,910......................................... 24,432 33,538 41,394 48,854 57,131
15,016......................................... 24,613 33,782 41,706 49,214 57,564
15,174......................................... 24,867 34,145 42,142 49,735 58,158
15,247......................................... 24,988 34,298 42,336 49,966 58,435
15,752......................................... 25,803 35,428 43,731 51,608 60,358
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16,274......................................... 26,660 36,604 45,182 53,319 62,361
16,450......................................... 26,949 37,000 45,674 53,898 63,030
16,680......................................... 27,334 37,517 46,311 54,657 63,911
17,559......................................... 28,776 39,499 48,760 57,540 67,292
17,602......................................... 28,835 39,590 48,867 57,669 67,447
17,986......................................... 29,468 40,454 49,943 58,935 68,931
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