Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level, 15342-15348 [2011-6510]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 15342 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices II. Desired Focus of Comments: 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. 3505(c)(2)(A)]. The 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 the collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 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; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • 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 submission of responses. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and may be included in the request for OMB approval of the final information collection request. The comments will become a matter of public record. III. Current Action: This notice requests an extension of the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the paperwork requirements for the contents of applications for an award under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of information. Agency: Department of Labor. Title: Equal Access to Justice Act. OMB Control Number: 1225–0013. Affected Public: Individuals or household; Private section—businesses or other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 Number of Respondents: 10. Frequency: On occasion. Total Responses: 10. Average Time per Response: 5 hours. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 50 hours. Total Annualized Capital and Startup Costs: $0. Total Annualized Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0. Dated: March 15, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Office. [FR Doc. 2011–6543 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 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: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 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 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES South Alabama American Samoa Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Northern Marianas Oklahoma Palau VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 15343 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 15344 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 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 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD 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 ................................................................................................................ VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM $46,311 31,667 42,142 36,251 34,498 35,937 31,520 36,195 33,311 49,943 31,143 33,328 21MRN1 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 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 15345 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 Appendix D mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. BILLING CODE 4510–FT–P E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 VerDate Mar<15>2010 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 18:14 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 EN21MR11.022</GPH> mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 15346 15347 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 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 two mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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 ...................................................................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:14 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 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 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 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 21MRN1 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 EN21MR11.023</GPH> BILLING CODE 4510–FT–C 15348 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices Family of two Family of one 16,274 16,450 16,680 17,559 17,602 17,986 ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... [FR Doc. 2011–6510 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FT–P 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, Hand Delivery, Courier: Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Mar 18, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Family of four 45,182 45,674 46,311 48,760 48,867 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. E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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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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