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controlled substances in California, the
jurisdiction in which he maintains his
DEA registration. (Mot. at 1.) The
Government contends that such state
authority is a necessary condition for
maintaining a DEA COR and therefore
asks that I summarily recommend to the
Administrator that Respondent’s COR
be revoked and any pending
applications for renewal or modification
be denied. (Mot. at 1–2.) In support of
its motion, the Government cites
Agency precedent and attaches the
Interim Suspension Order issued by the
Medical Board of California, marked for
identification as Exhibit B.
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B. Respondent
As noted above, Respondent did not
respond to the Government’s Motion for
Summary Disposition, or seek an
extension within the deadline for
response, and is therefore deemed to
waive objection.
III. Discussion
At issue is whether Respondent may
maintain his DEA COR given that
California has suspended Respondent
from the practice of medicine or
surgery.
Under 21 U.S.C. § 824(a)(3), a
practitioner’s loss of state authority to
engage in the practice of medicine and
to handle controlled substances is
grounds to revoke a practitioner’s
registration. Accordingly, this Agency
has consistently held that a person may
not hold a DEA registration if he is
without appropriate authority under the
laws of the state in which he does
business. See Scott Sandarg, D.M.D., 74
Fed. Reg. 17,528 (DEA 2009); David W.
Wang, M.D., 72 Fed. Reg. 54,297 (DEA
2007); Sheran Arden Yeates, M.D., 71
Fed. Reg. 39,130 (DEA 2006); Dominick
A. Ricci, M.D., 58 Fed. Reg. 51,104 (DEA
1993); Bobby Watts M.D., 53 Fed. Reg.
11,919 (DEA 1988).
Summary disposition in a DEA
suspension case is warranted even if the
period of suspension of a respondent’s
state medical license is temporary, or
even if there is the potential for
reinstatement of state authority because
‘‘revocation is also appropriate when a
state license had been suspended, but
with the possibility of future
reinstatement.’’ Stuart A. Bergman,
M.D., 70 Fed. Reg. 33,193 (DEA 2005);
Roger A. Rodriguez, M.D., 70 Fed. Reg.
33,206 (DEA 2005).
It is well-settled that when no
question of fact is involved, or when the
material facts are agreed upon, a
plenary, adversarial administrative
proceeding is not required, under the
rationale that Congress does not intend
administrative agencies to perform
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meaningless tasks. See Layfe Robert
Anthony, M.D., 67 Fed. Reg. 35,582
(DEA 2002); Michael G. Dolin, M.D., 65
Fed. Reg. 5661 (DEA 2000); see also
Philip E. Kirk, M.D., 48 Fed. Reg. 32,887
(DEA 1983), aff’d sub nom. Kirk v.
Mullen, 749 F.2d 297 (6th Cir. 1984).
Accord Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer
Auth. v. EPA, 35 F.3d 600, 605 (1st Cir.
1994).
In the instant case, the Government
asserts, and Respondent does not
contest, that Respondent’s California
license to practice medicine and surgery
is presently suspended. This allegation
is confirmed by Government Exhibit B.
I therefore find there is no genuine
dispute as to any material fact, and that
substantial evidence shows that
Respondent is presently without state
authority to handle controlled
substances in California. Because ‘‘DEA
does not have statutory authority under
the Controlled Substances Act to
maintain a registration if the registrant
is without state authority to handle
controlled substances in the state in
which he practices,’’ Sheran Arden
Yeates, M.D., 71 Fed. Reg. 39,130,
39,131 (DEA 2006), I conclude that
summary disposition is appropriate. It is
therefore
ORDERED that the hearing in this
case, scheduled to commence on
November 15, 2011, is hereby
CANCELLED; and it is further
ORDERED that all proceedings before
the undersigned are STAYED pending
the Agency’s issuance of a final order.
Recommended Decision
I grant the Government’s Motion for
Summary Disposition and recommend
that Respondent’s DEA COR BL7325079
be revoked and any pending
applications denied.
September 19, 2011.
s/Timothy D. Wing,
Administrative Law Judge.
[FR Doc. 2012–7421 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(WIA); Lower Living Standard Income
Level (LLSIL)
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Title I of WIA (Pub. L. 105–
220) requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to update and publish the
SUMMARY:
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LLSIL tables annually, for uses
described in the law (including
determining eligibility for youth). 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 2012 and
references the current 2012 Health and
Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
DATES: This notice is effective March 28,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS
ON LLSIL: Please contact Samuel Wright,
Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
4231, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202–693–2870; Fax: 202–
693–33015 (these are not toll-free
numbers); Email address:
wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via Text Telephone (TTY/TDD) by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/
TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS
ON FEDERAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS: Please contact Evan
Rosenberg, Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room N–4464,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone:
202–693–3593; Fax: 202–693–3110
(these are not toll-free numbers); Email:
Rosenberg.Evan@dol.gov. Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of WIA is to provide workforce
investment activities through statewide
and local workforce investment systems
that increase the employment, retention,
and earnings of participants. WIA
programs are intended to increase the
occupational skill attainment by
participants and the quality of the
workforce, thereby reducing welfare
dependency and enhancing the
productivity and competitiveness of the
Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes
under the 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
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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 adults for certain services.
ETA encourages governors and State/
local WIBs to consult the WIA
regulations and the preamble to the WIA
Final Rule (published at 65 FR 49294
August 11, 2000) for more specific
guidance in applying LLSIL to program
requirements. The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
published the most current povertylevel guidelines in the Federal Register
on January 26, 2012 (Volume 77,
Number 17), pp. 4034–4035. The HHS
2012 Poverty guidelines may also be
found on the Internet at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml.
ETA plans to have the 2012 LLSIL
available on its Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil/2012/.
WIA Section 101(24) defines 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
fall 1981. The four-person urban family
budget estimates, previously published
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), provided the basis for the
Secretary to determine the LLSIL. BLS
terminated the four-person family
budget series in 1982, after publication
of the fall 1981 estimates. Currently,
BLS provides data to ETA, which ETA
then uses to develop the LLSIL tables,
as provided in the Appendices to this
Federal Register notice.
ETA published the 2011 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
March 21, 2011, at Vol. 76, No. 54,
pp. 15343–15348. This notice again
updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of
living increases for 2011, by calculating
the percentage change in the most
recent 2011 Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an
area to the 2010 CPI–U, and then
applying this calculation to each of the
March 21, 2011 LLSIL figures. The
updated figures for a four-person family
are listed in Appendix A, Table 1, by
region for both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Numbers in all of
the Appendix tables are rounded up to
the nearest dollar. Since program
eligibility for low-income individuals,
‘‘disadvantaged adults’’ 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
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132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV), respectively, those
figures are listed as well.
I. Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions included in the various
regions, based generally on the Census
Regions of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, are as follows:
A. Northeast
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Vermont
B. Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
C. 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, Virgin Islands,
Virginia, West Virginia
D. 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 2011 figures were updated from the
2011 ‘‘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 2011.
The updated LLSIL figures for these
MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are
reported in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the
various figures at 70 percent of the
updated 2011 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 separately
determine the LLSIL for families of
between one and 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 70 percent of the LLSIL
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figure, the figure is shaded. A modified
Microsoft Excel version of Appendix D,
Table 4, with the area names, will be
available on the ETA LLSIL Web site at
https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2012/.
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).
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 adjust 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 WIA and WIA
regulations.
III. Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted that 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 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.
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Appendix A
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION 1
2012
adjusted
LLSIL
Region 2
Northeast
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 3 ...................................................................................................................................................................
Midwest
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .....................................................................................................................................................................
South
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro .....................................................................................................................................................................
West
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 4 ...................................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$40,521
38,745
$28,365
27,122
35,749
34,629
25,024
24,240
34,578
34,082
24,205
23,857
38,944
37,530
27,261
26,271
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–U’s for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area
measures were calculated from the CPI–U’s 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 based on unpublished BLS data.
Appendix B
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR ALASKA, HAWAII AND
GUAM 1
2012
adjusted
LLSIL
Region
Alaska
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 ...................................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii, Guam
Metro .............................................................................................................................................................................
Non-Metro 2 ...................................................................................................................................................................
70 percent
LLSIL
$46,311
47,090
$32,418
32,963
50,089
50,272
35,062
35,190
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–U’s for all urban consumers for city size class
D in the Western Region. Generally the non-metro areas LLSIL is lower than the LLSIL in metro areas. This year the non-metro area LLSIL incomes were larger because the change in CPI–U was smaller in the metro areas compared to the change in CPI–U in the non-metro areas of
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Appendix C
TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS 1
2012
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 ................................................................................................................................................
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 .........................................................................................................................................................
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$47,469
32,617
43,364
37,012
35,188
36,836
32,781
37,064
34,477
51,191
32,109
34,261
40,915
35,205
35,186
42,832
38,992
42,595
33,341
44,737
70 percent
LLSIL
$33,228
22,832
30,355
25,908
24,632
25,785
22,947
25,945
24,134
35,834
22,476
23,983
28,641
24,644
24,630
29,982
27,294
29,817
23,339
31,316
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TABLE 3—LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS 1—
Continued
2012
adjusted LLSIL
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, CA ...............................................................................................................
Seattle—Tacoma—Bremerton, WA .........................................................................................................................
Washington—Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV 2 ..............................................................................................................
1 For
70 percent
LLSIL
41,689
42,465
43,606
29,182
29,726
30,524
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
2 Baltimore
Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2012 Lower
Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL), by
Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where
it is stipulated for the WIA programs, begin
by locating the region or metropolitan area
where the program applicant resides. These
are listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3. After locating
the appropriate region or metropolitan
statistical area, find the 70 percent LLSIL
amount for that location. The 70 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 70 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 the 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 2012 HHS
poverty guidelines found on the Health and
Human Services Web site at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.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.
Family of two
Family of three
Family of four
Family of five
Family of six
$8,098
8,221
8,266
8,408
8,595
8,634
8,691
8,718
8,733
8,870
8,870
8,872
9,010
9,285
9,328
9,344
9,459
9,766
9,815
9,832
10,215
10,312
10,511
10,708
10,739
10,795
10,930
10,994
11,280
11,676
11,872
11,968
12,629
12,673
12,905
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Family of one
$13,267
13,473
13,545
13,775
14,081
14,153
14,239
14,284
14,305
14,536
14,538
14,542
14,769
15,220
15,292
15,313
15,502
16,008
16,084
16,108
16,742
16,898
17,224
17,540
17,599
17,694
17,912
18,016
18,478
19,128
19,449
19,612
20,689
20,768
21,144
$18,209
18,501
18,592
18,908
19,326
19,432
19,552
19,606
19,639
19,956
19,958
19,964
20,271
20,889
20,985
21,021
21,284
21,975
22,083
22,112
22,978
23,200
23,639
24,081
24,157
24,287
24,595
24,729
25,370
26,263
26,703
26,919
28,406
28,507
29,026
$22,476
22,832
22,947
23,339
23,857
23,983
24,134
24,205
24,240
24,630
24,632
24,644
25,024
25,785
25,908
25,945
26,271
27,122
27,261
27,294
28,365
28,641
29,182
29,726
29,817
29,982
30,355
30,524
31,316
32,418
32,963
33,228
35,062
35,190
35,834
$26,526
26,945
27,084
27,544
28,154
28,303
28,480
28,568
28,611
29,070
29,070
29,083
29,530
30,431
30,577
30,617
31,005
32,009
32,169
32,214
33,476
33,797
34,439
35,080
35,190
35,379
35,824
36,026
36,957
38,256
38,898
39,216
41,377
41,527
42,286
$31,021
31,510
31,671
32,208
32,925
33,101
33,304
33,411
33,459
33,996
33,995
34,011
34,541
35,585
35,761
35,808
36,262
37,428
37,625
37,669
39,146
39,530
40,278
41,024
41,152
41,383
41,892
42,132
43,222
44,744
45,489
45,856
48,393
48,565
49,458
Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2012 LLSIL (100 Percent),
by Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the
minimum level for establishing selfsufficiency criteria at the State or local level,
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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 2012 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
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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 that States must set for determining
whether employment leads to self-sufficiency
under WIA programs.
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Family of one
Family of two
Family of three
Family of four
Family of five
Family of six
$11,569
11,744
11,808
12,012
12,279
12,334
12,416
12,454
12,476
12,672
12,671
12,674
12,871
13,264
13,325
13,349
13,513
13,951
14,021
14,045
14,593
14,731
15,016
15,297
15,342
15,422
15,614
15,705
16,114
16,680
16,960
17,097
18,042
18,104
18,436
$18,953
19,247
19,350
19,679
20,116
20,218
20,342
20,406
20,436
20,765
20,769
20,774
21,098
21,743
21,846
21,875
22,146
22,868
22,977
23,011
23,917
24,140
24,605
25,057
25,141
25,277
25,589
25,737
26,397
27,326
27,784
28,017
29,556
29,668
30,205
$26,013
26,430
26,560
27,012
27,609
27,760
27,931
28,008
28,055
28,508
28,511
28,520
28,958
29,841
29,979
30,030
30,406
31,393
31,547
31,588
32,825
33,143
33,770
34,402
34,510
34,695
35,135
35,327
36,243
37,519
38,147
38,455
40,580
40,724
41,465
$32,109
32,617
32,781
33,341
34,082
34,261
34,477
34,578
34,629
35,186
35,188
35,205
35,749
36,836
37,012
37,064
37,530
38,745
38,944
38,992
40,521
40,915
41,689
42,465
42,595
42,832
43,364
43,606
44,737
46,311
47,090
47,469
50,089
50,272
51,191
$37,894
38,493
38,691
39,348
40,220
40,433
40,685
40,811
40,873
41,528
41,528
41,547
42,185
43,473
43,681
43,738
44,293
45,727
45,955
46,020
47,823
48,281
49,198
50,114
50,271
50,542
51,177
51,465
52,795
54,652
55,569
56,023
59,110
59,324
60,408
$44,316
45,014
45,244
46,012
47,036
47,287
47,577
47,730
47,798
48,565
48,564
48,587
49,344
50,835
51,087
51,154
51,803
53,468
53,750
53,813
55,923
56,471
57,540
58,605
58,788
59,118
59,845
60,188
61,746
63,920
64,984
65,509
69,133
69,378
70,654
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of
March, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Lower Living Standard
Income Level (LLSIL)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Title I of WIA (Pub. L. 105-220) requires the U.S. Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) to update and publish the LLSIL tables annually,
for uses described in the law (including determining eligibility for
youth). 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 2012 and references the current 2012
Health and Human Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
DATES: This notice is effective March 28, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS ON LLSIL: Please contact Samuel
Wright, Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202-693-2870; Fax: 202-693-33015 (these are not toll-free
numbers); Email address: wright.samuel.e@dol.gov. Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via
Text Telephone (TTY/TDD) by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS ON FEDERAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS: Please contact Evan Rosenberg, Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N-4464, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3593; Fax: 202-
693-3110 (these are not toll-free numbers); Email:
Rosenberg.Evan@dol.gov. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of WIA is to provide workforce
investment activities through statewide and local workforce investment
systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of
participants. WIA programs are intended to increase the occupational
skill attainment by participants and the quality of the workforce,
thereby reducing welfare dependency and enhancing the productivity and
competitiveness of the Nation.
LLSIL is used for several purposes under the 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
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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 adults for certain services. ETA
encourages governors and State/local WIBs to consult the WIA
regulations and the preamble to the WIA Final Rule (published at 65 FR
49294 August 11, 2000) for more specific guidance in applying LLSIL to
program requirements. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) published the most current poverty-level guidelines in the
Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (Volume 77, Number 17), pp. 4034-
4035. The HHS 2012 Poverty guidelines may also be found on the Internet
at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml. ETA plans to have the
2012 LLSIL available on its Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2012/.
WIA Section 101(24) defines 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 fall
1981. The four-person urban family budget estimates, previously
published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provided the
basis for the Secretary to determine the LLSIL. BLS terminated the
four-person family budget series in 1982, after publication of the fall
1981 estimates. Currently, BLS provides data to ETA, which ETA then
uses to develop the LLSIL tables, as provided in the Appendices to this
Federal Register notice.
ETA published the 2011 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of March 21, 2011, at Vol. 76, No. 54, pp. 15343-15348. This notice
again updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2011,
by calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2011 Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area to the 2010
CPI-U, and then applying this calculation to each of the March 21, 2011
LLSIL figures. The updated figures for a four-person family are listed
in Appendix A, Table 1, by region for both metropolitan and non-
metropolitan areas. Numbers in all of the Appendix tables are rounded
up to the nearest dollar. Since program eligibility for low-income
individuals, ``disadvantaged adults'' 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.
I. Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions included in the various regions, based generally on
the Census Regions of the U.S. Department of Commerce, are as follows:
A. Northeast
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Vermont
B. Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
C. 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, Virgin
Islands, Virginia, West Virginia
D. 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 2011 figures were updated
from the 2011 ``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 2011. The updated LLSIL figures for
these MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are reported in Appendix C, Table 3.
Appendix D, Table 4 lists each of the various figures at 70 percent
of the updated 2011 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 separately determine the LLSIL for families of between
one and 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 70
percent of the LLSIL figure, the figure is shaded. A modified Microsoft
Excel version of Appendix D, Table 4, with the area names, will be
available on the ETA LLSIL Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2012/. 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).
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 adjust 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 WIA and WIA regulations.
III. Disclaimer on Statistical Uses
It should be noted that 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 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.
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Appendix A
Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region \1\
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2012
Region \2\ adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast
Metro....................................... $40,521 $28,365
Non-Metro \3\............................... 38,745 27,122
Midwest
Metro....................................... 35,749 25,024
Non-Metro................................... 34,629 24,240
South
Metro....................................... 34,578 24,205
Non-Metro................................... 34,082 23,857
West
Metro....................................... 38,944 27,261
Non-Metro \4\............................... 37,530 26,271
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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-U's for city size classes A and B/C. Non-metropolitan area
measures were calculated from the CPI-U's 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 based
on unpublished BLS data.
Appendix B
Table 2--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons), for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam \1\
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2012
Region adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska
Metro....................................... $46,311 $32,418
Non-Metro \2\............................... 47,090 32,963
Hawaii, Guam
Metro....................................... 50,089 35,062
Non-Metro \2\............................... 50,272 35,190
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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-U's for all urban consumers for city size
class D in the Western Region. Generally the non-metro areas LLSIL is
lower than the LLSIL in metro areas. This year the non-metro area
LLSIL incomes were larger because the change in CPI-U was smaller in
the metro areas compared to the change in CPI-U in the non-metro areas
of Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Appendix C
Table 3--Lower Living Standard Income Level (for a Family of Four
Persons), for 23 Selected MSAs \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2012 adjusted 70 percent
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) LLSIL LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK........................... $47,469 $33,228
Atlanta, GA............................. 32,617 22,832
Boston--Brockton--Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT... 43,364 30,355
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL/IN/WI........ 37,012 25,908
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH/KY/IN.......... 35,188 24,632
Cleveland--Akron, OH.................... 36,836 25,785
Dallas--Ft. Worth, TX................... 32,781 22,947
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO............ 37,064 25,945
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI........... 34,477 24,134
Honolulu, HI............................ 51,191 35,834
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX........ 32,109 22,476
Kansas City, MO/KS...................... 34,261 23,983
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, 40,915 28,641
CA.....................................
Milwaukee--Racine, WI................... 35,205 24,644
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN/WI............ 35,186 24,630
New York--Northern NJ--Long Island, NY/ 42,832 29,982
NJ/CT/PA...............................
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, 38,992 27,294
PA/NJ/DE/MD............................
Pittsburgh, PA.......................... 42,595 29,817
St. Louis, MO/IL........................ 33,341 23,339
San Diego, CA........................... 44,737 31,316
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San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA.... 41,689 29,182
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA.......... 42,465 29,726
Washington--Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\.. 43,606 30,524
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\1\ For ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest
dollar.
\2\ Baltimore and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan
statistical area.
Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2012 Lower Living Standard Income Level
(LLSIL), by Family Size
To use the 70 percent LLSIL value, where it is stipulated for
the WIA programs, begin by locating the region or metropolitan area
where the program applicant resides. These are listed in Tables 1, 2
and 3. After locating the appropriate region or metropolitan
statistical area, find the 70 percent LLSIL amount for that
location. The 70 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 70 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 the 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 2012 HHS poverty guidelines found on the Health and
Human Services Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.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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Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of Family of
one two three four five six
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$8,098 $13,267 $18,209 $22,476 $26,526 $31,021
8,221 13,473 18,501 22,832 26,945 31,510
8,266 13,545 18,592 22,947 27,084 31,671
8,408 13,775 18,908 23,339 27,544 32,208
8,595 14,081 19,326 23,857 28,154 32,925
8,634 14,153 19,432 23,983 28,303 33,101
8,691 14,239 19,552 24,134 28,480 33,304
8,718 14,284 19,606 24,205 28,568 33,411
8,733 14,305 19,639 24,240 28,611 33,459
8,870 14,536 19,956 24,630 29,070 33,996
8,870 14,538 19,958 24,632 29,070 33,995
8,872 14,542 19,964 24,644 29,083 34,011
9,010 14,769 20,271 25,024 29,530 34,541
9,285 15,220 20,889 25,785 30,431 35,585
9,328 15,292 20,985 25,908 30,577 35,761
9,344 15,313 21,021 25,945 30,617 35,808
9,459 15,502 21,284 26,271 31,005 36,262
9,766 16,008 21,975 27,122 32,009 37,428
9,815 16,084 22,083 27,261 32,169 37,625
9,832 16,108 22,112 27,294 32,214 37,669
10,215 16,742 22,978 28,365 33,476 39,146
10,312 16,898 23,200 28,641 33,797 39,530
10,511 17,224 23,639 29,182 34,439 40,278
10,708 17,540 24,081 29,726 35,080 41,024
10,739 17,599 24,157 29,817 35,190 41,152
10,795 17,694 24,287 29,982 35,379 41,383
10,930 17,912 24,595 30,355 35,824 41,892
10,994 18,016 24,729 30,524 36,026 42,132
11,280 18,478 25,370 31,316 36,957 43,222
11,676 19,128 26,263 32,418 38,256 44,744
11,872 19,449 26,703 32,963 38,898 45,489
11,968 19,612 26,919 33,228 39,216 45,856
12,629 20,689 28,406 35,062 41,377 48,393
12,673 20,768 28,507 35,190 41,527 48,565
12,905 21,144 29,026 35,834 42,286 49,458
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Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2012 LLSIL (100 Percent), 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 2012 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 that 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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$11,569 $18,953 $26,013 $32,109 $37,894 $44,316
11,744 19,247 26,430 32,617 38,493 45,014
11,808 19,350 26,560 32,781 38,691 45,244
12,012 19,679 27,012 33,341 39,348 46,012
12,279 20,116 27,609 34,082 40,220 47,036
12,334 20,218 27,760 34,261 40,433 47,287
12,416 20,342 27,931 34,477 40,685 47,577
12,454 20,406 28,008 34,578 40,811 47,730
12,476 20,436 28,055 34,629 40,873 47,798
12,672 20,765 28,508 35,186 41,528 48,565
12,671 20,769 28,511 35,188 41,528 48,564
12,674 20,774 28,520 35,205 41,547 48,587
12,871 21,098 28,958 35,749 42,185 49,344
13,264 21,743 29,841 36,836 43,473 50,835
13,325 21,846 29,979 37,012 43,681 51,087
13,349 21,875 30,030 37,064 43,738 51,154
13,513 22,146 30,406 37,530 44,293 51,803
13,951 22,868 31,393 38,745 45,727 53,468
14,021 22,977 31,547 38,944 45,955 53,750
14,045 23,011 31,588 38,992 46,020 53,813
14,593 23,917 32,825 40,521 47,823 55,923
14,731 24,140 33,143 40,915 48,281 56,471
15,016 24,605 33,770 41,689 49,198 57,540
15,297 25,057 34,402 42,465 50,114 58,605
15,342 25,141 34,510 42,595 50,271 58,788
15,422 25,277 34,695 42,832 50,542 59,118
15,614 25,589 35,135 43,364 51,177 59,845
15,705 25,737 35,327 43,606 51,465 60,188
16,114 26,397 36,243 44,737 52,795 61,746
16,680 27,326 37,519 46,311 54,652 63,920
16,960 27,784 38,147 47,090 55,569 64,984
17,097 28,017 38,455 47,469 56,023 65,509
18,042 29,556 40,580 50,089 59,110 69,133
18,104 29,668 40,724 50,272 59,324 69,378
18,436 30,205 41,465 51,191 60,408 70,654
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of March, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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