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Samuel Wright, Office of Workforce
Investment, Room C–4514, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: (202) 693–2870 (this
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I. Background
Under Executive Orders 12073 and
10582, and 20 CFR parts 651 and 654,
the Secretary of Labor is required to
classify LSAs and disseminate this
information for the use of all Federal
agencies. This information is used by
Federal agencies for various purposes
including procurement decisions, food
stamp waiver decisions, certain small
business loan decisions, as well as other
purposes determined by the agencies.
The LSA list is issued annually,
effective October 1 of each year,
utilizing data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Areas meeting the criteria are
classified as LSAs.
Department regulations specify that
the Department can add other areas to
the annual LSA listing under the
exceptional circumstance criteria. Such
additions are based on information
contained in petitions submitted by the
state workforce agencies (SWAs) to
ETA’s national office. These petitions
contain specific economic information
about an area to provide ample
justification for adding the area to the
LSA listing under the exceptional
circumstances criteria. The petitions
submitted by the SWAs concern various
aspects of unemployment and the
economic condition for a specific area
in order to provide justification for
adding the area to the LSA list under the
exceptional circumstances criteria.
Under these criteria, an area may be
determined eligible for classification as
a LSA if it is experiencing a high rate
of unemployment which is not
temporary or seasonal and which was
not adequately reflected in the
unemployment data for the two-year
reference period. Instructions designed
to assist SWAs in the preparation of
such petitions are currently contained
on the ETA Web site: https://
www.doleta.gov/programs/lsa.cfm.
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II. Review Focus
The Department 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: Extension without
revisions.
Title: Petition for Classifying Labor
Surplus Areas.
OMB Number: 1205–0207.
Affected Public: State Workforce
Agencies.
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ICR, the comments received in response
to this comment request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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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
SUMMARY:
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(Secretary) to update and publish the
LLSIL tables annually, for uses
described in the law (including
determining eligibility for youth
programs). WIA defines ‘‘low income
individual’’ to include individuals who
received income during 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 2014, and
also provides a reference to the 2014
Health and Human Services ‘‘Poverty
Guidelines.’’
DATES: This notice is effective
immediately.
For Further Information or Questions
on the LLSIL: Please contact Samuel
Wright, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room C–4526,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone:
202–693–2870; Fax: 202–693–3015
(neither telephone or fax are 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 Jennifer Kemp,
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N–
4464, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone: 202–693–3377; Fax: 202–
693–3110 (neither telephone or fax are
toll-free numbers); Email:
kemp.jennifer.n@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
employment assistance through
statewide and local workforce
investment programs that increase the
employment opportunities, retention,
and earnings of participants. WIA
programs are intended to increase the
occupational skills of participants and
the quality of the workforce, thereby
reducing welfare dependency and
enhancing the productivity and
competitiveness of the Nation’s
workforce.
LLSIL is used for several purposes
under WIA. WIA Section 101(25)
defines the term ‘‘low income
individual’’ for eligibility purposes, and
Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and
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132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define
‘‘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 adults for certain services.
ETA encourages governors and State/
local WIBs to consult the WIA
regulations and the preamble to the WIA
Final Rule (65 FR 49294, August 11,
2000) for more specific guidance in
applying the LLSIL to program
requirements. The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
published the 2014 poverty-level
guidelines in the Federal Register on
January 22, 2014 (Volume 79, Number
14), pp. 3593–3594 (available at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm).
ETA provides a hyperlink to the 2014
LLSIL Federal Register and updated
LLSIL tables on its Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil/2014/.
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 Secretary issued the most recent
lower living family budget 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
which ETA uses to develop the LLSIL
tables, shown in the Appendices to this
Federal Register notice.
ETA published the 2013 updates to
the LLSIL in the Federal Register of
March 19, 2013, at Vol. 78, No. 53, pp.
16871–16875. This notice updates the
LLSIL to reflect cost-of-living increases
for 2014, by calculating the percentage
change in the most recent 2013
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI–U) for an area, and
applying this calculation to each of the
March 19, 2013 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
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 defined by the U.S. Department
of Commerce, are as follows:
A. Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virgin Islands
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
Virginia
West Virginia
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
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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 2014 figures were updated from the
2013 Regional indexes provided by BLS.
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 2013.
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 2013 LLSIL for family sizes of
one to six persons. Tables 1–3 only list
the LLSIL for a family of four, but Table
4 can be used to separately determine
the LLSIL for family incomes between
one and six persons. For families larger
than six persons, add the income level
difference between the six-person and
the five-person family income levels 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 italicized.
Appendix E, Table 5, shows 100
percent of the LLSIL for family sizes of
one to six, and is used to determine selfsufficiency as noted at 20 CFR 663.230
of WIA regulation, and Section
134(d)(3)(A)(ii) of WIA. Modified
Microsoft Excel tables for both
Appendix E, Table 5 (with the area
names) and Appendix D, Table 4, with
the area names, and the shaded areas
where the poverty level is greater than
the corresponding 70 percent of the
LLSIL figure, is available on the ETA
LLSIL Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/llsil/2014/.
II. Use of These Data
Governors should designate the
appropriate LLSILs for use within the
State from Appendices A, B, or C,
containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, contain Tables 4
and 5, which adjust a family of four
figure for larger and smaller families,
may be used with any LLSIL designated
area. The governor’s designation may be
provided by disseminating information
on MSAs and metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas within the State or it
may involve further calculations. For
example, the State of New Jersey has at
least four LLSIL figures (Northeast
metropolitan area, Northeast nonmetropolitan area, and the New York
and Philadelphia MSAs). An area may
have more than one LLSIL area
D. West
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designation, if a workforce investment
area has more than one LLSIL area
designation, 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
Publication of the LLSIL is solely for
WIA statutory and regulatory
requirements. BLS has terminated the
four-person urban family budget
estimates series and has not revised the
lower living family budget since 1981,
and has no plans to do so. 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, figures in this notice should not
be used for any statistical purposes, and
are valid only for those purposes under
WIA as defined in the law and
regulations.
4 Non-metropolitan area percent changes for
the West region are based on unpublished
BLS data.
Appendix A
TABLE 1—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
INCOME LEVEL 1 (FOR A FAMILY OF Appendix B
FOUR PERSONS) BY REGION
TABLE 2—LOWER LIVING STANDARD
INCOME LEVEL 1 (FOR A FAMILY OF
2014
70 percent
Region 2
Adjusted
FOUR PERSONS), FOR ALASKA, HALLSIL
LLSIL
WAII AND GUAM
Northeast:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 3 ...
Midwest:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
South:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
West:
Metro .............
Non-Metro 4 ...
$41,787
41,374
$29,251
28,962
Region 2
36,720
35,711
25,704
24,998
38,293
35,077
26,805
24,554
Alaska:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro .............
Non-Metro .....
42,378
41,849
29,665
29,294
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 CPIU’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.
2014
Adjusted
LLSIL
70 Percent
LLSIL
$47,851
50,100
$33,496
35,070
51,552
53,485
36,086
37,440
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 nonmetro 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 1 (FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS), FOR 23 SELECTED MSAS
2014
Adjusted
LLSIL
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
Anchorage, AK .................................................................................................................................................................
Atlanta, GA ......................................................................................................................................................................
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT .......................................................................................................................
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL/IN/WI ....................................................................................................................................
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH/KY/IN ........................................................................................................................................
Cleveland-Akron, OH .......................................................................................................................................................
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX ........................................................................................................................................................
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ..........................................................................................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ...............................................................................................................................................
Honolulu, HI .....................................................................................................................................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .....................................................................................................................................
Kansas City, MO/KS ........................................................................................................................................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ....................................................................................................................
Milwaukee-Racine, WI .....................................................................................................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN/WI ...........................................................................................................................................
New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA ........................................................................................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA/NJ/DE/MD .....................................................................................................
Pittsburgh, PA ..................................................................................................................................................................
St. Louis, MO/IL ...............................................................................................................................................................
San Diego, CA .................................................................................................................................................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ............................................................................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ......................................................................................................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV 2 .........................................................................................................................
1 For
ease of use, these figures are rounded to the next highest dollar.
and Washington are calculated as a single metropolitan statistical area.
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$49,048
33,801
44,629
37,829
35,824
37,425
34,005
37,771
35,239
52,479
33,265
34,638
42,151
36,055
36,142
44,387
40,170
43,968
34,011
45,635
43,714
44,351
45,279
70 Percent
LLSIL
$34,333
23,660
31,241
26,481
25,077
26,198
23,804
26,440
24,668
36,735
23,285
24,247
29,506
25,238
25,300
31,071
28,119
30,778
23,808
31,945
30,600
31,046
31,695
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Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2014
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
Family of one
$8,390
8,519
8,574
8,577
8,729
8,846
8,883
9,006
9,030
9,086
9,111
9,254
9,433
9,523
9,533
9,654
10,129
10,428
10,534
10,548
10,623
10,680
11,022
11,086
11,184
11,187
11,249
11,415
11,506
12,064
12,366
12,631
12,998
13,230
13,483
Family of two
$13,745
13,962
14,051
14,052
14,308
14,492
14,554
14,752
14,801
14,893
14,931
15,170
15,464
15,605
15,630
15,819
16,594
17,094
17,265
17,286
17,408
17,502
18,060
18,166
18,319
18,336
18,435
18,707
18,849
19,764
20,264
20,692
21,293
21,675
22,095
Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2014 LLSIL (100
percent), by Family Size
To use the LLSIL to determine the
minimum level for establishing self-
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Family of one
$11,985
12,170
12,249
12,253
12,470
12,637
12,691
12,866
12,900
12,980
13,016
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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
Family of three
$18,865
19,172
19,286
19,288
19,646
19,890
19,984
20,252
20,318
20,446
20,498
20,821
21,223
21,422
21,449
21,712
22,780
23,466
23,695
23,733
23,901
24,030
24,787
24,936
25,151
25,168
25,312
25,677
25,880
27,137
27,814
28,410
29,236
29,756
30,329
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$23,285
23,660
23,804
23,808
24,247
24,554
24,668
24,998
25,077
25,238
25,300
25,704
26,198
26,440
26,481
26,805
28,119
28,962
29,251
29,294
29,506
29,665
30,600
30,778
31,046
31,071
31,241
31,695
31,945
33,496
34,333
35,070
36,086
36,735
37,440
Family of three
$26,949
27,389
27,552
27,555
28,065
28,415
28,549
28,931
29,026
29,208
29,283
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$33,265
33,801
34,005
34,011
34,638
35,077
35,239
35,711
35,824
36,055
36,142
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Family of five
$27,481
27,923
28,095
28,097
28,614
28,976
29,109
29,505
29,595
29,785
29,860
30,332
30,918
31,201
31,252
31,637
33,187
34,181
34,522
34,573
34,818
35,005
36,111
36,324
36,638
36,664
36,869
37,407
37,699
39,529
40,520
41,385
42,585
43,349
44,181
sufficiency criteria at the State or local level,
begin by locating the metropolitan area or
region from Table 1, 2 or 3 and then find the
2014 adjusted LLSIL amount for that
location. These figures apply to a family of
four. Locate the corresponding number in the
Family of two
$19,635
19,945
20,073
20,074
20,440
20,703
20,792
21,074
21,144
21,275
21,329
Family of four
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
is italicized. Individuals from these family
sizes may consult the 2014 HHS poverty
guidelines found on the Health and Human
Services Web site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/
poverty/14poverty.cfm 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 six
$32,138
32,653
32,853
32,856
33,465
33,886
34,040
34,504
34,609
34,832
34,919
35,479
36,154
36,491
36,551
37,001
38,807
39,967
40,369
40,435
40,724
40,943
42,234
42,478
42,846
42,885
43,114
43,748
44,090
46,232
47,381
48,396
49,806
50,702
51,669
family of four in the column below. Move left
or right across that row 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.
Family of five
$39,258
39,890
40,136
40,139
40,878
41,394
41,585
42,150
42,278
42,550
42,657
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Family of six
$45,911
46,647
46,933
46,937
47,807
48,409
48,629
49,291
49,442
49,760
49,885
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Family of one
13,221
13,476
13,604
13,619
13,792
14,469
14,898
15,049
15,068
15,176
15,258
15,745
15,836
15,976
15,982
16,070
16,307
16,438
17,235
17,666
18,044
18,569
18,900
19,261
Family of two
Family of three
21,671
22,091
22,292
22,328
22,598
23,706
24,420
24,664
24,694
24,869
25,003
25,800
25,951
26,170
26,195
26,336
26,724
26,927
28,235
28,949
29,560
30,419
30,965
31,564
29,745
30,318
30,603
30,641
31,017
32,542
33,523
33,850
33,905
34,144
34,329
35,410
35,622
35,930
35,955
36,160
36,682
36,971
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Eric Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0012]
Revision of OSHA’s Policy for
Incorporating New Test Standards Into
the List of Appropriate NRTL Program
Test Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of final decision.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA revises
its existing policies regarding the
incorporation of new test standards into
the Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL) Program’s list of
appropriate test standards and into
NRTLs’ scopes of recognition; and
incorporates 72 test standards into the
NRTL Program’s list of appropriate test
standards.
DATES: The actions contained in this
notice will become effective on March
27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
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43,714
43,968
44,351
44,387
44,629
45,279
45,635
47,851
49,048
50,100
51,552
52,479
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43,331
44,169
44,572
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48,830
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telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. David Johnson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–2110; email:
johnson.david.w@dol.gov.
Copies of this Federal Register
notice: Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This Federal
Register notice, as well as other relevant
information, is also available on OSHA’s
Web page at https://www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognizes organizations that
provide product-safety testing and
certification services to manufacturers.
These organizations perform testing and
certification, for purposes of the NRTL
Program, to U.S. consensus-based
product-safety test standards. OSHA
does not develop or issue these test
standards, but generally relies on U.S.
standards-development organizations
(SDOs) accredited by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
The products covered by the NRTL
Program consist of those items for
which OSHA safety standards require
‘‘certification’’ by an NRTL. The
requirements affect electrical products
and 38 other types of products.
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58,490
60,335
60,683
61,208
61,265
61,591
62,497
62,986
66,046
67,688
69,138
71,152
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OSHA recognition of an organization
as an NRTL signifies that the
organization meets the legal
requirements in OSHA regulations at 29
CFR 1910.7 and the NRTL Program
policies in CPL 1–0.3, ‘‘NRTL Program
Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines,’’
December 2, 1999 (‘‘Directive’’).
Recognition is an acknowledgement by
OSHA that the NRTL has the
capabilities to perform independent
safety testing and certification of the
specific products covered within the
NRTL’s scope of recognition.
Recognition of an NRTL by OSHA also
allows employers to use products
certified by that NRTL to meet those
OSHA standards that require product
testing and certification (29 CFR
1910.7(a)).
An NRTL’s scope of recognition
consists, in part, of specific test
standard(s) approved by OSHA for use
by the NRTL. Pursuant to OSHA
regulations, the NRTL must first request
to have a test standard included in its
scope of recognition. OSHA will grant
the NRTL’s request only if the NRTL has
the capability to test and examine
equipment 1 and materials for workplace
safety purposes and to determine
conformance with the test standard for
each relevant item of equipment or
material that it lists, labels, or accepts
(29 CFR 1910.7(b)(1)). Capability
includes proper testing equipment and
facilities, trained staff, written testing
procedures, calibration programs, and
quality-control programs. An
1 In this notice, OSHA uses the terms
‘‘equipment’’ and ‘‘product’’ or ‘‘products’’
interchangeably.
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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 programs). WIA defines ``low income individual'' to include
individuals who received income during 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 2014, and also
provides a reference to the 2014 Health and Human Services ``Poverty
Guidelines.''
DATES: This notice is effective immediately.
For Further Information or Questions on the LLSIL: Please contact
Samuel Wright, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4526, Washington,
DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-2870; Fax: 202-693-3015 (neither telephone
or fax are 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 Jennifer Kemp, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N-4464, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3377; Fax: 202-
693-3110 (neither telephone or fax are toll-free numbers); Email:
kemp.jennifer.n@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 employment
assistance through statewide and local workforce investment programs
that increase the employment opportunities, retention, and earnings of
participants. WIA programs are intended to increase the occupational
skills of participants and the quality of the workforce, thereby
reducing welfare dependency and enhancing the productivity and
competitiveness of the Nation's workforce.
LLSIL is used for several purposes under WIA. WIA Section 101(25)
defines the term ``low income individual'' for eligibility purposes,
and Sections 127(b)(2)(C) and
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132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define ``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 adults
for certain services. ETA encourages governors and State/local WIBs to
consult the WIA regulations and the preamble to the WIA Final Rule (65
FR 49294, August 11, 2000) for more specific guidance in applying the
LLSIL to program requirements. The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) published the 2014 poverty-level guidelines in the
Federal Register on January 22, 2014 (Volume 79, Number 14), pp. 3593-
3594 (available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm). ETA
provides a hyperlink to the 2014 LLSIL Federal Register and updated
LLSIL tables on its Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2014/.
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
Secretary issued the most recent lower living family budget 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 which ETA uses to develop
the LLSIL tables, shown in the Appendices to this Federal Register
notice.
ETA published the 2013 updates to the LLSIL in the Federal Register
of March 19, 2013, at Vol. 78, No. 53, pp. 16871-16875. This notice
updates the LLSIL to reflect cost-of-living increases for 2014, by
calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2013 Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area, and applying
this calculation to each of the March 19, 2013 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 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 defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, are as
follows:
A. Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virgin Islands
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
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 2014 figures were updated
from the 2013 Regional indexes provided by BLS. 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 2013. 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 2013 LLSIL for family sizes of one to six persons.
Tables 1-3 only list the LLSIL for a family of four, but Table 4 can be
used to separately determine the LLSIL for family incomes between one
and six persons. For families larger than six persons, add the income
level difference between the six-person and the five-person family
income levels 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 italicized.
Appendix E, Table 5, shows 100 percent of the LLSIL for family
sizes of one to six, and is used to determine self-sufficiency as noted
at 20 CFR 663.230 of WIA regulation, and Section 134(d)(3)(A)(ii) of
WIA. Modified Microsoft Excel tables for both Appendix E, Table 5 (with
the area names) and Appendix D, Table 4, with the area names, and the
shaded areas where the poverty level is greater than the corresponding
70 percent of the LLSIL figure, is available on the ETA LLSIL Web site
at https://www.doleta.gov/llsil/2014/.
II. Use of These Data
Governors should designate the appropriate LLSILs for use within
the State from Appendices A, B, or C, containing Tables 1 through 3.
Appendices D and E, contain Tables 4 and 5, which adjust a family of
four figure for larger and smaller families, may be used with any LLSIL
designated area. 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 has at least four LLSIL figures
(Northeast metropolitan area, Northeast non-metropolitan area, and the
New York and Philadelphia MSAs). An area may have more than one LLSIL
area
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designation, if a workforce investment area has more than one LLSIL
area designation, 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
Publication of the LLSIL is solely for WIA statutory and regulatory
requirements. BLS has terminated the four-person urban family budget
estimates series and has not revised the lower living family budget
since 1981, and has no plans to do so. 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, figures in this notice should not be used
for any statistical purposes, and are valid only for those purposes
under WIA as defined in the law and regulations.
Appendix A
Table 1--Lower Living Standard Income Level \1\ (for a Family of Four
Persons) by Region
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2014
Region \2\ Adjusted 70 percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Northeast:
Metro....................................... $41,787 $29,251
Non-Metro \3\............................... 41,374 28,962
Midwest:
Metro....................................... 36,720 25,704
Non-Metro................................... 35,711 24,998
South:
Metro....................................... 38,293 26,805
Non-Metro................................... 35,077 24,554
West:
Metro....................................... 42,378 29,665
Non-Metro \4\............................... 41,849 29,294
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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 \1\ (for a Family of Four
Persons), for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam
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2014
Region \2\ Adjusted 70 Percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Alaska:
Metro....................................... $47,851 $33,496
Non-Metro................................... 50,100 35,070
Hawaii, Guam:
Metro....................................... 51,552 36,086
Non-Metro................................... 53,485 37,440
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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 \1\ (for a Family of Four
Persons), for 23 Selected MSAs
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2014
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) Adjusted 70 Percent
LLSIL LLSIL
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Anchorage, AK................................. $49,048 $34,333
Atlanta, GA................................... 33,801 23,660
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA/NH/ME/CT........... 44,629 31,241
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL/IN/WI................ 37,829 26,481
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH/KY/IN................. 35,824 25,077
Cleveland-Akron, OH........................... 37,425 26,198
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX.......................... 34,005 23,804
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO.................... 37,771 26,440
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................... 35,239 24,668
Honolulu, HI.................................. 52,479 36,735
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX................ 33,265 23,285
Kansas City, MO/KS............................ 34,638 24,247
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA....... 42,151 29,506
Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......................... 36,055 25,238
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN/WI................... 36,142 25,300
New York-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY/NJ/CT/PA. 44,387 31,071
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA/NJ/ 40,170 28,119
DE/MD........................................
Pittsburgh, PA................................ 43,968 30,778
St. Louis, MO/IL.............................. 34,011 23,808
San Diego, CA................................. 45,635 31,945
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA............ 43,714 30,600
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................. 44,351 31,046
Washington-Baltimore, DC/MD/VA/WV \2\......... 45,279 31,695
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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.
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Appendix D
Table 4: 70 Percent of Updated 2014 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 is
italicized. Individuals from these family sizes may consult the 2014
HHS poverty guidelines found on the Health and Human Services Web
site at https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm to find the higher
eligibility standard. Individuals from Alaska and Hawaii should
consult the HHS guidelines for the generally higher poverty levels
that apply in their States.
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Family of one Family of two Family of three Family of four Family of five Family of six
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$8,390 $13,745 $18,865 $23,285 $27,481 $32,138
8,519 13,962 19,172 23,660 27,923 32,653
8,574 14,051 19,286 23,804 28,095 32,853
8,577 14,052 19,288 23,808 28,097 32,856
8,729 14,308 19,646 24,247 28,614 33,465
8,846 14,492 19,890 24,554 28,976 33,886
8,883 14,554 19,984 24,668 29,109 34,040
9,006 14,752 20,252 24,998 29,505 34,504
9,030 14,801 20,318 25,077 29,595 34,609
9,086 14,893 20,446 25,238 29,785 34,832
9,111 14,931 20,498 25,300 29,860 34,919
9,254 15,170 20,821 25,704 30,332 35,479
9,433 15,464 21,223 26,198 30,918 36,154
9,523 15,605 21,422 26,440 31,201 36,491
9,533 15,630 21,449 26,481 31,252 36,551
9,654 15,819 21,712 26,805 31,637 37,001
10,129 16,594 22,780 28,119 33,187 38,807
10,428 17,094 23,466 28,962 34,181 39,967
10,534 17,265 23,695 29,251 34,522 40,369
10,548 17,286 23,733 29,294 34,573 40,435
10,623 17,408 23,901 29,506 34,818 40,724
10,680 17,502 24,030 29,665 35,005 40,943
11,022 18,060 24,787 30,600 36,111 42,234
11,086 18,166 24,936 30,778 36,324 42,478
11,184 18,319 25,151 31,046 36,638 42,846
11,187 18,336 25,168 31,071 36,664 42,885
11,249 18,435 25,312 31,241 36,869 43,114
11,415 18,707 25,677 31,695 37,407 43,748
11,506 18,849 25,880 31,945 37,699 44,090
12,064 19,764 27,137 33,496 39,529 46,232
12,366 20,264 27,814 34,333 40,520 47,381
12,631 20,692 28,410 35,070 41,385 48,396
12,998 21,293 29,236 36,086 42,585 49,806
13,230 21,675 29,756 36,735 43,349 50,702
13,483 22,095 30,329 37,440 44,181 51,669
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Appendix E
Table 5: Updated 2014 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 and
then find the 2014 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 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
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$11,985 $19,635 $26,949 $33,265 $39,258 $45,911
12,170 19,945 27,389 33,801 39,890 46,647
12,249 20,073 27,552 34,005 40,136 46,933
12,253 20,074 27,555 34,011 40,139 46,937
12,470 20,440 28,065 34,638 40,878 47,807
12,637 20,703 28,415 35,077 41,394 48,409
12,691 20,792 28,549 35,239 41,585 48,629
12,866 21,074 28,931 35,711 42,150 49,291
12,900 21,144 29,026 35,824 42,278 49,442
12,980 21,275 29,208 36,055 42,550 49,760
13,016 21,329 29,283 36,142 42,657 49,885
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13,221 21,671 29,745 36,720 43,331 50,684
13,476 22,091 30,318 37,425 44,169 51,648
13,604 22,292 30,603 37,771 44,572 52,130
13,619 22,328 30,641 37,829 44,646 52,215
13,792 22,598 31,017 38,293 45,196 52,858
14,469 23,706 32,542 40,170 47,411 55,439
14,898 24,420 33,523 41,374 48,830 57,096
15,049 24,664 33,850 41,787 49,317 57,670
15,068 24,694 33,905 41,849 49,390 57,764
15,176 24,869 34,144 42,151 49,740 58,177
15,258 25,003 34,329 42,378 50,008 58,490
15,745 25,800 35,410 43,714 51,588 60,335
15,836 25,951 35,622 43,968 51,891 60,683
15,976 26,170 35,930 44,351 52,340 61,208
15,982 26,195 35,955 44,387 52,377 61,265
16,070 26,336 36,160 44,629 52,670 61,591
16,307 26,724 36,682 45,279 53,439 62,497
16,438 26,927 36,971 45,635 53,855 62,986
17,235 28,235 38,767 47,851 56,470 66,046
17,666 28,949 39,734 49,048 57,886 67,688
18,044 29,560 40,585 50,100 59,121 69,138
18,569 30,419 41,765 51,552 60,836 71,152
18,900 30,965 42,508 52,479 61,928 72,431
19,261 31,564 43,327 53,485 63,116 73,813
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Eric Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
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