Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2023 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL), 29694-29696 [2023-09662]

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[FR Doc. 2023–09716 Filed 5–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:48 May 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Oil Pollution Act Notice is hereby given that the United States of America, on behalf of the Department of the Interior (‘‘DOI’’) acting through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is providing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed non-judical settlement agreement (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’) among the Department of the Interior, the Texas General Land Office, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (collectively ‘‘Trustees’’) and AET, Inc., Ltd. and AET Ship Management, PTE., Ltd. (collectively, ‘‘AET’’). The Settlement Agreement resolves the civil claims of the Trustees against AET arising by virtue of their natural resource trustee authority under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2702, and applicable state law, for injury to, impairment of, destruction of, loss of, diminution of value of, and/or loss of use of natural resources resulting from the January 23, 2010 discharge of sour crude oil into the Sabine-Neches Waterway in the City of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas at or from the T/ V Eagle Otome as a result of the T/V Eagle Otome’s collision with the towboat Dixie Vengeance. Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, AET agrees to pay $400,000 to the Trustees, as follows: $311,492 to the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund to be used to restore, replace, rehabilitate, and/or acquire the equivalent of those natural resources and their services injured by the discharge of oil and for the Trustees’ restoration planning and oversight of restoration implementation; and $88,508 for Trustees’ past assessment costs. AET will receive from the Trustees a covenant not to sue for the claims resolved by the settlement, subject to reservations and reopeners. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments on the proposed Settlement Agreement should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to the Eagle Otome Settlement Agreement, DJ Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12446. 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Thomas Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–09682 Filed 5–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2023 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Title I of WIOA 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). WIOA defines the term ‘‘lowincome individual’’ as (inter alia) one whose total family annual income 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 2023 and references the current 2023 Health and Human Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’ DATES: This notice is May 8, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Samuel Wright, 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 2023 / Notices (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 their state’s telecommunications relay service (TRS) by dialing 7–1–1 to make TTY calls. Federal Youth Employment Program Information: Sara Hastings, Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–4464, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202–693–3599; Email: hastings.sara@dol.gov. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via their state’s telecommunications relay service (TRS) by dialing 7–1–1 to make TTY calls. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of WIOA is to provide workforce investment activities through statewide and local workforce investment systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants. WIOA 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 WIOA. Specifically, WIOA section 3(36) defines the term ‘‘lowincome individual’’ for eligibility purposes, and sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) define the terms ‘‘disadvantaged youth’’ and ‘‘disadvantaged adult’’ in terms of the poverty line or LLSIL for State formula allotments. The Governor and state and local workforce development boards use the LLSIL for determining eligibility for youth and adults for certain services. ETA encourages Governors and state/ local boards to consult the WIOA Final Rule and ETA guidance 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, January 19, 2023. The HHS 2023 Poverty guidelines may also be found on the internet at https:// aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economicmobility/poverty-guidelines. ETA will have the 2023 LLSIL and the HHS Poverty guidelines available on its website at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/ llsil. WIOA Section 3(36)(B) 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:48 May 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 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. This notice updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases for 2022, by calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2022 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for an area to the 2022 CPI–U, and then applying this calculation to each of the previously published 2022 LLSIL figures. The 2023 LLSIL tables will be available on the ETA LLSIL website at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/llsil. The website contains updated figures for a four-person family in Table 1, listed by region for both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Incomes in all of the 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 WIOA section 3(36)(A)(ii) and section 3(36)(B), 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, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. B. Midwest Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 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, and West Virginia. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29695 D. West Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Additionally, the LLSIL Excel file provides separate figures for Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. Data for selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also available. These are based on annual CPI–U changes for a 12-month period ending in December 2022. The updated LLSIL figures for these MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are also available in the LLISL Excel file. The LLSIL Excel file also lists each of the various figures at 70 percent of the updated 2023 LLSIL for family sizes of one to six persons. Please note, 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. The LLSIL Excel file also indicates 100 percent of LLSIL for family sizes of one to six, and is used to determine selfsufficiency as noted at section 3(36)(A)(ii) and section 3(36)(B) of WIOA. II. Use of These Data Governors should designate the appropriate LLSILs for use within the State using the LLSIL Excel files on the website. 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. An area can be part of multiple LLSIL geographies. For example, an area in the State of New Jersey may have four or more LLSIL figures. All cities, towns, and counties that are part of a metro area in New Jersey are a part of the Northeast metropolitan; some of these areas can also be a portion of the New York City MSA. New Jersey also has areas that are part of the Philadelphia MSA, a less populated area in New Jersey may be a part of the Northeast non-metropolitan. If a workforce investment area includes areas that would be covered by more than one LLSIL figure, the Governor may determine which is to be used. 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 WIOA and WIOA regulations. E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 29696 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 88 / Monday, May 8, 2023 / Notices 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 WIOA 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 were terminated by BLS in 1982. 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 WIOA as defined in the law and regulations. Brent Parton, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. 2023–09662 Filed 5–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs [OMB Control No. 1240–0022] I. Background Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease (CA–721); and Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Death (CA–722) The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provides, under 5 U.S.C. 8191, et seq. and 20 CFR 10.735, that non-Federal law enforcement officers injured or killed under certain circumstances are entitled to the benefits of the Act, to the same extent as if they were employees of the Federal Government. The CA–721 and CA–722 are used by non-Federal law enforcement officers and their survivors to claim compensation under the FECA. Form CA–721 is used for claims for injury. Form CA–722 is used for claims for death. The authority for this collection is 5 U.S.C. 8191–8193. Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees’ Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, (OWCP/DFELHWC) Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. AGENCY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, OWCP/ DFELHWC is soliciting comments on the information collection for Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease (CA–721) and SUMMARY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Death (CA–722). DATES: All comments must be received on or before July 7, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comment as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the following way: • Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL—OWCP/DFELHWC, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees’ Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S–3323, Washington, DC 20210. • OWCP/DFELHWC will post your comment as well as any attachments, except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the docket at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjanette Suggs, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees’ Longshore, and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/ DFELHWC, at suggs.anjanette@dol.gov (email); (202) 354–9660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:48 May 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 II. Desired Focus of Comments OWCP/DFELHWC is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection related to the Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease (CA– 721) and Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Death (CA–722). OWCP/ DFELHWC is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information has practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/ DFELHWC’s estimate of the burden PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 related to the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate; • Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Background documents related to this information collection request are available at https://regulations.gov and at DOL–OWCP/DFELHWC located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S– 3323, Washington, DC 20210. Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. III. Current Actions This information collection request concerns Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease (CA–721), Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Death (CA–722). OWCP/ DFELHWC has updated the data with respect to the number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this information collection request from the previous information collection request. Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved collection. Agency: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Division of Federal Employees’ Longshore, and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, OWCP/ DFELHWC. OMB Number: 1240–0022. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 2. Frequency: On occasion. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Cost Table: $40.00. Number of Responses: 2. Annual Burden Hours: 2.5 hours. Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $3.00. OWCP Forms: Form CA–721, Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease; Form CA–722, Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Death. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of public record and E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2023 Lower Living 
Standard Income Level (LLSIL)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Title I of WIOA 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). 
WIOA defines the term ``low-income individual'' as (inter alia) one 
whose total family annual income 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 2023 and references the current 2023 
Health and Human Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''

DATES: This notice is May 8, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Samuel Wright, 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

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(these are not toll-free numbers); Email address: 
[email protected]. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments 
may access the telephone number above via their state's 
telecommunications relay service (TRS) by dialing 7-1-1 to make TTY 
calls.
    Federal Youth Employment Program Information: Sara Hastings, 
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4464, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 
202-693-3599; Email: [email protected]. Individuals with hearing or 
speech impairments may access the telephone number above via their 
state's telecommunications relay service (TRS) by dialing 7-1-1 to make 
TTY calls.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of WIOA is to provide workforce 
investment activities through statewide and local workforce investment 
systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of 
participants. WIOA 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 WIOA. Specifically, 
WIOA section 3(36) defines the term ``low-income individual'' for 
eligibility purposes, and sections 127(b)(2)(C) and 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) 
define the terms ``disadvantaged youth'' and ``disadvantaged adult'' in 
terms of the poverty line or LLSIL for State formula allotments. The 
Governor and state and local workforce development boards use the LLSIL 
for determining eligibility for youth and adults for certain services. 
ETA encourages Governors and state/local boards to consult the WIOA 
Final Rule and ETA guidance 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, January 19, 2023. The HHS 2023 Poverty guidelines 
may also be found on the internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines.
    ETA will have the 2023 LLSIL and the HHS Poverty guidelines 
available on its website at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/llsil.
    WIOA Section 3(36)(B) 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.
    This notice updates the LLSIL to reflect cost of living increases 
for 2022, by calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2022 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area to the 
2022 CPI-U, and then applying this calculation to each of the 
previously published 2022 LLSIL figures. The 2023 LLSIL tables will be 
available on the ETA LLSIL website at www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/llsil.
    The website contains updated figures for a four-person family in 
Table 1, listed by region for both metropolitan and non-metropolitan 
areas. Incomes in all of the 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 WIOA section 
3(36)(A)(ii) and section 3(36)(B), 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, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

B. Midwest

    Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 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, 
and West Virginia.

D. West

    Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, 
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Additionally, the LLSIL Excel 
file provides separate figures for Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam.
    Data for selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are also 
available. These are based on annual CPI-U changes for a 12-month 
period ending in December 2022. The updated LLSIL figures for these 
MSAs and 70 percent of LLSIL are also available in the LLISL Excel 
file.
    The LLSIL Excel file also lists each of the various figures at 70 
percent of the updated 2023 LLSIL for family sizes of one to six 
persons. Please note, 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.
    The LLSIL Excel file also indicates 100 percent of LLSIL for family 
sizes of one to six, and is used to determine self-sufficiency as noted 
at section 3(36)(A)(ii) and section 3(36)(B) of WIOA.

II. Use of These Data

    Governors should designate the appropriate LLSILs for use within 
the State using the LLSIL Excel files on the website. 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. An area can be part of multiple LLSIL 
geographies. For example, an area in the State of New Jersey may have 
four or more LLSIL figures. All cities, towns, and counties that are 
part of a metro area in New Jersey are a part of the Northeast 
metropolitan; some of these areas can also be a portion of the New York 
City MSA. New Jersey also has areas that are part of the Philadelphia 
MSA, a less populated area in New Jersey may be a part of the Northeast 
non-metropolitan. If a workforce investment area includes areas that 
would be covered by more than one LLSIL figure, the Governor may 
determine which is to be used.
    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 WIOA and WIOA regulations.

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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 WIOA 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 were terminated by BLS in 1982. 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 WIOA as defined in the law and 
regulations.

Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2023-09662 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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