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2. Name, EIN, mailing address, and
telephone number of the plan
administrator as reflected on the most
recent Form 5500. If the plan had plan
administrators other than the plan
administrator on the most recent Form
5500, provide the names and EINs of the
prior plan administrators and include
the date of change.
3. Name, EIN, mailing address, and
telephone number of the plan sponsor
as reflected on the most recent Form
5500, if different than the plan
administrator. If the plan had plan
sponsors other than the plan sponsor on
the most recent Form 5500, provide the
names and EINs of the prior plan
sponsors and include the date of
change.
4. Name, date of birth, mailing
address, email address, telephone
number and SSN of each participant or
former participant with respect to whom
any amount of the vested benefit was
distributed under section 401(a)(31)(B)
of the Code.
5. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the name of the
designated trustee or issuer described in
section 401(a)(31)(B) of the Code.
6. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the address of the
designated trustee or issuer described in
section 401(a)(31)(B) of the Code.
7. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the amount of the
distribution.
8. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the account number
of the individual retirement plan to
which the amount was distributed.
9. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the name, date of
birth, mailing address, email address,
telephone number, and SSN of any
designated beneficiary.
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V. Plans That Distributed Annuities
For any plan that distributed benefits
pursuant to an annuity contract
described in 29 CFR 2510.3–3(d)(2)(ii),
provide the following information with
respect to the plan:
1. Name and plan number of plan as
reflected on the most recent Form 5500.
If the plan had names other than the
name on the most recent Form 5500,
provide the prior names and plan
numbers to include the date of change.
2. Name, EIN, mailing address, and
telephone number of the current plan
administrator as reflected on the most
recent Form 5500. If the plan had plan
administrators other than the plan
administrator on the most recent Form
5500, provide the names and EINs of the
prior plan administrators and include
the date of change.
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3. Name, EIN, mailing address, and
telephone number of plan sponsor as
reflected on the most recent Form 5500,
if different than the plan administrator.
If the plan had plan sponsors other than
the plan sponsor on the most recent
Form 5500, provide the names and EINs
of the prior plan sponsors and include
the date of change.
4. Name, date of birth, SSN, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number of each participant or former
participant with respect to whom an
annuity contract, described in 29 CFR
2510.3–3(d)(2)(ii), was distributed.
5. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the name of the
issuer of the annuity contract.
6. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the address of the
issuer of the annuity contract.
7. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the contract or
certificate number.
8. With respect to such participant or
former participant, the name, date of
birth, mailing, address, email address,
telephone number, and SSN of any
designated beneficiary.
VI. Method of Transmitting Data
To minimize public burden, plan
administrators (or their authorized
representatives, such as recordkeepers)
will be able to electronically submit this
data described in this proposed ICR as
an attachment to this year’s EFAST2
filing. The Department also is looking to
establish a portal for plan administrators
to submit the information directly into
the Lost and Found database as an
alternative to submitting the
information as an attachment to the
Form 5500 using EFAST2. The
Department will provide the
spreadsheet file template (CSV format),
and intends to make available a model
format that plan administrators could
use to submit the information.
Multiple security measures will be in
place to protect plan participant and
beneficiary data (i.e., Social Security
numbers) in the Department’s Lost and
Found online searchable database. A
public user will have no access to
sensitive data. Government access to the
data will also be strictly controlled,
which will be encrypted both at rest and
in transit. The database will implement
extensive logging and monitoring
mechanisms, and sensitive data masking
techniques will be implemented to mask
personally identifiable information.
VII. Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper
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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 collections of
information;
• 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., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICRs for OMB approval
of the information collection; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 9,
2024.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA) 2024 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 2024 and references
the current 2024 Health and Human
Services ‘‘Poverty Guidelines.’’
DATES: This notice will be published
April 16, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Donald Haughton, Department
of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room C–4526,
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone:
202–693–2874 or Email address:
SUMMARY:
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haughton.donald.w@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 17, 2024. The
HHS 2024 Poverty guidelines may also
be found on the internet at https://
aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economicmobility/poverty-guidelines.
ETA will have the 2024 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
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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 2023,
by calculating the percentage change in
the most recent 2023 Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U)
for an area to the 2023 CPI–U, and then
applying this calculation to each of the
previously published 2023 LLSIL
figures. The 2024 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.
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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 2023. 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 2024 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.
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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 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.
Laura P. Watson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act; Native American Employment and
Training Council
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, and Section
166(i)(4) of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA), notice is
hereby given of the next meeting of the
Native American Employment and
Training Council (NAETC or Council),
as constituted under WIOA.
DATES: The meeting will begin at 1 p.m.,
(Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday,
May 16, 2024, and continue until 5 p.m.
The meeting will reconvene at 9:00 a.m.,
on Friday, May 17, 2024, and adjourn at
5 p.m. The period from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
on May 17, 2024, is reserved for
participation and comment by members
of the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
person at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700
International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819.
The meeting will also be accessible
virtually on the Zoom.gov platform. To
join the meeting use the following URL:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council
members and members of the public are
encouraged to logon to Zoom.gov early
to allow for connection issues and
troubleshooting.
The meeting will be open to the
public. Members of the public not
present may submit a written statement
by Friday, May 10, 2024, to be included
in the record of the meeting. Statements
are to be submitted to the U.S.
Department of Labor Division of Indian
and Native American Programs (DINAP)
at DINAP@dol.gov. Persons who need
special accommodations should contact
Nathaniel Coley at 202–693–4287 or
Coley.Nathaniel.D@dol.gov two
business days before the meeting. The
formal agenda will focus on the
following topics: (1) Updates from the
Employment and Training
Administration; (2) Overview of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act; (3)
Election of NAETC Officers (4) DINAP
updates; (5) NAETC sub-committee and
workgroup updates; and (6) public
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel Coley, Designated Federal
Officer, Division of Indian and Native
American Programs, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–4209, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Telephone number (202)
693–4287 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free
number) or coley.nathaniel.d@dol.gov.
Laura P. Watson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Attestation for Employers Seeking To
Employ H–2B Nonimmigrant Workers
Under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023, as Extended
by the Continuing Appropriations Act,
2024 and Other Extensions Act
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before May 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request (ICR)
supports the Temporary Final Rule
(TFR), Exercise of Time-Limited
Authority to Increase the Numerical
Limitation for Fiscal Year 2024 for H–
2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker
Program and Portability Flexibility for
H–2B Workers Seeking To Change
Employers, which is being promulgated
by the Department of Labor (DOL or
Department) and the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively,
the Departments). For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on November 17, 2023
(88 FR 80394).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
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[FR Doc No: 2024-07971]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 2024 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 2024 and references the current 2024
Health and Human Services ``Poverty Guidelines.''
DATES: This notice will be published April 16, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Donald Haughton, Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room C-4526, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-2874 or Email
address:
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[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 17, 2024. The HHS 2024 Poverty guidelines
may also be found on the internet at https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines.
ETA will have the 2024 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 2023, by calculating the percentage change in the most recent 2023
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for an area to the
2023 CPI-U, and then applying this calculation to each of the
previously published 2023 LLSIL figures. The 2024 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 2023. 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 2024 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.
Laura P. Watson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2024-07971 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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