Department of Labor April 11, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice announces FY 2006 Congressional rescissions for the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs; planning estimates for PY 2006 (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007) for the WIA Youth and Adult programs; allotments for the PY 2006 for the WIA Dislocated Worker program; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner- Peyser Act for PY 2006; Workforce Information Grants for PY 2006; and Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit allotments for FY 2006. The WIA allotments for states and the final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on provisions defined in their respective statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a formula determined by the Secretary. As required by WIA section 182(d), on February 17, 2000, a Notice of the discretionary formula for allocating PY 2000 funds for the outlying areas American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands) was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (February 17, 2000). The rationale for the formula and methodology was fully explained in the February 17, 2000, Federal Register Notice. The formula methodology for PY 2006 is the same as that used for PY 2000 and is described in the section on youth allotments. The data for the outlying areas was obtained from the Bureau of the Census and was based on 2000 census surveys for those areas conducted either by the Bureau or the outlying areas. Comments are invited upon the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.