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following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (80 FR 10513) February 26, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

**DATES :**  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until June 3, 2015.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Rebecca Bond, Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, by calling (800) 514–0301 or (800) 514–0383 (TTY) (the Division’s Information Line), or write her at the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section—NYA, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent
to OIRA

_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —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;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the

quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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 submission of
responses. Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Americans with Disabilities Act Discrimination Complaint Form.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: No form number. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Disability Rights Section in the Civil Rights Division.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals alleging discrimination by public entities based on disability. Under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an individual who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability by a public entity may, by himself or herself or by an authorized representative, file a complaint. Any Federal agency that receives a complaint of discrimination by a public entity is required to review the complaint to determine whether it has jurisdiction under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If the agency does not have jurisdiction, it must determine whether it is the designated agency responsible for complaints filed against that public entity. If the agency does not have jurisdiction under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and is not the designated agency, it must refer the complaint to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice then must refer the complaint to the appropriate
agency.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 9,100 respondents per year at 0.50 hours per complaint form.

6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this collection is 4,550 hours. It is estimated that respondents will take 0.50 hour to complete the questionnaire. The burden hours for collecting respondent data sum to 4,550 hours (9,100 respondents × 0.50 hours = 4,550 hours).

If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: April 28, 2015. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2015–10303 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4410–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF LABOR**

**Employee Benefits Security Administration** 

**Public Disclosure Room; Notice of Temporary Relocation** 

Renovation of the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s Public Disclosure Room (PDR) will necessitate a temporary relocation and suspension of operations for a total of up to six (6) business days. The renovation will begin on or after May 11 and is expected to last four to six weeks. The PDR will be closed up to three (3) business days prior to moving to the temporary location and up to three (3) business days after the renovation. You can check for updates on the schedule on the EBSA Web site, at http://www.dol.gov/ ebsa/. The temporary address for the PDR will be N1519, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. While the PDR is at this temporary location, the telephone number will remain (202) 693–8673, and the hours of operation will temporarily change to 8:00 am–4:00 pm Monday through Friday. Following the renovation, the PDR will re-open in Suite N–1515 at 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. The telephone number will remain (202) 693–8673 and the hours of operation will return to 8:15 am to 4:45
pm.

Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of April, 2015. Judy Mares, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015–10395 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4510–29–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF LABOR**

**Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2015**  **Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Allotments; PY 2015**  **Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2015 Workforce Information**  **Grants.**

**AGENCY :**  Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces allotments for PY 2015 for WIOA Title


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I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2015 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for PY 2015.

WIOA allotments for States and theState final allotments for the WagnerPeyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. WIOA requires allotments for the outlying areas to be competitively based rather than based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) as occurred under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). For PY 2015, the Secretary is using the transitional authority provided by WIOA in Section 503(b) to use the discretionary formula rationale and methodology for allocating PY 2015 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands) that was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000). The formula that the Department of Labor (Department) used for PY 2015 is the same formula used in PY 2014 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas. The Department will implement a competitive grant process for funding the outlying areas in PY 2016.

**DATES :**  Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas must be received by June 3, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N– 4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Ms. Anita Harvey, email: harvey.anita@ dol.gov

Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may bedelayed due to security concerns. Handdelivered comments will be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by the date specified above.

Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will not review comments received by means other than those listed above or that are received after the comment period has closed.

Comments: The Department will retain all comments on this notice and will release them upon request via email to any member of the public. The Department also will make all the comments it receives available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this notice available, upon request, in large print, Braille and electronic file. The Department also will consider providing the notice in other formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or obtain the notice in an alternative format, contact Ms. Harvey using the information provided above. The Department will retain all comments received without making any changes to the comments, including any personal information provided. The Department therefore cautions commenters not to include their personal information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments; this information would be released with the comment if the comments are requested. It is the commenter’s responsibility to safeguard his or her information.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  WIOA Youth Activities allotments— Evan Rosenberg at (202) 693–3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693–3606; WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments— Robert Kight at (202) 693–3937; Workforce Information Grant allotments—Kim Vitelli at (202) 693– 3639. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/ TDD).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Department is announcing WIOA allotments for PY 2015 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2015 final allotments, and PY 2015 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2015 to States withan approved WIA Title I and WagnerPeyser Act Strategic Plan for PY 2015, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.

On December 16, 2014, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113–235 was signed into law (‘‘the Act’’). The Act, Division G, Title I, Section 107 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to set aside up to 0.5 percent of most operating funds. The evaluation provision is consistent with the Federalgovernment’s priority on evidencebased policy and programming and provides important opportunities to expand evaluations and demonstrations in the Department to build solid evidence about what works best. In the past, funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations were separately appropriated and managed by ETA. This year, that separate authority has been replaced by the set aside provision. Funds are transferred to the Department’s Chief Evaluation Office to implement formal evaluations and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 2015, the Secretary set aside .25 percent of the TES and SUIESO appropriations. ETA spread the amount to be set aside for each appropriation among the programs funded by that appropriation with more than $100 million in funding. This includes WIOA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker and Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program budgets.

We also have attached tables listing the PY 2015 allotments for programs under WIOA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2015 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). We also have attached the PY 2015 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2015 for WIOA Youth Activities totals $831,842,000. After reducing the appropriation by $2,295,000 for evaluations, $829,547,000 is available for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2015 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2014 Youth Activities allotments for all States, and outlying areas. For the Native American Youth program, the total amount available is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities (after the evaluations set aside), in accordance with WIOA section 127. The total funding available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the evaluations set aside) minus the amount reserved for Native American Youth (in accordance with WIOA section 127(b)(1)(B)(i)). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 108–188, the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (‘‘the Compact’’), was signed into law. The Compact provided for consolidation of WIA Title I funding, for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia into supplemental grants provided from the Department of Education’s appropriation. See 48 U.S.C. 1921 d (f)(1)(B)(iii). The Compact also specified


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that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). WIOA section 512(g)(1) updated the Compact to refer to WIOA funding. The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Division F, Title III, Section 306 of Pub. L. 113–235) authorized WIOA Title I funding to Palau through FY
2015.

Under WIA, the Secretary had discretion for determining the methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas. Under WIOA the Secretary must disseminate the funds through a competitive process. Using the transition authority provided in WIOA Section 503(b), ETA will delay implementation of a competitive grant process for outlying areas until PY 2016. For PY 2015, the Department used the same methodology used since PY 2000 (i.e., we distribute funds among the outlying areas by formula based on relative share of number of unemployed, a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year share, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain for the state for the previous year). For the relative share calculation in PY 2015, the Department continued to use the data obtained from the 2010 Census for American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, and Virgin Islands. For Palau, the Department continued to use data from Palau’s 2005 Census.

After the Department calculated the amount for the outlying areas and Native Americans, we determined that the amount available for PY 2015 allotments to the States is $815,061,036. This total amount was below the required $1 billion threshold specified in WIOA section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, the Department did not apply the WIOA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by WIOA, the Department used the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97–300), section 262(a)(3) (as amended by section 207 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L.102–367) minimums of 90 percent holdharmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIOA also provides that no state may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the State for the previous year. The three data factors required by WIOA for the PY 2015 Youth Activities State formula allotments are:

(1) The average number of unemployed individuals for Areas of Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2013–June 2014; (2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess (depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period used for ASU unemployed data; and

(3) Number of economically disadvantaged Youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students in the workforce and military) from special tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the Department obtained from the Bureau in 2012. The Bureau collected the data used in the special tabulations for economically disadvantaged Youth between January 1, 2006–December 31,
2010.

For purposes of identifying ASUs for the within-State Youth Activities allocation formula, States should continue to use the data made available by BLS (as described in LAUS Technical Memorandum No. S–14–22). For purposes of determining the number of economically disadvantaged Youth for the statutory within-state allocation formula, States should continue to use the special tabulations of ACS data made available to them in 2013 and available at http://www.doleta.gov/ budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm See TEGL No. 21–12 for further information.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments. The total appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2015 is $776,736,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $2,143,000 for evaluations, $774,593,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $772,656,517 is for States and $1,936,483 is for outlying areas. Table B shows the PY 2015 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a State by State comparison of the PY 2015 allotments to PY 2014 allotments.

In accordance with WIOA, the Department reserved the total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities (after the evaluations set aside). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, in PY 2015 the Department will distribute the Adult Activities funding for the outlying areas, using the same principles, formula and data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for the outlying areas, the Department used the statutory formula to distribute the remaining amount available for allotments to the States. The Department did not apply the WIOA minimum provisions for the PY 2015 allotments because the total amount available for the States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in WIOA section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIOA, the Department calculated minimum allotments using the JTPA section 202(b)(2) (as amended by section 202 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIOA also provides that no State may receive an allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for the State for the previous year. The three formula data factors for the Adult Activities program are the same as those used for the Youth Activities formula, except the Department used data for the number of economically disadvantaged Adults (age 18 to 72, excluding college students in the workforce and military).

As noted above, updated data for within-state ASU calculations is available from BLS, and States should continue to use the economically disadvantaged Adults data made available to States by the Department in
2013.

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments. The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker activities in PY 2015 totals $1,236,389,000. The total appropriation includes formula funds for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National Dislocated Worker Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration projects, and the outlying areas’ Dislocated Worker allotments. After reducing the appropriated amount by $3,411,000 for evaluations, a total of $1,232,978,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. The amount available for outlying areas is $3,082,445, leaving $217,167,555 for the National Reserve and a total of $1,012,728,000 available for States. Like the Adult program, Table C shows the PY 2015 Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a by State comparison of the PY 2015 allotments to PY 2014 allotments.

Like the Adult Activities program, the Department reserved the total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities (after the evaluations set aside). As with the Youth and Adult funds, the Department will not distribute the Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants to the outlying areas by competitive grant until PY 2016. In PY 2015 the Department will use the same pro rata share as the areas received for the PY 2015 WIOA Adult Activities program, the same methodology used in PY 2014.

The three data factors required in WIOA for the PY 2015 Dislocated Worker State formula allotments are:


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(1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2013— September 2014;

(2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2013—September 2014; and

(3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2013—September 2014.

Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount or hold-harmless provisions until PY 2016, funding changes for States directly reflect the impact of changes in unemployment related data listed above.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2015 for ES grants totals $664,184,000. After reducing the appropriated amount by $1,784,000 for evaluations, a total of $662,400,000 remains available for ES programs. After determining the funding for outlying areas, the Department calculated allotments to States using the formulaset forth at section 6 of the WagnerPeyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The Department based PY 2015 formula allotments on each State’s share of calendar year 2014 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Secretary to set aside up to three percent of the total funds available for ES to ensure that each State will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities. In accordance with this provision, the Department included the three percent set-aside funds in this total allotment. The Department distributed the set-aside funds in two steps to States that have experienced a reduction in their relative share of the total resources available this year from their relative share of the total resources available the previous year. In Step 1, States that have a CLF below one million and are also below the median CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of their relative share of prior year resources. ETA calculated the median CLF density based on CLF data provided by BLS for calendar year 2014. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other States experiencing reductions in relative share from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for Step 1. The distribution of ES funds (Table D) includes $660,785,299 for States, as well as $1,614,701 for outlying areas.

Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, ten percent of the total sums allotted to each State must be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for groups with special needs, and for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering job services.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments. Total PY 2015 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $32,000,000. The allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,800 for Guam and the Virgin Islands. Guam and the Virgin Islands allotment amounts are partially based on CLF data. The Department distributes the remaining funds to the States with 40 percent distributed equally to all States and 60 percent distributed based on each State’s share of CLF for the 12 months ending September 2014.



### TABLE 

### A—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA YOUTH 

### ACTIVITIES 

### S TATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Total with Evaluations .............................................................. $820,430,000 $831,842,000 $11,412,000 1.39 Total (WIOA Youth Activities) .................................................. $818,169,000 $829,547,000 $11,378,000 1.39 Alabama ................................................................................... 10,363,134 10,973,635 610,501 5.89 Alaska ...................................................................................... 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39 Arizona ..................................................................................... 16,873,353 18,380,399 1,507,046 8.9 3 Arkansas .................................................................................. 6,814,031 7,694,400 880,369 12.92 California .................................................................................. 119,122,833 120,707,084 1,584,251 1 .33 Colorado .................................................................................. 12,414,406 11,835,030 (579,376)

¥ 4.67 Connecticut .............................................................................. 9,398,657 9,634,681 236,024 2.51 Delaware .................................................................................. 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39 District of Columbia ................................................................. 2,216,117 2,329,955 113,838 5.14 Florida ...................................................................................... 45,067,004 42,774,978 (2,292,026)

¥ 5.09 Georgia .................................................................................... 27,467,948 27,630,735 162,787 0.59 Hawaii ...................................................................................... 2,049,527 2,037,653 (11,874)

¥ 0.58 Idaho ........................................................................................ 3,414,748 3,116,131 (298,617)

¥ 8.74 Illinois ....................................................................................... 38,093,547 42,336,174 4,242,627 11.14 Indiana ..................................................................................... 17,756,443 16,203,657 (1,552,786) - 8.74 Iowa ......................................................................................... 4,739,579 4,781,261 41,682 0.88 Kansas ..................................................................................... 5,398,508 5,370,179 (28,329)

¥ 0.52 Kentucky .................................................................................. 12,118,913 13,717,594 1,598,681 13.19 Louisiana .................................................................................. 9,327,194 9,194,017 (133,177)

¥ 1.43 Maine ....................................................................................... 3,244,888 3,214,985 (29,903)

¥ 0.92 Maryland .................................................................................. 11,989,592 12,364,002 374,410 3.12 Massachusetts ......................................................................... 14,507,221 16,504,685 1,997,464 13.77 Michigan ................................................................................... 30,072,831 31,250,104 1,177,273 3.91 Minnesota ................................................................................ 9,947,978 9,078,036 (869,942)

¥ 8.74 Mississippi ................................................................................ 9,200,818 9,151,084 (49,734)

¥ 0.54 Missouri .................................................................................... 12,877,148 14,228,439 1,351,291 10. 49 Montana ................................................................................... 2,152,132 2,152,782 650 0.03 Nebraska .................................................................................. 2,394,620 2,425,096 30,476 1.27 Nevada ..................................................................................... 8,865,521 9,034,617 169,096 1.91 New Hampshire ....................................................................... 2,200,035 2,037,653 (162,382)

¥ 7.38 New Jersey .............................................................................. 25,513,414 23,282,287 (2,231,127)

¥ 8.74 New Mexico ............................................................................. 4,625,925 5,249,778 623,853 13.49 New York ................................................................................. 52,011,703 52,128,262 116,559 0.22 North Carolina .......................................................................... 28,871,997 26,347,165 (2,524,832)

¥ 8.74 North Dakota ............................................................................ 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39


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TABLE 

### A—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA YOUTH 

### ACTIVITIES 

### S TATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014—Continued

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Ohio ......................................................................................... 26,270,342 28,593,170 2,322,828 8. 84 Oklahoma ................................................................................. 6,258,954 6,941,080 682,126 10.90 Oregon ..................................................................................... 10,543,691 10,431,168 (112,523)

¥ 1.07 Pennsylvania ............................................................................ 33,509,103 30,984,178 (2,524,925)

¥ 7.54 Puerto Rico .............................................................................. 17,265,863 19,489,676 2,223,813 12.88 Rhode Island ............................................................................ 3,743,023 4,106,989 363,966 9.72 South Carolina ......................................................................... 12,574,365 11,474,747 (1,099,618)

¥ 8.74 South Dakota ........................................................................... 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39 Tennessee ............................................................................... 16,496,140 17,503,627 1,007,487 6.11 Texas ....................................................................................... 52,492,802 54,914,867 2,422,065 4.6 1 Utah ......................................................................................... 4,304,671 3,928,231 (376,440)

¥ 8.74 Vermont ................................................................................... 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39 Virginia ..................................................................................... 13,392,465 13,325,559 (66,906)

¥ 0.50 Washington .............................................................................. 16,309,501 15,945,865 (363,636)

¥ 2.23 West Virginia ............................................................................ 3,957,765 3,987,564 29,799 0.75 Wisconsin ................................................................................. 13,562,824 14,041,859 479,035 3.53 Wyoming .................................................................................. 2,009,628 2,037,653 28,025 1.39 State Total ............................................................................... 803,851,042 815,061,036 11,209,994 1. 39 American Samoa ..................................................................... 196,434 217,678 21,244 10.81 Guam ....................................................................................... 766,348 738,863 (27,485)

¥ 3.59 Northern Marianas ................................................................... 402,258 403,686 1,428 0.35 Palau ........................................................................................ 75,000 75,000 0 0.00 Virgin Islands ........................................................................... 605,383 607,532 2,149 0.35 Outlying Areas Total ................................................................ 2,045,423 2,042,759 (2,664)

¥ 0.13 Native Americans ..................................................................... 12,272,535 12,443,205 170,670 1.39 Evaluations set aside ............................................................... 2,261,000 2,295,000 34,000 1.50



### TABLE 

### B—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA A DULT 

### ACTIVITIES 

### STATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 A LLOTMENTS VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Total with Evaluations .............................................................. $766,080,000 $776,736,000 $10,656,000 1.39 Total (WIOA Adult Activities) ................................................... $763,969,000 $774,593,000 $10,624,000 1.39 Alabama ................................................................................... 10,127,957 10,701,084 573,127 5.66 Alaska ...................................................................................... 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 Arizona ..................................................................................... 15,910,029 17,323,692 1,413,663 8.8 9 Arkansas .................................................................................. 6,508,494 7,337,318 828,824 12.73 California .................................................................................. 114,152,207 115,578,226 1,426,019 1 .25 Colorado .................................................................................. 11,534,090 10,974,957 (559,133)

¥ 4.85 Connecticut .............................................................................. 8,642,428 8,856,853 214,425 2.48 Delaware .................................................................................. 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 District of Columbia ................................................................. 2,014,101 2,119,523 105,422 5.23 Florida ...................................................................................... 44,979,171 42,797,775 (2,181,396)

¥ 4.85 Georgia .................................................................................... 26,369,329 26,506,892 137,563 0.52 Hawaii ...................................................................................... 2,137,808 1,951,282 (186,526)

¥ 8.73 Idaho ........................................................................................ 3,171,735 2,894,258 (277,477)

¥ 8.75 Illinois ....................................................................................... 35,721,028 39,706,093 3,985,065 11.16 Indiana ..................................................................................... 16,187,078 14,770,963 (1,416,115)

¥ 8.75 Iowa ......................................................................................... 3,371,916 3,398,273 26,357 0.78 Kansas ..................................................................................... 4,537,758 4,502,095 (35,663)

¥ 0.79 Kentucky .................................................................................. 12,441,851 13,954,626 1,512,775 12.16 Louisiana .................................................................................. 8,947,905 8,816,204 (131,701)

¥ 1.47 Maine ....................................................................................... 2,958,900 2,927,292 (31,608)

¥ 1.07 Maryland .................................................................................. 11,120,651 11,464,414 343,763 3.09 Massachusetts ......................................................................... 12,850,371 14,722,745 1,872,374 14.57 Michigan ................................................................................... 28,122,010 28,780,666 658,656 2.34 Minnesota ................................................................................ 8,509,251 7,764,825 (744,426)

¥ 8.75 Mississippi ................................................................................ 8,783,758 8,730,734 (53,024)

¥ 0.60 Missouri .................................................................................... 11,979,012 13,246,842 1,267,830 10. 58 Montana ................................................................................... 2,047,975 2,047,140 (835)

¥ 0.04 Nebraska .................................................................................. 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 Nevada ..................................................................................... 8,620,844 8,809,234 188,390 2.19 New Hampshire ....................................................................... 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 New Jersey .............................................................................. 24,644,654 22,488,633 (2,156,021)

¥ 8.75 New Mexico ............................................................................. 4,457,154 5,044,948 587,794 13.19 New York ................................................................................. 50,339,040 50,421,651 82,611 0.16 North Carolina .......................................................................... 27,573,758 25,161,487 (2,412,271)

¥ 8.75 North Dakota ............................................................................ 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 Ohio ......................................................................................... 24,343,116 26,518,096 2,174,980 8. 93


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TABLE 

### B—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA A DULT 

### ACTIVITIES 

### STATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 A LLOTMENTS VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

### —Continued

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Oklahoma ................................................................................. 6,047,269 6,689,426 642,157 10.62 Oregon ..................................................................................... 10,108,074 9,995,124 (112,950)

¥ 1.12 Pennsylvania ............................................................................ 30,619,150 28,195,888 (2,423,262)

¥ 7.91 Puerto Rico .............................................................................. 18,344,208 21,215,910 2,871,702 15.65 Rhode Island ............................................................................ 3,230,712 3,569,777 339,065 10.50 South Carolina ......................................................................... 12,134,396 11,072,827 (1,061,569)

¥ 8.75 South Dakota ........................................................................... 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 Tennessee ............................................................................... 16,085,971 17,031,743 945,772 5.88 Texas ....................................................................................... 50,065,195 52,323,110 2,257,915 4.5 1 Utah ......................................................................................... 3,614,740 3,298,507 (316,233)

¥ 8.75 Vermont ................................................................................... 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 Virginia ..................................................................................... 12,445,438 12,370,494 (74,944)

¥ 0.60 Washington .............................................................................. 15,226,047 14,868,344 (357,703)

¥ 2.35 West Virginia ............................................................................ 4,028,840 4,056,659 27,819 0.69 Wisconsin ................................................................................. 11,762,474 12,196,759 434,285 3.69 Wyoming .................................................................................. 1,905,148 1,931,641 26,493 1.39 State Total ............................................................................... 762,059,077 772,656,517 10,597,440 1. 39 American Samoa ..................................................................... 182,941 205,921 22,980 12.56 Guam ....................................................................................... 713,704 698,958 (14,746)

¥ 2.07 Northern Marianas ................................................................... 374,568 381,883 7,315 1.95 Palau ........................................................................................ 75,000 75,000 0 0.00 Virgin Islands ........................................................................... 563,710 574,721 11,011 1.95 Outlying Areas Total ......................................................... 1,909,923 1,936,483 26,560 1.39 Evaluations set aside ............................................................... 2,111,000 2,143,000 32,000 1.52



### TABLE 

### C—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA D ISLOCATED 

### WORKER 

### ACTIVITIES 

### S TATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 A LLOTMENTS VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Total with Evaluations .............................................................. $1,222,457,000 $1,236,389,000 $13,932,000 1 .14 Total (WIOA Dislocated Worker Activities) .............................. $1,219,087,000 $1,232,978,000 $13,891,000 1.14 Alabama ................................................................................... 11,599,476 15,012,219 3,412,743 29.42 Alaska ...................................................................................... 1,633,027 2,184,119 551,092 33.75 Arizona ..................................................................................... 20,193,454 22,511,715 2,318,261 11. 48 Arkansas .................................................................................. 7,814,651 8,052,059 237,408 3.04 California .................................................................................. 157,376,202 164,063,131 6,686,929 4 .25 Colorado .................................................................................. 15,822,647 13,622,336 (2,200,311)

¥ 13.91 Connecticut .............................................................................. 13,243,210 13,612,474 369,264 2.79 Delaware .................................................................................. 2,613,882 2,596,904 (16,978)

¥ 0.65 District of Columbia ................................................................. 2,998,287 3,443,627 445,340 14.85 Florida ...................................................................................... 60,315,153 61,786,732 1,471,579 2. 44 Georgia .................................................................................... 36,939,150 39,981,701 3,042,551 8.24 Hawaii ...................................................................................... 1,852,830 1,931,277 78,447 4.23 Idaho ........................................................................................ 3,461,421 2,636,879 (824,542)

¥ 23.82 Illinois ....................................................................................... 54,907,799 58,325,151 3,417,352 6.22 Indiana ..................................................................................... 22,303,621 17,611,408 (4,692,213)

¥ 21.04 Iowa ......................................................................................... 4,164,521 4,426,239 261,718 6.28 Kansas ..................................................................................... 5,471,022 4,682,959 (788,063)

¥ 14.40 Kentucky .................................................................................. 14,256,130 16,220,379 1,964,249 13.78 Louisiana .................................................................................. 10,286,901 9,215,660 (1,071,241)

¥ 10.41 Maine ....................................................................................... 3,807,546 3,592,396 (215,150)

¥ 5.65 Maryland .................................................................................. 16,637,979 17,549,612 911,633 5.48 Massachusetts ......................................................................... 18,899,549 21,265,196 2,365,647 12.52 Michigan ................................................................................... 36,932,673 40,080,962 3,148,289 8.52 Minnesota ................................................................................ 9,452,346 8,332,420 (1,119,926)

¥ 11.85 Mississippi ................................................................................ 10,617,327 11,047,184 429,857 4.05 Missouri .................................................................................... 16,292,492 18,476,297 2,183,805 13. 40 Montana ................................................................................... 1,659,822 1,699,458 39,636 2.39 Nebraska .................................................................................. 2,044,195 2,016,308 (27,887)

¥ 1.36 Nevada ..................................................................................... 12,539,486 13,272,377 732,891 5.84 New Hampshire ....................................................................... 2,525,768 2,355,019 (170,749)

¥ 6.76 New Jersey .............................................................................. 38,580,867 33,968,534 (4,612,333)

¥ 11.95 New Mexico ............................................................................. 5,180,570 6,691,816 1,511,246 29.17 New York ................................................................................. 67,330,827 69,009,253 1,678,426 2.49 North Carolina .......................................................................... 38,671,061 31,698,026 (6,973,035)

¥ 18.03 North Dakota ............................................................................ 549,747 566,170 16,423 2.99 Ohio ......................................................................................... 32,568,365 33,758,857 1,190,492 3. 66 Oklahoma ................................................................................. 5,417,077 5,943,501 526,424 9.72 Oregon ..................................................................................... 13,140,217 13,672,401 532,184 4.05


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TABLE 

### C—U.S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WIOA D ISLOCATED 

### WORKER 

### ACTIVITIES 

### S TATE 

### A LLOTMENTS 

### , C OMPARISON OF 

### PY 2015 A LLOTMENTS VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

### —Continued

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Pennsylvania ............................................................................ 43,100,393 37,184,902 (5,915,491)

¥ 13.72 Puerto Rico .............................................................................. 14,743,999 20,357,210 5,613,211 38.07 Rhode Island ............................................................................ 4,852,880 5,533,256 680,376 14.02 South Carolina ......................................................................... 15,546,400 12,481,973 (3,064,427)

¥ 19.71 South Dakota ........................................................................... 800,633 856,158 55,525 6.94 Tennessee ............................................................................... 20,840,426 21,507,643 667,217 3.20 Texas ....................................................................................... 57,992,167 55,598,809 (2,393,358)

¥ 4.13 Utah ......................................................................................... 3,786,657 2,963,244 (823,413)

¥ 21.75 Vermont ................................................................................... 779,524 806,732 27,208 3.49 Virginia ..................................................................................... 15,956,793 17,685,631 1,728,838 10 .83 Washington .............................................................................. 19,149,875 19,533,856 383,981 2.01 West Virginia ............................................................................ 4,272,884 4,814,588 541,704 12.68 Wisconsin ................................................................................. 16,187,134 15,763,228 (423,906)

¥ 2.62 Wyoming .................................................................................. 726,937 728,014 1,077 0.15 State Total ............................................................................... 998,838,000 1,012,728,000 13,890,000 1.39 American Samoa ..................................................................... 291,924 327,780 35,856 12.28 Guam ....................................................................................... 1,138,877 1,112,584 (26,293)

¥ 2.31 Northern Marianas ................................................................... 597,709 607,872 10,163 1.70 Palau ........................................................................................ 119,680 119,383 (297)

¥ 0.25 Virgin Islands ........................................................................... 899,528 914,826 15,298 1.70 Outlying Areas Total ......................................................... 3,047,718 3,082,445 34,727 1.14 National Reserve ..................................................................... 217,201,282 217,167,555 (33,727)

¥ 0.02 Evaluations set aside ............................................................... 3,370,000 3,411,000 41,000 1.22



### TABLE 

### D—U. S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , E MPLOYMENT 

### S ERVICE 

### (WAGNER 

### -P EYSER

### ), PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014 F INAL 

### A LLOTMENTS

State Final PY 2014 Final PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Total with Evaluation ............................................................... $664,184,000 $664,184,000 $0 0.00 Total (ES Activities) ................................................................. $664,184,000 $662,400,000 ($1,784,000)

¥ 0.27 Alabama ................................................................................... 8,502,449 8,491,183 (11,266) 0.13 Alaska ...................................................................................... 7,219,997 7,200,604 (19,393) 0.27 Arizona ..................................................................................... 12,467,698 12,473,460 5,762 0.05 Arkansas .................................................................................. 5,307,726 5,283,573 (24,153) 0.46 California .................................................................................. 79,586,271 79,283,096 (303,175) 0.3 8 Colorado .................................................................................. 10,685,065 10,626,917 (58,148) 0.54 Connecticut .............................................................................. 7,561,842 7,565,360 3,518 0.05 Delaware .................................................................................. 1,855,182 1,850,199 (4,983) 0.27 District of Columbia ................................................................. 2,123,634 2,088,474 (35,160) 1.66 Florida ...................................................................................... 38,551,390 38,350,606 (200,784) 0. 52 Georgia .................................................................................... 19,608,469 19,841,888 233,419 1.19 Hawaii ...................................................................................... 2,327,227 2,339,563 12,336 0.53 Idaho ........................................................................................ 6,015,543 5,999,385 (16,158) 0.27 Illinois ....................................................................................... 27,868,035 27,708,235 (159,800) 0.57 Indiana ..................................................................................... 12,821,228 12,751,284 (69,944) 0.55 Iowa ......................................................................................... 5,964,574 6,028,720 64,146 1.08 Kansas ..................................................................................... 5,526,029 5,498,111 (27,918) 0.51 Kentucky .................................................................................. 8,506,643 8,465,309 (41,334) 0.49 Louisiana .................................................................................. 8,094,739 8,076,868 (17,871) 0.22 Maine ....................................................................................... 3,577,386 3,567,777 (9,609) 0.27 Maryland .................................................................................. 11,906,489 11,934,682 28,193 0.24 Massachusetts ......................................................................... 13,409,175 13,585,040 175,865 1.31 Michigan ................................................................................... 21,291,774 21,056,725 (235,049) 1.10 Minnesota ................................................................................ 10,993,540 10,920,175 (73,365) 0.67 Mississippi ................................................................................ 5,674,402 5,621,814 (52,588) 0.93 Missouri .................................................................................... 11,888,860 11,967,561 78,701 0.66 Montana ................................................................................... 4,915,931 4,902,727 (13,204) 0.27 Nebraska .................................................................................. 5,605,477 5,512,267 (93,210) 1.66 Nevada ..................................................................................... 6,117,652 6,068,982 (48,670) 0.80 New Hampshire ....................................................................... 2,650,012 2,641,511 (8,501) 0.32 New Jersey .............................................................................. 19,124,756 18,973,701 (151,055) 0.79 New Mexico ............................................................................. 5,516,541 5,501,724 (14,817) 0.27 New York ................................................................................. 38,504,428 38,363,357 (141,071) 0.37 North Carolina .......................................................................... 19,555,320 19,378,713 (176,607) 0.90 North Dakota ............................................................................ 5,005,890 4,992,444 (13,446) 0.27 Ohio ......................................................................................... 23,710,251 23,445,526 (264,725) 1. 12 Oklahoma ................................................................................. 6,461,834 6,464,603 2,769 0.04 Oregon ..................................................................................... 8,138,876 8,093,834 (45,042) 0.55 Pennsylvania ............................................................................ 25,781,009 25,557,772 (223,237) 0.87


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TABLE 

### D—U. S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , E MPLOYMENT 

### S ERVICE 

### (WAGNER 

### -P EYSER

### ), PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014 F INAL 

### A LLOTMENTS

### —Continued

State Final PY 2014 Final PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Puerto Rico .............................................................................. 6,911,482 6,836,910 (74,572) 1.08 Rhode Island ............................................................................ 2,453,424 2,437,864 (15,560) 0.63 South Carolina ......................................................................... 9,079,879 8,992,138 (87,741) 0.97 South Dakota ........................................................................... 4,626,593 4,614,166 (12,427) 0.27 Tennessee ............................................................................... 12,636,661 12,567,163 (69,498) 0.55 Texas ....................................................................................... 47,954,459 48,160,966 206,507 0.43 Utah ......................................................................................... 6,395,863 6,289,510 (106,353) 1.66 Vermont ................................................................................... 2,167,359 2,161,537 (5,822) 0.27 Virginia ..................................................................................... 15,390,720 15,846,585 455,865 2.96 Washington .............................................................................. 13,819,721 13,756,839 (62,882) 0.46 West Virginia ............................................................................ 5,295,592 5,281,368 (14,224) 0.27 Wisconsin ................................................................................. 11,820,318 11,786,589 (33,729) 0.29 Wyoming .................................................................................. 3,589,535 3,579,894 (9,641) 0.27 State Total ........................................................................ 662,564,950 660,785,299 (1,779,651) 0.27 Guam ....................................................................................... 310,787 309,952 (835) 0.27 Virgin Islands ........................................................................... 1,308,263 1,304,749 (3,514) 0.27 Outlying Areas Total ......................................................... 1,619,050 1,614,701 (4,349) 0.27 Evaluations set aside ............................................................... 0 1,784,000 1,784,000 N/A



### TABLE 

### E—U. S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WORKFORCE 

### I NFORMATION 

### G RANTS TO 

### S TATES 

### , PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Total ......................................................................................... $32,000,000 $32,000,000 $0 0.00 Alabama ................................................................................... 507,835 504,328 (3,507) 0.69 Alaska ...................................................................................... 289,243 289,343 100 0.03 Arizona ..................................................................................... 612,836 613,057 221 0.04 Arkansas .................................................................................. 407,384 405,110 (2,274) 0.56 California .................................................................................. 2,512,037 2,512,646 609 0.02 Colorado .................................................................................. 581,206 583,979 2,773 0.48 Connecticut .............................................................................. 471,257 472,001 744 0.16 Delaware .................................................................................. 298,885 299,203 318 0.11 District of Columbia ................................................................. 289,809 289,948 139 0.05 Florida ...................................................................................... 1,391,578 1,408,710 17,132 1.23 Georgia .................................................................................... 831,404 824,471 (6,933) 0.83 Hawaii ...................................................................................... 323,731 325,099 1,368 0.42 Idaho ........................................................................................ 339,000 339,420 420 0.12 Illinois ....................................................................................... 1,046,809 1,041,040 (5,769) 0.55 Indiana ..................................................................................... 629,369 635,932 6,563 1.04 Iowa ......................................................................................... 445,306 450,811 5,505 1.24 Kansas ..................................................................................... 426,480 426,274 (206) 0.05 Kentucky .................................................................................. 498,878 493,479 (5,399) 1.08 Louisiana .................................................................................. 499,691 501,858 2,167 0.43 Maine ....................................................................................... 331,051 331,102 51 0.02 Maryland .................................................................................. 626,679 623,467 (3,212) 0.51 Massachusetts ......................................................................... 669,155 671,558 2,403 0.36 Michigan ................................................................................... 815,743 820,078 4,335 0.53 Minnesota ................................................................................ 607,750 608,644 894 0.15 Mississippi ................................................................................ 405,143 398,706 (6,437) 1.59 Missouri .................................................................................... 610,737 614,280 3,543 0.58 Montana ................................................................................... 306,821 307,848 1,027 0.33 Nebraska .................................................................................. 370,589 369,401 (1,188) 0.32 Nevada ..................................................................................... 411,954 411,778 (176) 0.04 New Hampshire ....................................................................... 335,427 335,286 (141) 0.04 New Jersey .............................................................................. 807,150 791,996 (15,154) 1.88 New Mexico ............................................................................. 358,969 357,691 (1,278) 0.36 New York ................................................................................. 1,414,730 1,413,628 (1,102) 0.08 North Carolina .......................................................................... 820,492 813,419 (7,073) 0.86 North Dakota ............................................................................ 293,355 294,439 1,084 0.37 Ohio ......................................................................................... 944,285 944,193 (92) 0.01 Oklahoma ................................................................................. 465,806 464,819 (987) 0.21 Oregon ..................................................................................... 480,795 480,082 (713) 0.15 Pennsylvania ............................................................................ 1,039,220 1,025,094 (14,126) 1.36 Puerto Rico .............................................................................. 389,936 386,665 (3,271) 0.84 Rhode Island ............................................................................ 312,805 312,352 (453) 0.14 South Carolina ......................................................................... 509,004 509,225 221 0.04 South Dakota ........................................................................... 299,407 299,746 339 0.11 Tennessee ............................................................................... 624,985 614,134 (10,851) 1.74 Texas ....................................................................................... 1,796,213 1,821,458 25,245 1.41


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1 The CRJs’ determination in SDARS I was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court affirmed the determination in all but one respect, remanding to the CRJs the single matter of specifying a royalty for the use of the section 112 statutory license. SoundExchange, Inc. v. Librarian of Congress, 571 F.3d 1220 (D.C. Cir. 2009). That last issue was resolved by the CRJs in further proceedings. 75 FR 5513 (Feb. 3, 2010). 

### TABLE 

### E—U. S. D EPARTMENT OF 

### LABOR 

### , E MPLOYMENT AND 

### T RAINING 

### A DMINISTRATION 

### , WORKFORCE 

### I NFORMATION 

### G RANTS TO 

### S TATES 

### , PY 2015 VS 

### PY 2014 A LLOTMENTS

### —Continued

State PY 2014 PY 2015 Difference % Difference

Utah ......................................................................................... 413,138 420,602 7,464 1.81 Vermont ................................................................................... 287,830 287,500 (330) 0.11 Virginia ..................................................................................... 759,585 765,965 6,380 0.84 Washington .............................................................................. 668,760 666,958 (1,802) 0.27 West Virginia ............................................................................ 342,636 341,935 (701) 0.20 Wisconsin ................................................................................. 618,083 619,893 1,810 0.29 Wyoming .................................................................................. 282,229 282,549 320 0.11 State Total ........................................................................ 31,823,200 31,823,200 0 0.00 Guam ....................................................................................... 93,090 93,090 0 0.00 Virgin Islands ........................................................................... 83,710 83,710 0 0.00 Outlying Areas Total ......................................................... 176,800 176,800 0 0.00

Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2015–10328 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P**

**LIBRARY OF CONGRESS**

**Copyright Office**

**[Docket No. 2015–02]**

**Scope of the Copyright Royalty Judges’ Continuing Jurisdiction** 

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

**ACTION :**  Final order.

**SUMMARY :**  The Copyright Royalty Judges (‘‘CRJs’’), acting pursuant to statute, referred novel material questions of substantive law to the Register of Copyrights for resolution. Those questions concerned the scope of the CRJs’ authority, under the statutory grant of continuing jurisdiction over ratemaking determinations, to issue a clarifying interpretation of regulations adopted pursuant to such a determination. The Register resolved those questions in a written decision that was transmitted to the CRJs. That decision is reproduced below.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: April 8, 2015.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Stephen Ruwe, Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, P.O. Box 70400, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 707–8350.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Copyright Royalty Judges are tasked with determining and adjusting terms and rates of royalty payments of statutory licenses under the Copyright Act. See 17 U.S.C. 801. If, in the course of proceedings before the CRJs, novel material questions of substantive law concerning the interpretation of provisions of title 17 arise, the CRJs are required by statute to refer those questions to the Register of Copyrights for resolution. 17 U.S.C. 802(f)(1)(B).

On March 9, 2015, the CRJs, acting pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 802(f)(1)(B), referred novel material questions of substantive law to the Register, concerning the CRJs’ authority to issue a clarifying interpretation of regulations adopted in a prior ratesetting determination. On April 8, 2015, the Register resolved those questions in a Memorandum Opinion that she transmitted to the CRJs. To provide the public with notice of the decision rendered by the Register, the Memorandum Opinion is reproduced in its entirety below.

Dated: April 28, 2015. Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office. Before the U.S. Copyright Office Library of Congress Washington, DC 20559

In the Matter of Determination of Rates and Terms for Preexisting Subscription Services and Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services Docket No. 2006–1 CRB DSTRA (SDARS

I)

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON A NOVEL QUESTION OF LAW

In relation to the above-captioned proceeding before the Copyright Royalty Judges (‘‘CRJs’’ or ‘‘Judges’’), questions have arisen about the proper interpretation of 17 U.S.C. 803(c)(4), which provides the CRJs with ‘‘continuing jurisdiction’’ in certain circumstances to amend a written determination after it has issued. The CRJs determined that these were novel material questions of substantive law and, as required by section 802(f)(1)(B), referred them to the Register of Copyrights for resolution. The Register hereby resolves those referred questions. I. Procedural Background
On January 24, 2008, the CRJs published final royalty rates and terms under the section 112(e) and 114 statutory licenses for the period 2007 through 2012 for preexisting satellite digital audio radio services (‘‘SDARS I’’). 73 FR 4080 (Jan. 24, 2008). 1 In that proceeding, the CRJs set a royalty rate as a percentage of the ‘‘Gross Revenues’’ of the satellite services. 73 FR at 4084. The definition of ‘‘Gross Revenues’’ adopted by the CRJs excluded several categories of revenues received by satellite services, such as revenues from channels and programming that are ‘‘exempt from any license requirement or [are] separately licensed,’’ and revenues attributable to channels and programming that are ‘‘offered for a separate charge’’ and ‘‘use only incidental performances of sound recordings.’’ 73 FR at 4102; 37 CFR 382.11 (2008) (paragraph (3)(vi)(B) & (D) of Gross Revenues definition).

On April 17, 2013, the CRJs adjusted the royalty rates and terms for satellite radio for the period 2013 through 2017 (‘‘SDARS II’’). 78 FR 23054 (Apr. 17, 2013) as modified, 78 FR 31842 (May, 28, 2013). In the course of that proceeding, SoundExchange criticized the manner in which Sirius XM had been excluding revenues in reliance on the SDARS I regulations, including its practice of excluding revenues attributable to sound recordings made before February 15, 1972, which are generally not subject to federal copyright protection, and thus do not fall within the section 112(e) and 114