[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15804-15811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6446]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2012 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allotments; PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act 
Final Allotments and PY 2012 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces allotments for PY 2012 for WIA Title I 
Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final 
allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-
Peyser Act for PY 2012 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for 
PY 2012. Allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credits will be 
announced separately.
    WIA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the 
Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective 
statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a 
formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (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, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, 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 for PY 2012 is the same as used 
for PY 2000 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.

DATES: Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying 
areas must be received April 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200 
Constitution Ave. NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: 
Mr. Samuel Jerome Cooper, (202) 693-2833 (phone), (202) 693-2859 (fax), 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95d6fafae5f0e7bbc6f4f8e0f0f9d5f1faf9bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf8d4d4cbdec995e8dad6ceded7fbdfd4d795dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area 
may be delayed due to security concerns. Hand-delivered 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: All comments on this notice will be retained by the 
Department and released upon request via email to any member of the 
public. The Department also will make all the comments it received 
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 on computer disk. The Department 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

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alternative format, contact Mr. Cooper using the information listed 
above. The Department will retain all comments received without making 
any changes to the comments, including any personal information 
provided. If requested, the comments will be released to the public. 
The Department cautions commenters not to include their personal 
information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, 
telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments, as such 
submitted information will be released with the comment if the comments 
are requested. It is the commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or 
her information. If the comment is submitted by email, the email 
addresses of the commenter will not be released.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: WIA Youth Activities allotments--Evan 
Rosenberg at (202) 693-3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693-3606; 
WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments--
Christine Ollis at (202) 693-3937; Workforce Information Grant 
allotments--Anthony Dais at (202) 693-2784. 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 of Labor (Department) is 
announcing WIA allotments for PY 2012 for Youth Activities, Adults and 
Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2012 final 
allotments and FY 2012 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This 
notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 
2012 to States with an approved WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act 
Strategic Plan for PY 2012, and information regarding allotments to the 
outlying areas.
    The allotments are based on the funds appropriated in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-74, Division F, 
signed December 23, 2011. The Act requires an across-the-board 
rescission of 0.189 percent to all Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 
discretionary program funding. Included below are tables listing the PY 
2012 allotments for programs under WIA Title I Youth Activities (Table 
A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities 
(Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act final 
allotments (Table D). Also attached is the PY 2012 Workforce 
Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments

    PY 2012 Youth Activities funds under WIA total $824,353,022 
(including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table A includes a breakdown 
of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2012 and provides a 
comparison of these allotments to PY 2011 Youth Activities allotments 
for all States, and outlying areas. Before determining the amount 
available for States, the total funding available for the outlying 
areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for 
Youth Activities (after the 0.189 percent rescission). On December 17, 
2003, Public Law 108-188, the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003 (``the Compact''), was signed. 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 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii). The Compact 
also specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA 
Title I funding. See 48 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (in the Department of Education's General 
Provisions at Section 306 of Title III, Division F, Pub. L. 112-74) 
amended the Compact to extend the availability of WIA Title I funding 
to Palau through FY 2012.
    The methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas is not 
specified by WIA, but is at the Secretary's discretion. The methodology 
used is the same as used since PY 2000, i.e., funds are distributed 
among the remaining 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 of the prior year share. 
As in PY 2011, data for the relative share calculation in the PY 2012 
formula were from 2000 Census data for all outlying areas, obtained 
from the Bureau of the Census Bureau (Bureau) and are based on 2000 
Census surveys for those areas conducted either by the Bureau or the 
outlying areas under the guidance of the Bureau.
    The total amount available for Native Americans is 1.5 percent of 
the total amount for Youth Activities, in accordance with WIA section 
127. After determining the amount for the outlying areas and Native 
Americans, the amount available for allotment to the States for PY 2012 
is $809,926,845. This total amount was below the required $1 billion 
threshold specified in section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in 
PY 2011, the WIA additional minimum provisions were not applied, and, 
instead, as required by WIA, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) 
section 202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 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 were 
used. Also, as required by WIA, the provision applying a 130 percent 
stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three 
formula factors required in WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 
allotments:
    (1) Number of unemployed for Areas of Substantial Unemployment 
(ASUs) averages for the 12-month period, July 2010 through June 2011;
    (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 and military) from special 2000 Census 
calculations.
    Beginning with the PY 2006 allotments, States identify the ASU data 
for the PY 2012 allotments using special 2000 Census data based on 
households, obtained under Employment and Training Administration 
contract with the Census Bureau and provided to States by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics.
    It should be noted that the most current Census, conducted in 2010, 
did not include the long form survey which ETA would have used to 
update the data from the 2000 Census. Instead, ETA will continue to 
work with the Census Bureau over the next years to use data from the 
American Community Survey (ACS). ETA will alert States when new data 
are available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, 
updated data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments

    The total Adult Employment and Training Activities appropriation is 
$770,810,637 (including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table B shows 
the PY 2012 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and 
comparison to PY 2011 allotments by State. Like the Youth Activities 
program, the total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 
0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities. As 
discussed in the Youth Activities section above, WIA funding for the 
Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided; instead, funding 
is provided in the Department of Education's

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appropriation. The Adult Activities funds for grants to the remaining 
outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the 
Secretary's discretion, were distributed among the areas by the same 
principles, formula and data as used for outlying areas for Youth 
Activities. After determining the amount for the outlying areas, the 
amount available for allotments to the States is $768,883,610. Like the 
Youth Activities program, the WIA minimum provisions were not applied 
for the PY 2012 allotments because the total amount available for the 
States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult 
Activities in section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by 
WIA, the minimum allotments were calculated using the JTPA section 
202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 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. Also, 
like the Youth Activities program, a provision applying a 130 percent 
stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three 
formula factors use the same data as used for the PY 2012 Youth 
Activities formula, except that data from the 2000 Census for the 
number of economically disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding 
college students and military) were used.
    As noted above, ETA will alert States when new census data are 
available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, updated 
data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments

    The total Dislocated Worker appropriation is $1,232,217,892 
(including the 0.189 rescission). The total appropriation includes 
formula funds for the States, while the National Reserve is used for 
National Emergency Grants, technical assistance and training, 
demonstration projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker 
allotments. Table C shows the PY 2012 Dislocated Worker Activities fund 
allotments by State. Like the Youth and Adult Activities programs, the 
total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of 
the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities. WIA 
funding for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided, 
as discussed above. The Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants 
to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology 
is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed by the same pro rata 
share as the areas received for the PY 2012 WIA Adult Activities 
program, the same methodology used in PY 2011. For the State 
distribution of formula funds, the three formula factors required in 
WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 allotments:
    (1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 
2010 through September 2011;
    (2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, 
October 2010 through September 2011; and
    (3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month 
period, October 2010 through September 2011.
    Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount 
or hold-harmless provisions, funding changes for States directly 
reflect the impact of changes in the number of unemployed.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments

    The appropriated level for PY 2012 for ES grants totals 
$700,841,900 (including the 0.189 rescission). After determining the 
funding for outlying areas, allotments to States were calculated using 
the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49e). PY 2012 formula allotments were based on each state's share of 
calendar year 2011 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) 
and unemployment. The Secretary is required to set aside up to three 
percent of the total available funds to assure that each State will 
have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities, as 
required under section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. In accordance 
with this provision, the three percent set-aside funds are included in 
the total allotment. The set-aside funds were distributed in two steps 
to States that have lost in relative share of resources from 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. All remaining set-aside 
funds were distributed on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other 
States losing 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 $699,133,491 for States, as well as $1,708,409 for 
outlying areas.
    Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 10 percent of the total 
sums allotted to each State shall 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 2012 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments 
to States is $31,939,520 (after the 0.189 percent rescission). The 
allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are 
distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,655 for 
Guam and the Virgin Islands. The remaining funds are distributed 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 2011.

 Table A--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Youth Activities State Allotments
                                        Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011
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             State                     PY 2011             PY 2012            Difference         % Difference
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Total..........................        $825,913,862        $824,353,022         ($1,560,840)               -0.19
Alabama........................          12,455,574          11,711,479            (744,095)               -5.97
Alaska.........................           2,216,462           2,024,817            (191,645)               -8.65
Arizona........................          15,326,190          16,510,641           1,184,451                 7.73
Arkansas.......................           6,794,393           6,431,994            (362,399)               -5.33
California.....................         117,952,080         123,857,750           5,905,670                 5.01
Colorado.......................           9,788,025          11,882,561           2,094,536                21.40
Connecticut....................           8,060,872           8,794,724             733,852                 9.10
Delaware.......................           2,028,651           2,024,817              (3,834)               -0.19
District of Columbia...........           2,402,872           2,323,591             (79,281)               -3.30
Florida........................          50,372,277          53,892,125           3,519,848                 6.99
Georgia........................          24,305,197          25,482,266           1,177,069                 4.84

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Hawaii.........................           2,272,811           2,243,958             (28,853)               -1.27
Idaho..........................           3,428,419           4,027,145             598,726                17.46
Illinois.......................          36,086,031          32,767,678          (3,318,353)               -9.20
Indiana........................          16,043,006          15,457,182            (585,824)               -3.65
Iowa...........................           5,519,334           4,962,142            (557,192)              -10.10
Kansas.........................           5,248,975           5,511,824             262,849                 5.01
Kentucky.......................          12,514,937          12,676,374             161,437                 1.29
Louisiana......................          11,269,372          11,409,318             139,946                 1.24
Maine..........................           2,887,584           2,831,274             (56,310)               -1.95
Maryland.......................          10,073,999          10,354,690             280,691                 2.79
Massachusetts..................          15,988,686          15,009,154            (979,532)               -6.13
Michigan.......................          41,642,666          37,407,571          (4,235,095)              -10.17
Minnesota......................          11,474,392          10,523,152            (951,240)               -8.29
Mississippi....................          10,523,093           9,452,885          (1,070,208)              -10.17
Missouri.......................          14,549,044          15,108,428             559,384                 3.84
Montana........................           2,174,750           2,405,630             230,880                10.62
Nebraska.......................           2,288,141           2,207,155             (80,986)               -3.54
Nevada.........................           8,303,837           9,104,832             800,995                 9.65
New Hampshire..................           2,253,475           2,024,817            (228,658)              -10.15
New Jersey.....................          20,362,826          20,322,861             (39,965)               -0.20
New Mexico.....................           4,775,669           4,918,291             142,622                 2.99
New York.......................          46,253,787          45,892,839            (360,948)               -0.78
North Carolina.................          24,598,968          23,736,834            (862,134)               -3.50
North Dakota...................           2,028,651           2,024,817              (3,834)               -0.19
Ohio...........................          31,915,350          29,136,945          (2,778,405)               -8.71
Oklahoma.......................           6,877,913           6,676,111            (201,802)               -2.93
Oregon.........................          11,026,583          10,760,018            (266,565)               -2.42
Pennsylvania...................          29,506,561          28,346,353          (1,160,208)               -3.93
Puerto Rico....................          23,908,509          21,476,993          (2,431,516)              -10.17
Rhode Island...................           3,767,218           3,687,520             (79,698)               -2.12
South Carolina.................          13,916,063          12,754,206          (1,161,857)               -8.35
South Dakota...................           2,028,651           2,024,817              (3,834)               -0.19
Tennessee......................          16,288,215          15,784,120            (504,095)               -3.09
Texas..........................          52,833,195          55,664,646           2,831,451                 5.36
Utah...........................           4,121,624           5,347,985           1,226,361                29.75
Vermont........................           2,028,651           2,024,817              (3,834)               -0.19
Virginia.......................          13,540,444          13,020,339            (520,105)               -3.84
Washington.....................          15,992,583          16,959,549             966,966                 6.05
West Virginia..................           4,315,932           4,577,244             261,312                 6.05
Wisconsin......................          13,099,180          12,342,748            (756,432)               -5.77
Wyoming........................           2,028,651           2,024,817              (3,834)               -0.19
State Total....................         811,460,369         809,926,844          (1,533,525)               -0.19
American Samoa.................             117,342             117,112                (230)               -0.20
Guam...........................             955,133             953,260              (1,873)               -0.20
Northern Marianas..............             353,447             352,754                (693)               -0.20
Palau..........................              75,000              75,000                   0                 0.00
Virgin Islands.................             563,863             562,757              (1,106)               -0.20
Outlying Areas Total...........           2,064,785           2,060,883              (3,902)               -0.19
Native Americans...............          12,388,708          12,365,295             (23,413)               -0.19
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 Table B--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Adult Activities State Allotments
                                        Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011
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                                  PY 2011  (Pre-FY
             State                  2012  0.189%           PY 2012            Difference         % Difference
                                     rescission)
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Total..........................        $770,921,920        $770,810,637           ($111,283)               -0.01
Alabama........................          12,090,307          11,433,310            (656,997)               -5.43
Alaska.........................           2,118,648           1,922,209            (196,439)               -9.27
Arizona........................          14,638,503          15,820,881           1,182,378                 8.08
Arkansas.......................           6,399,544           6,067,684            (331,860)               -5.19
California.....................         113,937,862         120,000,208           6,062,346                 5.32
Colorado.......................           8,838,405          10,859,799           2,021,394                22.87
Connecticut....................           7,208,528           7,932,575             724,047                10.04
Delaware.......................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
District of Columbia...........           2,040,921           1,973,348             (67,573)               -3.31
Florida........................          50,666,671          53,270,412           2,603,741                 5.14
Georgia........................          22,840,137          24,047,603           1,207,466                 5.29
Hawaii.........................           2,375,218           2,357,815             (17,403)               -0.73

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Idaho..........................           3,112,389           3,566,489             454,100                14.59
Illinois.......................          33,485,477          30,469,621          (3,015,856)               -9.01
Indiana........................          14,120,139          13,618,422            (501,717)               -3.55
Iowa...........................           3,872,586           3,670,939            (201,647)               -5.21
Kansas.........................           4,349,496           4,614,871             265,375                 6.10
Kentucky.......................          12,990,026          13,197,513             207,487                 1.60
Louisiana......................          10,979,275          10,605,200            (374,075)               -3.41
Maine..........................           2,730,113           2,687,582             (42,531)               -1.56
Maryland.......................           9,553,233           9,857,689             304,456                 3.19
Massachusetts..................          14,398,404          13,525,014            (873,390)               -6.07
Michigan.......................          38,927,229          35,029,449          (3,897,780)              -10.01
Minnesota......................          10,065,109           9,134,795            (930,314)               -9.24
Mississippi....................           9,805,450           8,823,631            (981,819)              -10.01
Missouri.......................          13,419,717          14,003,193             583,476                 4.35
Montana........................           2,120,862           2,348,495             227,633                10.73
Nebraska.......................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
Nevada.........................           8,185,256           8,978,521             793,265                 9.69
New Hampshire..................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
New Jersey.....................          20,215,513          20,260,335              44,822                 0.22
New Mexico.....................           4,573,434           4,727,107             153,673                 3.36
New York.......................          45,933,685          45,779,283            (154,402)               -0.34
North Carolina.................          22,906,147          22,178,866            (727,281)               -3.18
North Dakota...................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
Ohio...........................          29,608,861          27,089,923          (2,518,938)               -8.51
Oklahoma.......................           6,455,261           6,289,462            (165,799)               -2.57
Oregon.........................          10,347,514          10,151,677            (195,837)               -1.89
Pennsylvania...................          26,995,920          26,000,980            (994,940)               -3.69
Puerto Rico....................          25,392,538          22,849,985          (2,542,553)              -10.01
Rhode Island...................           3,245,983           3,182,636             (63,347)               -1.95
South Carolina.................          13,141,414          12,076,612          (1,064,802)               -8.10
South Dakota...................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
Tennessee......................          15,820,576          15,406,376            (414,200)               -2.62
Texas..........................          49,503,599          52,386,229           2,882,630                 5.82
Utah...........................           3,276,560           4,258,913             982,353                29.98
Vermont........................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
Virginia.......................          12,422,005          11,977,315            (444,690)               -3.58
Washington.....................          14,762,815          15,738,264             975,449                 6.61
West Virginia..................           4,403,989           4,670,162             266,173                 6.04
Wisconsin......................          11,261,887          10,586,754            (675,133)               -5.99
Wyoming........................           1,922,487           1,922,209                (278)               -0.01
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    State Total................         768,994,615         768,883,610            (111,005)               -0.01
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American Samoa.................             109,235             109,218                 (17)               -0.02
Guam...........................             889,140             889,007                (133)               -0.01
Northern Marianas..............             329,026             328,977                 (49)               -0.01
Palau..........................              75,000              75,000                   0                 0.00
Virgin Islands.................             524,904             524,825                 (79)               -0.02
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    Outlying Areas Total.......           1,927,305           1,927,027                (278)               -0.01
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 Table C--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Dislocated Worker Activities State
                                   Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011
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                                   PY 2011 (Pre-FY
             State                   2012 0.189%           PY 2012            Difference         % Difference
                                     rescission)
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Total..........................      $1,287,544,000      $1,232,217,892        ($55,326,108)               -4.30
Alabama........................          16,128,630          15,469,879            (658,751)               -4.08
Alaska.........................           1,804,590           1,617,337            (187,253)              -10.38
Arizona........................          21,992,101          21,499,925            (492,176)               -2.24
Arkansas.......................           6,535,066           7,022,211             487,145                 7.45
California.....................         170,303,818         167,279,720          (3,024,098)               -1.78
Colorado.......................          13,969,269          16,138,114           2,168,845                15.53
Connecticut....................          12,117,862          12,425,813             307,951                 2.54
Delaware.......................           2,526,887           2,364,143            (162,744)               -6.44
District of Columbia...........           2,592,780           2,584,544              (8,236)               -0.32

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Florida........................          81,270,552          77,488,229          (3,782,323)               -4.65
Georgia........................          35,502,366          36,619,541           1,117,175                 3.15
Hawaii.........................           2,539,205           2,544,104               4,899                 0.19
Idaho..........................           4,240,518           4,848,656             608,138                14.34
Illinois.......................          52,391,500          45,174,858          (7,216,642)              -13.77
Indiana........................          22,971,198          19,764,183          (3,207,015)              -13.96
Iowa...........................           6,222,410           5,396,211            (826,199)              -13.28
Kansas.........................           5,780,312           6,269,130             488,818                 8.46
Kentucky.......................          14,985,351          14,426,545            (558,806)               -3.73
Louisiana......................           8,768,499          10,053,020           1,284,521                14.65
Maine..........................           3,599,239           3,411,860            (187,379)               -5.21
Maryland.......................          14,302,198          13,446,336            (855,862)               -5.98
Massachusetts..................          21,065,395          18,123,153          (2,942,242)              -13.97
Michigan.......................          51,285,260          37,950,243         (13,335,017)              -26.00
Minnesota......................          12,889,304          12,016,430            (872,874)               -6.77
Mississippi....................          10,150,118          10,347,245             197,127                 1.94
Missouri.......................          19,187,040          19,339,341             152,301                 0.79
Montana........................           2,047,301           2,228,454             181,153                 8.85
Nebraska.......................           2,059,689           1,769,045            (290,644)              -14.11
Nevada.........................          14,332,064          14,404,698              72,634                 0.51
New Hampshire..................           2,764,686           2,023,863            (740,823)              -26.80
New Jersey.....................          32,250,359          30,891,644          (1,358,715)               -4.21
New Mexico.....................           5,179,814           4,691,620            (488,194)               -9.42
New York.......................          55,889,913          53,040,830          (2,849,083)               -5.10
North Carolina.................          35,096,512          33,775,540          (1,320,972)               -3.76
North Dakota...................             499,920             491,586              (8,334)               -1.67
Ohio...........................          44,079,882          37,410,700          (6,669,182)              -15.13
Oklahoma.......................           6,917,377           5,818,181          (1,099,196)              -15.89
Oregon.........................          15,077,317          14,179,357            (897,960)               -5.96
Pennsylvania...................          37,972,551          33,628,882          (4,343,669)              -11.44
Puerto Rico....................          13,696,022          13,792,527              96,505                 0.70
Rhode Island...................           5,104,108           4,729,397            (374,711)               -7.34
South Carolina.................          19,186,456          17,247,928          (1,938,528)              -10.10
South Dakota...................             840,914             914,615              73,701                 8.76
Tennessee......................          22,128,000          21,002,405          (1,125,595)               -5.09
Texas..........................          62,020,936          65,045,270           3,024,334                 4.88
Utah...........................           6,063,094           6,236,314             173,220                 2.86
Vermont........................           1,243,942           1,060,351            (183,591)              -14.76
Virginia.......................          18,481,552          16,429,934          (2,051,618)              -11.10
Washington.....................          22,272,901          22,715,887             442,986                 1.99
West Virginia..................           4,558,971           4,805,556             246,585                 5.41
Wisconsin......................          17,345,523          15,286,735          (2,058,788)              -11.87
Wyoming........................           1,201,048             909,374            (291,674)              -24.28
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State Total................       1,063,432,320       1,008,151,464         (55,280,856)               -5.20
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American Samoa.................             182,437             174,596              (7,841)               -4.30
Guam...........................           1,484,984           1,421,166             (63,818)               -4.30
Northern Marianas..............             549,518             525,903             (23,615)               -4.30
Palau..........................             125,260             119,895              (5,365)               -4.28
Virgin Islands.................             876,661             838,985             (37,676)               -4.30
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Outlying Areas Total.......           3,218,860           3,080,545            (138,315)               -4.30
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National Reserve...............         220,892,820         220,985,883              93,063                 0.04
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 Table D--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY
                                        2012 vs PY 2011 Final Allotments
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             State                  Final PY 2011       Final PY 2012         Difference         % Difference
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Total..........................        $702,168,848        $700,841,900         ($1,326,948)               -0.19
Alabama........................           9,001,789           9,114,728             112,939                 1.25
Alaska.........................           7,632,911           7,618,486             (14,425)               -0.19
Arizona........................          13,258,184          13,416,510             158,326                 1.19
Arkansas.......................           5,681,857           5,641,422             (40,435)               -0.71
California.....................          83,952,834          83,874,952             (77,882)               -0.09
Colorado.......................          10,866,249          11,123,996             257,747                 2.37

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Connecticut....................           7,819,386           7,886,732              67,346                 0.86
Delaware.......................           1,961,280           1,957,574              (3,706)               -0.19
District of Columbia...........           2,418,616           2,361,773             (56,843)               -2.35
Florida........................          41,764,675          41,597,929            (166,746)               -0.40
Georgia........................          20,557,324          20,518,463             (38,861)               -0.19
Hawaii.........................           2,494,923           2,474,455             (20,468)               -0.82
Idaho..........................           6,359,573           6,347,555             (12,018)               -0.19
Illinois.......................          29,100,366          28,905,034            (195,332)               -0.67
Indiana........................          13,763,379          13,614,524            (148,855)               -1.08
Iowa...........................           6,495,675           6,439,570             (56,105)               -0.86
Kansas.........................           5,968,265           5,924,673             (43,592)               -0.73
Kentucky.......................           9,075,114           9,063,496             (11,618)               -0.13
Louisiana......................           8,843,833           8,712,855            (130,978)               -1.48
Maine..........................           3,781,977           3,774,830              (7,147)               -0.19
Maryland.......................          11,722,275          11,687,183             (35,092)               -0.30
Massachusetts..................          14,234,162          14,148,935             (85,227)               -0.60
Michigan.......................          24,113,898          23,547,173            (566,725)               -2.35
Minnesota......................          11,997,952          11,868,691            (129,261)               -1.08
Mississippi....................           6,165,253           6,118,274             (46,979)               -0.76
Missouri.......................          12,903,606          12,837,723             (65,883)               -0.51
Montana........................           5,197,075           5,187,254              (9,821)               -0.19
Nebraska.......................           6,245,863           6,234,060             (11,803)               -0.19
Nevada.........................           6,550,359           6,505,421             (44,938)               -0.69
New Hampshire..................           2,833,820           2,803,840             (29,980)               -1.06
New Jersey.....................          18,929,760          19,163,297             233,537                 1.23
New Mexico.....................           5,832,033           5,821,012             (11,021)               -0.19
New York.......................          40,044,986          39,748,915            (296,071)               -0.74
North Carolina.................          19,923,339          19,836,199             (87,140)               -0.44
North Dakota...................           5,292,177           5,282,176             (10,001)               -0.19
Ohio...........................          26,306,239          25,946,567            (359,672)               -1.37
Oklahoma.......................           6,853,237           6,779,019             (74,218)               -1.08
Oregon.........................           8,821,269           8,758,927             (62,342)               -0.71
Pennsylvania...................          26,526,233          26,310,462            (215,771)               -0.81
Puerto Rico....................           7,871,512           7,686,516            (184,996)               -2.35
Rhode Island...................           2,639,094           2,618,648             (20,446)               -0.77
South Carolina.................           9,864,977           9,785,215             (79,762)               -0.81
South Dakota...................           4,891,189           4,881,946              (9,243)               -0.19
Tennessee......................          13,083,238          13,308,517             225,279                 1.72
Texas..........................          48,565,592          49,945,739           1,380,147                 2.84
Utah...........................           7,284,273           7,113,078            (171,195)               -2.35
Vermont........................           2,291,311           2,286,981              (4,330)               -0.19
Virginia.......................          15,912,960          15,905,779              (7,181)               -0.05
Washington.....................          14,651,411          14,673,520              22,109                 0.15
West Virginia..................           5,598,448           5,587,868             (10,580)               -0.19
Wisconsin......................          12,716,632          12,597,349            (119,283)               -0.94
Wyoming........................           3,794,821           3,787,650              (7,171)               -0.19
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State Total................         700,457,204         699,133,491          (1,323,713)               -0.19
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Guam...........................             328,561             327,940                (621)               -0.19
Virgin Islands.................           1,383,083           1,380,469              (2,614)               -0.19
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Outlying Areas Total.......           1,711,644           1,708,409              (3,235)               -0.19
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 Table E--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States
                                          PY 2012 vs PY 2011 Allotments
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             State                     PY 2011             PY 2012            Difference         % Difference
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Total..........................         $31,936,000         $31,939,520              $3,520                 0.01
Alabama........................             500,647             508,082               7,435                 1.49
Alaska.........................             288,982             289,182                 200                 0.07
Arizona........................             632,935             634,754               1,819                 0.29
Arkansas.......................             411,497             411,636                 139                 0.03
California.....................           2,483,795           2,471,363             (12,432)               -0.50
Colorado.......................             570,990             574,272               3,282                 0.57
Connecticut....................             476,946             476,928                 (18)                0.00
Delaware.......................             296,667             296,619                 (48)               -0.02
District of Columbia...........             285,384             285,345                 (39)               -0.01
Florida........................           1,379,470           1,382,267               2,797                 0.20

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Georgia........................             821,518             822,490                 972                 0.12
Hawaii.........................             322,344             322,178                (166)               -0.05
Idaho..........................             337,184             338,014                 830                 0.25
Illinois.......................           1,060,267           1,059,262              (1,005)               -0.09
Indiana........................             628,290             628,745                 455                 0.07
Iowa...........................             450,618             450,398                (220)               -0.05
Kansas.........................             429,451             429,282                (169)               -0.04
Kentucky.......................             499,293             503,058               3,765                 0.75
Louisiana......................             500,874             498,490              (2,384)               -0.48
Maine..........................             330,405             330,165                (240)               -0.07
Maryland.......................             607,963             611,479               3,516                 0.58
Massachusetts..................             671,621             674,268               2,647                 0.39
Michigan.......................             840,199             826,454             (13,745)               -1.64
Minnesota......................             609,146             610,066                 920                 0.15
Mississippi....................             403,784             409,097               5,313                 1.32
Missouri.......................             612,168             616,486               4,318                 0.71
Montana........................             305,461             305,900                 439                 0.14
Nebraska.......................             364,956             365,623                 667                 0.18
Nevada.........................             412,224             406,858              (5,366)               -1.30
New Hampshire..................             335,675             335,775                 100                 0.03
New Jersey.....................             801,753             797,757              (3,996)               -0.50
New Mexico.....................             362,260             360,655              (1,605)               -0.44
New York.......................           1,431,886           1,421,421             (10,465)               -0.73
North Carolina.................             800,773             796,599              (4,174)               -0.52
North Dakota...................             289,407             290,251                 844                 0.29
Ohio...........................             973,816             968,454              (5,362)               -0.55
Oklahoma.......................             461,908             458,559              (3,349)               -0.73
Oregon.........................             484,674             489,737               5,063                 1.04
Pennsylvania...................           1,032,323           1,024,530              (7,793)               -0.75
Puerto Rico....................             404,628             401,448              (3,180)               -0.79
Rhode Island...................             314,871             314,447                (424)               -0.13
South Carolina.................             510,108             510,204                  96                 0.02
South Dakota...................             298,888             299,393                 505                 0.17
Tennessee......................             615,549             626,347              10,798                 1.75
Texas..........................           1,734,172           1,751,537              17,365                 1.00
Utah...........................             410,093             410,985                 892                 0.22
Vermont........................             288,413             288,917                 504                 0.17
Virginia.......................             756,466             761,294               4,828                 0.64
Washington.....................             677,933             674,609              (3,324)               -0.49
West Virginia..................             340,653             340,288                (365)               -0.11
Wisconsin......................             617,807             620,620               2,813                 0.46
Wyoming........................             280,219             280,277                  58                 0.02
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State Total................          31,759,354          31,762,865               3,511                 0.01
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Guam...........................              92,813              92,818                   5                 0.01
Virgin Islands.................              83,833              83,837                   4                 0.00
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Outlying Areas Total.......             176,646             176,655                   9                 0.01
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    Signed: at Washington, DC, on this 13th day of March, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6446 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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