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1 In addition to persons who meet all

requirements of 45 CFR 400.43, ‘‘Requirements for

documentation of refugee status,’’ eligibility for

refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–422);

(2) certain Amerasians from Vietnam who are

admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section

584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as

included in the FY 1988 Continuing Resolution

(Pub. L. 100–202); and (3) certain Amerasians from

Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of

the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Pub.

L. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. 101–167), and 1991 (Pub.

L. 101–513). For convenience, the term ‘‘refugee’’ is

used in this notice to encompass all such eligible

persons unless the specific context indicates

otherwise.

Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions

numbers set aside for private-sector-initiative

admissions are not eligible to be served under the

social service program (or under other programs

supported by Federal refugee funds) during their

period of coverage under their sponsoring agency’s

agreement with the Department of State—usually

two years from their date of arrival or until they

obtain permanent resident alien status, whichever

comes first.

Contact Person: Dr. David Remondini,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 6154, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1038.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meetings due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93,396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: March 27, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, National

Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 97–8306 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

Administration for Children and

Families

Refugee Resettlement Program:

Proposed Allocations to States of FY

1997 Funds for Refugee Social

Services

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocations

to States of FY 1997 funds for refugee1

social services.

SUMMARY: This notice establishes the

proposed allocations to States of FY

1997 funds for social services under the

Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). In

the final notice, allocation amounts

could be adjusted slightly based on final

adjustments in FY 1996 arrivals in some

States. This notice reflects the decision

by Congress to move the $19,000,000

Cuban and Haitian entrant set-aside

from targeted assistance to social

services. In addition, Congress provided

for $11,079,000 under social services for

increased support to communities with

large concentrations of refugees whose

cultural differences make assimilation

especially difficult.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the

proposed allocations contained in this

notice must be received by May 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments,

in duplicate, to:

Toyo Biddle, Office of Refugee

Resettlement, Administration for

Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Toyo Biddle, Director, Division of

Refugee Self-Sufficiency, (202) 401–

9250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Amounts For Allocation

The Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR) has available $110,882,000 in FY

1997 refugee social service funds as part

of the FY 1997 appropriation for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (Pub. L. 104–208).

The FY 1997 House Appropriations

Committee Report (H.R. Rept. No. 104–

659) reads as follows with respect to

social services funds:

Funds are distributed by formula as well as

through the discretionary grant making

process for special projects. In addition, the

Committee has transferred activities

previously funded through the Targeted

Assistance program to the Social Services

program. The Committee agrees that

$19,000,000 is available for assistance to

serve communities affected by the Cuban and

Haitian entrants and refugees whose arrivals

in recent years have increased. The

Committee has set-aside $11,079,000 for

increased support to communities with large

concentrations of refugees whose cultural

differences make assimilation especially

difficult justifying a more intense level and

longer duration of Federal assistance.

The Committee recommends that ORR give

special consideration in allocating grant

funding to applicants providing

rehabilitation services for victims of physical

and mental torture. The Committee requests

that ORR be prepared to testify regarding its

activities in support of victims of torture

during the fiscal year 1998 budget hearings.

The FY 1997 Senate Appropriations

Committee Report (S. Rept. No. 104–

368) further clarifies Congress’ intent

regarding funding for services for

victims of torture as follows:

The Committee notes the recent request for

proposals to provide mental health services

to victims of torture, and recommends that

the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to the

extent possible, devote increased resources to

that program in fiscal year 1997.

The Conference Report on

Appropriations (H. Rept. No. 104–863)

agrees with the House and Senate

Reports regarding the allocation of

social services.

The Director of the Office of Refugee

Resettlement (ORR) proposes to use the

$110,882,000 appropriated for FY 1997

social services as follows:

• $68,682,550 will be allocated under

the 3-year population formula, as set

forth in this notice for the purpose of

providing employment services and

other needed services to refugees.

• $12,120,450 will be used to fund

continuation grants and new grants

through various discretionary grant

announcements.

• $19,000,000 will be awarded to

serve communities most heavily

affected by recent Cuban and Haitian

entrant and refugee arrivals. These

funds would be awarded under a

discretionary grant announcement that

will be issued separately setting forth

application requirements and evaluation

criteria.

• $11,079,000 will be awarded

through discretionary grants for

communities with large concentrations

of refugees whose cultural differences

make assimilation especially difficult

justifying a more intense level and

longer duration of Federal assistance. A

grant announcement will be issued

separately which sets forth application

requirements and evaluation criteria.

Refugee Social Service Funds

The population figures for the social

services allocation include refugees,

Cuban/Haitian entrants, and Amerasians

from Vietnam since these populations

may be served through funds addressed

in this notice. (A State must, however,

have an approved State plan for the

Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program or

indicate in its refugee program State

plan that Cuban/Haitian entrants will be

served in order to use funds on behalf

of entrants as well as refugees.)

The Director proposes to allocate

$68,682,550 to States on the basis of

each State’s proportion of the national

population of refugees who had been in

the U.S. 3 years or less as of October 1,

1996 (including a floor amount for
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States which have small refugee

populations).

The use of the 3-year population base

in the allocation formula is required by

section 412(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration

and Nationality Act (INA) which states

that the ‘‘funds available for a fiscal year

for grants and contracts (for social

services) * * * shall be allocated among

the States based on the total number of

refugees (including children and adults)

who arrived in the United States not

more than 36 months before the

beginning of such fiscal year and who

are actually residing in each State

(taking into account secondary

migration) as of the beginning of the

fiscal year.’’

As established in the FY 1991 social

services notice published in the Federal

Register of August 29, 1991, section I,

‘‘Allocation Amounts’’ (56 FR 42745), a

variable floor amount for States which

have small refugee populations is

calculated as follows: If the application

of the regular allocation formula yields

less than $100,000, then —

(1) a base amount of $75,000 is

provided for a State with a population

of 50 or fewer refugees who have been

in the U.S. 3 years or less; and

(2) for a State with more than 50

refugees who have been in the U.S. 3

years or less: (a) A floor has been

calculated consisting of $50,000 plus

the regular per capita allocation for

refugees above 50 up to a total of

$100,000 (in other words, the maximum

under the floor formula is $100,000); (b)

if this calculation has yielded less than

$75,000, a base amount of $75,000 is

provided for the State.

ORR has consistently supported floors

for small States in order to provide

sufficient funds to carry out a minimum

service program. Given the range in

numbers of refugees in the small States,

we have concluded that a variable floor,

as established in the FY 1991 notice,

will be more reflective of needs than

previous across-the-board floors.

Next year ORR plans to re-examine

the floor formula to determine whether

it should be modified or eliminated in

FY 1998.

Population To Be Served

Although the allocation formula is

based on the 3-year refugee population,

in accordance with the current

requirements of 45 CFR Part 400

Subpart I—Refugee Social Services,

States are not required to limit social

service programs to refugees who have

been in the U.S. only 3 years. However,

under 45 CFR 400.152, States may not

provide services funded by this notice,

except for referral and interpreter

services, to refugees who have been in

the United States for more than 60

months (5 years).

In accordance with 45 CFR 400.147,

States are required to provide services to

refugees in the following order of

priority, except in certain individual

extreme circumstances: (a) all newly

arriving refugees during their first year

in the U.S., who apply for services; (b)

refugees who are receiving cash

assistance; (c) unemployed refugees

who are not receiving cash assistance;

and (d) employed refugees in need of

services to retain employment or to

attain economic independence.

ORR funds may not be used to

provide services to United States

citizens, since they are not covered

under the authorizing legislation, with

the following exceptions: (1) Under

current regulations at 45 CFR 400.208,

services may be provided to a U.S.-born

minor child in a family in which both

parents are refugees or, if only one

parent is present, in which that parent

is a refugee; and (2) under the FY 1989

Foreign Operations, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations

Act (Pub. L. No. 100–461), services may

be provided to an Amerasian from

Vietnam who is a U.S. citizen and who

enters the U.S. after October 1, 1988.

Service Priorities

Refugee social service funding should

be used to assist refugee families to

achieve economic independence. To

this end, States are required to ensure

that a coherent family self-sufficiency

plan is developed for each eligible

family that addresses the family’s needs

from time of arrival until attainment of

economic independence. (See 45 CFR

400.79 and 400.156(g).) Each family selfsufficiency plan should address a

family’s needs for both employmentrelated services and other needed social

services. The family self-sufficiency

plan must include: (1) A determination

of the income level a family would have

to earn to exceed its cash grant and

move into self-support without suffering

a monetary penalty; (2) a strategy and

timetable for obtaining that level of

family income through the placement in

employment of sufficient numbers of

employable family members at

sufficient wage levels; and (3)

employability plans for every

employable member of the family.

Reflecting section 412(a)(1)(A)(iv) of

the INA, and in keeping with 45 CFR

400.145, States must ensure that women

have the same opportunities as men to

participate in all services funded under

this notice, including job placement

services. In addition, services must be

provided to the maximum extent

feasible in a manner that includes the

use of bilingual/bicultural women on

service agency staffs to ensure adequate

service access by refugee women. The

Director also strongly encourages the

inclusion of refugee women in

management and board positions in

agencies that serve refugees. In order to

facilitate refugee self-support, the

Director also expects States to

implement strategies which address

simultaneously the employment

potential of both male and female wage

earners in a family unit, particularly in

the case of large families. States are

expected to make every effort to assure

the availability of day care services for

children in order to allow women with

children the opportunity to participate

in employment services or to accept or

retain employment. To accomplish this,

day care may be treated as a priority

employment-related service under the

refugee social services program.

Refugees who are participating in

employment services or have accepted

employment are eligible for day care

services for children. For an employed

refugee, day care funded by refugee

social service dollars should be limited

to one year after the refugee becomes

employed. States are expected to use

day care funding from other publicly

funded mainstream programs as a prior

resource and are expected to work with

service providers to assure maximum

access to other publicly funded

resources for day care.

In accordance with 45 CFR 400.146,

social service funds must be used

primarily for employability services

designed to enable refugees to obtain

jobs within one year of becoming

enrolled in services in order to achieve

economic self-sufficiency as soon as

possible. Social services may continue

to be provided after a refugee has

entered a job to help the refugee retain

employment or move to a better job.

Social service funds may not be used for

long-term training programs such as

vocational training that last for more

than a year or educational programs that

are not intended to lead to employment

within a year.

In accordance with 45 CFR 400.156,

refugee social services must be

provided, to the maximum extent

feasible, in a manner that is culturally

and linguistically compatible with a

refugee’s language and cultural

background. In light of the increasingly

diverse population of refugees who are

resettling in this country, refugee

service agencies will need to develop

practical ways of providing culturally

and linguistically appropriate services

to a changing ethnic population.

Services funded under this notice

must be refugee-specific services which
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are designed specifically to meet refugee

needs and are in keeping with the rules

and objectives of the refugee program.

Vocational or job skills training, on-thejob training, or English language

training, however, need not be refugeespecific.

English language training must be

provided in a concurrent, rather than

sequential, time period with

employment or with other employmentrelated activities.

When planning State refugee services,

States must take into account the

reception and placement (R & P)

services provided by local resettlement

agencies in order to utilize these

resources in the overall program design

and to ensure the provision of seamless,

coordinated services to refugees that are

not duplicative.

In order to provide culturally and

linguistically compatible services in as

cost-efficient a manner as possible in a

time of limited resources, ORR

encourages States and counties to

promote and give special consideration

to the provision of refugee social

services through coalitions of refugee

service organizations, such as coalitions

of mutual assistance associations

(MAAs), voluntary resettlement

agencies, or a variety of service

providers. ORR believes it is essential

for refugee-serving organizations to form

close partnerships in the provision of

services to refugees in order to be able

to respond adequately to a changing

refugee picture. Coalition-building and

consolidation of providers is

particularly important in communities

with multiple service providers in order

to ensure better coordination of services

and maximum use of funding for

services by minimizing the funds used

for multiple administrative overhead

costs.

States should also expect to use funds

available under this notice to pay for

social services which are provided to

refugees who participate in alternative

projects. Section 412(e)(7)(A) of the INA

provides that:

The Secretary [of HHS] shall develop and

implement alternative projects for refugees

who have been in the United States less than

thirty-six months, under which refugees are

provided interim support, medical services,

support [social] services, and case

management, as needed, in a manner that

encourages self-sufficiency, reduces welfare

dependency, and fosters greater coordination

among the resettlement agencies and service

providers.

This provision is generally known as

the Wilson/Fish Amendment. The

Department has already issued a

separate notice in the Federal Register

with respect to applications for such

projects (60 FR 15766, March 27, 1995).

The notice on alternative projects does

not contain provisions for the allocation

of additional social service funds

beyond the amounts established in this

notice. Therefore a State which may

wish to consider carrying out such a

project should take note of this in

planning its use of social service funds

being allocated under the present

notice.

Funding to MAAs

ORR no longer provides set-aside

funds to refugee mutual assistance

associations as a separate component

under the social service notice; instead

we have folded these funds into the

social service formula allocation to

States. Elimination of the MAA setaside, however, does not represent any

reduction in ORR’s commitment to

MAAs as important participants in

refugee resettlement. ORR believes that

the continued and/or increased

utilization of qualified refugee mutual

assistance associations in the delivery of

social services helps to ensure the

provision of culturally and linguistically

appropriate services as well as

increasing the effectiveness of the

overall service system. Therefore, ORR

expects States to use MAAs as service

providers to the maximum extent

possible. ORR strongly encourages

States when contracting for services,

including employment services, to give

consideration to the special strengths of

MAAs, whenever contract bidders are

otherwise equally qualified, provided

that the MAA has the capability to

deliver services in a manner that is

culturally and linguistically compatible

with the background of the target

population to be served. ORR also

strongly encourages MAAs to ensure

that their management and board

composition reflect the major target

populations to be served. ORR expects

States to continue to assist MAAs in

seeking other public and/or private

funds for the provision of services to

refugee clients.

States may use a portion of their

social service grant, either through

contracts or through the use of State/

county staff, to provide technical

assistance and organizational training to

strengthen the capability of MAAs to

provide employment services,

particularly in States where MAA

capability is weak or undeveloped.

ORR defines MAAs as organizations

with the following qualifications:

a. The organization is legally

incorporated as a nonprofit

organization; and

b. Not less than 51% of the

composition of the Board of Directors or

governing board of the mutual

assistance association is comprised of

refugees or former refugees, including

both refugee men and women.

II. [Reserved for Discussion of

Comments in Final Notice]

III. Allocation Formulas

A. Allocation Formula

Of the funds available for FY 1997 for

social services, $68,682,550 is proposed

to be allocated to States in accordance

with the formula specified below. A

State’s allowable allocation is calculated

as follows:

1. The total amount of funds

determined by the Director to be

available for this purpose; divided by—

2. The total number of refugees and

Cuban/Haitian entrants who arrived in

the United States not more than 3 years

prior to the beginning of the fiscal year

for which the funds are appropriated

and the number of Amerasians from

Vietnam eligible for refugee social

services, as shown by the ORR Refugee

Data System. The resulting per capita

amount will be multiplied by—

3. The number of persons in item 2,

above, in the State as of October 1, 1996,

adjusted for estimated secondary

migration.

The calculation above yields the

formula allocation for each State.

Minimum allocations for small States

are taken into account.

V. Basis of Population Estimates

The population estimates for the

proposed allocation of funds in FY 1997

are based on data on refugee arrivals

from the ORR Refugee Data System,

adjusted as of October 1, 1996, for

estimated secondary migration. The data

base includes refugees of all

nationalities, Amerasians from Vietnam,

and Cuban and Haitian entrants.

For fiscal year 1997, ORR’s proposed

formula allocations for the States for

social services are based on the numbers

of refugees and Amerasians who

arrived, and on the numbers of entrants

who arrived or were resettled, during

the preceding three fiscal years: 1994,

1995, and 1996, based on final arrival

data by State. Therefore, estimates have

been developed of the numbers of

refugees and entrants with arrival or

resettlement dates between October 1,

1993, and September 30, 1996, who are

thought to be living in each State as of

October 1, 1996.

The estimates of secondary migration

were based on data submitted by all

participating States on Form ORR–11 on

secondary migrants who have resided in

the U.S. for 36 months or less, as of

September 30, 1996. The total migration
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reported by each State was summed,

yielding in-and out-migration figures

and a net migration figure for each State.

The net migration figure was applied to

the State’s total arrival figure, resulting

in a revised population estimate.

Estimates were developed separately

for refugees and entrants and then

combined into a total estimated 3-year

refugee/entrant population for each

State. Eligible Amerasians are included

in the refugee figures.

With regard to Havana parolees, in the

absence of reliable data on this

population, we are crediting each State

that received entrant arrivals during the

3-year period from FY 1994–FY 1996

with a prorated share of the 9,494

parolees reported by the INS to have

come to the U.S. directly from Havana

in FY 1996. In addition, we have

credited each State with the same share

of FY 1995 Havana parolees that they

were credited with in the final FY 1995

social service notice. The proposed

allocations in this notice reflect these

additional parolee numbers.

If a State does not agree with ORR’s

population estimate and wishes ORR to

reconsider its population estimate, it

should submit written evidence to ORR,

including a list of refugees identified by

name, alien number, date of birth, and

date of arrival. Listings of refugees who

are not identified by their alien numbers

will not be considered. Such evidence

should be submitted separately from

comments on the proposed allocation

formula no later than 30 days from the

date of publication of this notice and

should be addressed to: Loren Bussert,

Office of Refugee Resettlement, 370

L’Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington,

DC 20447, Telephone: (202) 401–4732.

Table 1, below, shows the estimated

3-year populations, as of October 1,

1996, of refugees (col. 1), entrants (col.

2), Havana parolees (col. 3); total

refugee/entrant population, (col. 4); the

proposed formula amounts which the

population estimates yield (col. 5); and

the proposed allocation amounts after

allowing for the minimum amounts (col.

6).

These population estimates and

proposed allocation amounts are

intended to be as close to the final

figures as was possible at the time they

were developed. However, revisions

may need to be made to reflect final

adjustments in FY 1996 arrival data in

some States.

V. Proposed Allocation Amounts

Funding will be contingent upon the

submittal and approval of a State annual

services plan that is developed on the

basis of a local consultative process, as

required by 45 CFR 400.11(b)(2) in the

ORR regulations. The following

amounts are proposed for allocation for

refugee social services in FY 1997:

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED 3-YEAR REFUGEE/ENTRANT POPULATIONS (FY 1994–1996) OF STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE

REFUGEES PROGRAM AND PROPOSED SOCIAL SERVICE FORMULA AMOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1997

State Refugees Entrants Havana parolees 1

Total populationProposed formula amountProposed allocation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Alabama ................................................................ 497 117 40 654 $128,901 $128,901

Alaska 2 ................................................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arizona .................................................................. 4,243 569 221 5,033 979,298 979,298

Arkansas ............................................................... 259 14 4 277 354,030 94,382

California 3 ............................................................. 62,225 1,209 487 63,924 12,348,802 12,348,802

Colorado ................................................................ 3,633 12 5 3,650 204,323 204,323

Connecticut ........................................................... 2,523 354 126 3,003 586,614 586,614

Delaware ............................................................... 84 4 2 90 17,367 75,000

Dist. of Columbia .................................................. 1,758 14 5 1,777 343,285 343,285

Florida ................................................................... 13,914 33,334 15,135 62,383 12,084,440 12,084,440

Georgia ................................................................. 9,169 282 106 9,557 1,848,799 1,848,799

Hawaii ................................................................... 518 1 0 519 100,149 100,149

Idaho ..................................................................... 1,225 1 1 1,227 236,575 236,575

Illinois .................................................................... 11,797 480 166 12,443 2,411,678 2,411,678

Indiana .................................................................. 1,016 17 7 1,040 200,877 200,877

Iowa ....................................................................... 3,578 6 2 3,586 692,166 692,166

Kansas .................................................................. 1,848 18 7 1,873 361,617 361,617

Kentucky 4 ............................................................. 2,692 465 137 3,294 650,485 650,485

Louisiana ............................................................... 1,718 294 118 2,130 414,489 414,489

Maine .................................................................... 648 1 0 648 125,234 125,234

Maryland ............................................................... 4,802 180 72 5,054 977,368 977,368

Massachusetts ...................................................... 8,356 212 85 8,653 1,672,236 1,672,236

Michigan ................................................................ 7,655 336 117 8,108 1,571,894 1,571,894

Minnesota .............................................................. 9,645 26 10 9,681 1,868,481 1,868,481

Mississippi ............................................................. 102 41 16 159 31,260 75,000

Missouri ................................................................. 5,154 32 13 5,199 1,003,612 1,003,612

Montana ................................................................ 188 0 0 188 36,277 76,629

Nebraska ............................................................... 1,707 38 9 1,754 340,005 340,005

Nevada 4 ................................................................ 888 1,025 398 2,311 460,415 460,415

New Hampshire .................................................... 731 1 0 732 141,250 141,250

New Jersey ........................................................... 5,023 1,426 589 7,038 1,371,596 1,371,596

New Mexico .......................................................... 629 1,124 463 2,216 438,417 438,417

New York .............................................................. 49,240 1,399 569 51,208 9,896,023 9,896,023

North Carolina ....................................................... 3,024 49 15 3,088 597,227 597,227

North Dakota ......................................................... 1,033 4 2 1,039 200,491 200,491

Ohio ....................................................................... 4,286 62 18 4,366 844,608 844,608

Oklahoma .............................................................. 1,009 19 7 1,035 200,105 200,105

Oregon .................................................................. 4,827 522 176 5,525 1,078,675 1,078,675

Pennsylvania ......................................................... 8,490 332 104 8,926 1,731,862 1,731,862

Rhode Island ......................................................... 524 7 2 533 103,043 103,043

South Carolina ...................................................... 469 8 2 479 92,816 100,000
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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED 3-YEAR REFUGEE/ENTRANT POPULATIONS (FY 1994–1996) OF STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE REFUGEES PROGRAM AND PROPOSED SOCIAL SERVICE FORMULA AMOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1997—Continued

State Refugees Entrants Havana parolees 1

Total populationProposed formula amountProposed allocation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

South Dakota ........................................................ 817 0 0 817 157,652 157,652

Tennessee ............................................................ 3,188 225 63 3,476 678,658 678,658

Texas .................................................................... 13,685 1,302 501 15,488 3,007,940 3,007,940

Utah ....................................................................... 1,903 1 0 1,904 367,406 367,406

Vermont ................................................................. 709 0 0 709 136,812 136,812

Virginia .................................................................. 5,202 253 96 5,551 1,075,009 1,075,009

Washington ........................................................... 17,006 62 18 17,086 3,299,124 3,299,124

West Virginia ......................................................... 24 1 0 25 4,824 75,000

Wisconsin .............................................................. 3,849 22 8 3,879 748,989 748,898

Wyoming 2 ............................................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total ............................................................... 287,513 45,901 19,922 353,336 68,423,113 68,682,550

1 Includes Havana Parolees (HP’s) for FY 1995 and FY 1996. For FY 1995, Florida’ HP’s (8240) were based on actual data while HP’s in other

States (2188) were prorated based on the States’ proportion of the three year entrant population. For FY 1996, 9494 HP’s were prorated to all

States based on the States’ proportion of the three year entrant population in the U.S. 2Alaska and Wyoming no longer participate in the Refugee Program.

3A portion of the California allocation is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project in San Diego.

4The allocation for Kentucky and Nevada is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project.

VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice does not create any

reporting or recordkeeping requirements

requiring OMB clearance.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.566 Refugee Assistance—State

Administered Programs)

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 97–8190 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4200–N–48]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: June 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Oliver Walker, Housing, Department of

Housing & Urban Development, 451–7th

Street, SW, Room 9116, Washington, DC

20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jane Luton, telephone number (202)

708–2556 (this is not a toll-free number)

for copies of the proposed forms and

other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

The Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and

affecting agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information to:

(1) 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; (2) Evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) Minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond; including

through the use of appropriate

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Application for

Mortgage Insurance (HUD–93201).

OMB Control Number: 2502–0141.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: This

notice requests to extend the use of

Form HUD–93201 for Cooperative and

Condominium Housing and its

supporting exhibits that make up the

basic application package for FHAinsurance on multifamily projects as

authorized by Sections 213, 221 and 234

of the National Housing Act. These

project applications are submitted by

project sponsors seeking feasibility

determinations and by mortgagees

applying for a conditional or firm

commitment for FHA mortgage

insurance.

Agency forms, if applicable: HUD–

93201, HUD–92010, HUD–93433, Form

2530, Form 2329 and HUD–935.2.

Members of affected public: An

estimation of the total numbers of hours

needed to prepare the information

collection is 4, the number of

respondents is 15, frequency of

responses is varied.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Reinstatement, without

change.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Stephanie A. Smith,

General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for

Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–8290 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

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