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[FR Doc. 95–5644 Filed 3–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program:

Proposed Allocations to States of FY

1995 Funds for Refugee Social

Services and for Refugees Who Are

Former Political Prisoners From

Vietnam

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocations

to States of FY 1995 funds for refugee 1
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refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee

Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 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. No. 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. No. 100–461), 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101–167), and

1991 (Pub. L. No. 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.

social services and for refugees who are

former political prisoners from Vietnam.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

proposed allocations to States of FY

1995 funds for social services under the

Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). In

order to help meet the special needs of

former political prisoners from Vietnam,

the Director has added to the formula

allocation $2,000,000 in funds

previously set aside for social services

discretionary projects. In the final

notice, allocation amounts could be

adjusted slightly based on final

adjustments in FY 1994 arrivals in some

States.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Comments on the

proposed allocations contained in this

notice must be received by April 7,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments,

in duplicate, to: Toyo A. Biddle, Office

of Refugee Resettlement, Administration

for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC

20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Toyo Biddle (202) 401–9250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Amounts Proposed for Allocation

The Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR) has available $80,802,000 in FY

1995 refugee social service funds as part

of the FY 1995 appropriation for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (Pub. L. No. 103–333).

Of the total of $80,802,000, the

Director of ORR proposes to make

available to States $68,681,700 (85%)

under the allocation formula set out in

this notice. These funds would be made

available for the purpose of providing

social services to refugees. In addition,

the Director of ORR proposes to make

available $2,000,000 from discretionary

social service funds to be allocated

under the formula in this notice for

additional services to former political

prisoners from Vietnam. Although we

had indicated in the FY 1994 social

service allocations notice that FY 1994

would be the last year in which a

special set-aside would be allocated for

additional services for former political

prisoners from Vietnam, we propose to

continue this special set-aside in FY

1995 due to continued arrivals of this

population in FY 1995.

A. Discretionary Social Service Funds

for Vietnamese Political Prisoners

In recognition of the special

vulnerability of refugees who are former

political prisoners from Vietnam, the

Director of ORR proposes to set aside

$2,000,000 from discretionary social

service funds to be allocated under the

formula set forth in this announcement,

based on the number of actual political

prisoner arrivals in FY 1994. This

formula allocation is shown separately

in Table 1 (cols. 7 and 8). States are

required to use this allocation to

provide additional services, as

described below, to recent arrivals from

Vietnam who are former political

prisoners and members of their families.

Allowable services for the above-cited

funds for political prisoners include the

following direct services: (1) Specialized

orientation and adjustment services,

including peer support activities; and

(2) specialized employment-related

services, as needed. Adjustment services

include any service listed under 45 CFR

400.155(c) of the ORR regulations.

Under no circumstances may these

funds be used for direct cash payments

or stipends, for the purchase of

advertising space or air time, or for

services covered under the Department

of State Reception and Placement

Cooperative Agreements.

Allowable services under this

allocation for Vietnamese political

prisoners are intended to supplement,

not to supplant, those services provided

to refugees in general under the social

service formula allocation, discussed

below.

ORR intends to provide technical

assistance to States and organizations

that request it to assure effective

program development and

implementation.

Because these funds are proposed to

provide specifically for services for

former political prisoners from Vietnam,

States which allocate social service

funds to other local administrative

jurisdictions, such as counties, shall do

so for these funds, using a formula

which reflects arrivals of this target

population during FY 1994.

ORR strongly encourages States and

other contracting jurisdictions, in

selecting service providers for the

above, to award these funds, to the

extent possible, to qualified refugee

mutual assistance associations (MAAs)

with experience serving the target

population. All contractors receiving

these funds should have Vietnamese

language capacity and Vietnamese

cultural understanding.

States are required to provide to ORR

program performance information on

the Vietnamese political prisoner

program that meets the reporting

requirements contained in 45 CFR

92.40, under the terms and conditions of

the social services grant awards to

States. The information to be contained

in the narrative portion of State

quarterly performance reports must

include: (1) Names of service

contractors; (2) categories of activities

provided; (3) numbers of persons

served; and (4) outcomes, to the extent

possible.

B. Refugee Social Service Funds

The population figures for the social

service 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 in order

to use funds on behalf of entrants as

well as refugees.)

The Director proposes to allocate

$68,681,700 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,

1994 (including a floor amount for

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
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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.

The $12,120,300 in remaining social

service funds (15% of the total funds

available) is expected to be used by ORR

on a discretionary basis to provide

funds for individual projects intended

to contribute to the effectiveness and

efficiency of the refugee resettlement

program. Grant announcements on

discretionary initiatives will be issued

separately.

Population To Be Served

Although the allocation formula is

based on the 3-year refugee population,

in accordance with the 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. In keeping with 45 CFR

400.147(a), a State must allocate an

appropriate portion of its social service

funds, based on population and service

needs, as determined by the State, for

services to newly arriving refugees who

have been in the U.S. less than one year.

While 45 CFR 400.147(b) requires that

in providing employability services, a

State must give priority to a refugee who

is receiving cash assistance, social

service programs should not be limited

exclusively to refugees who are cash

assistance recipients. If a State intends

to provide services to refugees who have

been in the U.S. more than 3 years, 45

CFR 400.147(c) requires the State to

specify and justify as part of its Annual

Services Plan those funds that it

proposes to use to provide services to

those refugees.

ORR expects States to ensure that

refugee social services are made

available to special populations such as

Amerasians and former political

prisoners from Vietnam, in addition to

special funding that ORR may designate

to address the special needs of these

populations.

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, ORR expects States to ensure

that a coherent plan of services is

developed for each eligible family that

addresses the family’s needs from time

of arrival until attainment of economic

independence. Each service plan should

address a family’s needs for both

employment-related services and other

needed social services.

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

the INA, the Director expects States to

‘‘insure that women have the same

opportunities as men to participate in

training and instruction.’’ In addition,

States are expected to make sure that

services are provided in a manner that

encourages the use of bilingual women

on service agency staffs to ensure

adequate service access by refugee

women. 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 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 an employed refugee, day

care funded by refugee social service

dollars must 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, if

a State’s cash assistance dependency

rate for refugees (as defined in

§ 400.146(b)) is 55% or more, funds

awarded under this notice (with the

exception of the political prisoner setaside) are subject to a requirement that

at least 85% of the State’s award be used

for employability services as set forth in

section 400.154. ORR expects these

funds to be used for services which

directly enhance refugee employment

potential, have specific employment

objectives, and are designed to enable

refugees to obtain jobs in less than one

year as part of a plan to achieve selfsufficiency. This reflects the

Congressional objective that

‘‘employable refugees should be placed

on jobs as soon as possible after their

arrival in the United States’’ and that

social service funds be focused on

‘‘employment-related services, Englishas-a-second-language training (in nonwork hours where possible), and casemanagement services’’ (INA, section

412(a)(1)(B)). If refugee social service

funds are used for the provision of

English language training, such training

should be provided concurrently, rather

than sequentially, with employment or

with other employment-related services,

to the maximum extent possible. ORR

also encourages the continued provision

of services after a refugee has entered a

job to help the refugee retain

employment or move to a better job.

Since current welfare dependency

data are not available, those States that

historically have had dependency rates

at 55% and above are invited to submit

a request for a waiver of the 85%

requirement if they can provide reliable

documentation that demonstrates a

lower dependency rate.

ORR will consider granting a waiver

of the 85% provision if a State meets

one of the following conditions:

1. The State demonstrates to the

satisfaction of the Director of ORR that

the dependency rate of refugees who

have been in the U.S. 24 months or less

is below 55% in the State.

2. The State demonstrates to the

satisfaction of the Director that (a) less

than 85% of the State’s social service

allocation is sufficient to meet all

employment-related needs of the State’s

refugees and (b) there are nonemployment-related service needs
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which are so extreme as to justify an

allowance above the basic 15%. Or

3. In accordance with section

412(c)(1)(C) of the INA, the State

submits to the Director a plan

(established by or in consultation with

local governments) which the Director

determines provides for the maximum

appropriate provision of employmentrelated services for, and the maximum

placement of, employable refugees

consistent with performance standards

established under section 106 of the Job

Training Partnership Act.

Refugee social services should be

provided 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.

Refugee-specific social services should

be provided which are specifically

designed to meet refugee needs and are

in keeping with the rules and objectives

of the refugee program, particularly

during a refugee’s initial years of

resettlement. When planning State

refugee services, States are strongly

encouraged to 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

services to refugees.

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 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 (50 FR 24583, June 11, 1985).

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

expects States to continue to assist

MAAs in seeking other public and/or

private funds for the provision of

services to refugee clients.

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.

State Administration

States are reminded that under

current regulations at 45 CFR 400.206

and 400.207, States have the flexibility

to charge the following types of

administrative costs against their

refugee program social service grants, if

they so choose: direct and indirect

administrative costs incurred for the

overall management and operation of

the State refugee program, including its

coordination, planning, policy and

program development, oversight and

monitoring, data collection and

reporting, and travel. See also State

Transmittal No. 88–40.

II. [Reserved for Discussion of

Comments in Final Notice]

III. Allocation Formula

Of the funds available for FY 1995 for

social services, $68,681,700 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, 1994,

adjusted for estimated secondary

migration.

The calculation above yields the

formula allocation for each State.

Minimum allocations for small States

are taken into account.

Proposed allocations for political

prisoners are based on FY 1994 arrival

numbers for this group in each State

from the Refugee Data Center and are

limited to States with 320 or more

political prisoner arrivals. We have

limited the population base to FY 1994

political prisoner arrival numbers

because these funds are intended to
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serve recent arrivals. We have not

included States with fewer than 320

former political prisoners in the

political prisoner allocations formula

because the resulting level of funding

would be insignificant. In these States,

we believe the small number of political

prisoners could be adequately served

under the State’s refugee social services

program.

IV. Basis of Population Estimates

The population estimates for the

proposed allocation of funds in FY 1995

are based on data on refugee arrivals

from the ORR Refugee Data System,

adjusted as of October 1, 1994, for

estimated secondary migration. The data

base includes refugees of all

nationalities, Amerasians from Vietnam,

and Cuban and Haitian entrants.

For fiscal year 1995, 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: 1992,

1993, and 1994, 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,

1991, and September 30, 1994, who are

thought to be living in each State as of

October 1, 1994. Refugees admitted

under the Federal Government’s privatesector initiative are not included, since

their assistance and services are to be

provided by the private sponsoring

organizations under an agreement with

the Department of State.

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, 1994. The total migration

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.

Because Form ORR–11 now covers the

full 36-month period through September

30, 1994, there will no longer be a need

for ORR to reconsider State secondary

migration estimates based on additional

evidence submitted by States during the

public comment period for this notice.

Therefore, we are eliminating Section

VI—State Evidence on Refugee

Population—in this notice.

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.

Table 1, below, shows the estimated

3-year populations, as of October 1,

1994, of refugees (col. 1), entrants (col.

2), and total refugees and entrants (col.

3); the formula amounts which the

population estimates yield (col. 4); and

the proposed allocation amounts after

allowing for the minimum amounts (col.

5). Table 1 also shows the number of

former political prisoner arrivals in FY

1994 (col. 6); and the proposed

allocation amounts for services to this

population (col. 7).

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 1994 arrival data in

some States.

V. Proposed Allocation Amounts

Funding will be contingent upon the

submittal and approval of a State annual

services plan, as required by 45 CFR

400.11(b)(2). The following amounts are

proposed for allocation for refugee

social services in FY 1995:

TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED 3-YEAR REFUGEE/ENTRANT POPULATIONS OF STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE REFUGEE PROGRAM

AND PROPOSED SOCIAL SERVICE FORMULA AMOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1995; AND FORMER POLITICAL

PRISONER ARRIVALS AND PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1995

State Refugees Entrants Total

population

Formula

amount

Proposed

allocation

Former political prisoner

arrivals from

Vietnam in FY

1994

Former political prisoner

proposed allocation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Alabama ........................ 760 22 782 $136,600 $136,600 18 $0

Alaska a ......................... 182 0 182 31,792 75,000 16 0

Arizona .......................... 3,759 138 3,897 680,727 680,727 299 0

Arkansas ....................... 323 0 323 56,422 97,688 84 0

California b ..................... 90,100 671 90,771 15,855,858 15,855,858 11,666 872,223

Colorado ....................... 3,617 1 3,618 631,991 631,991 359 26,841

Connecticut ................... 3,362 138 3,500 611,379 611,379 154 0

Delaware ....................... 132 12 144 25,154 75,000 9 0

Dist. of Columbia .......... 2,062 2 2,064 360,539 360,539 257 0

Florida ........................... 12,780 24,371 37,151 6,489,528 6,489,528 651 48,673

Georgia ......................... 9,479 66 9,545 1,667,318 1,667,318 1,784 133,383

Hawaii ........................... 905 0 905 158,085 158,085 172 0

Idaho ............................. 1,015 4 1,019 177,999 177,999 76 0

Illinois ............................ 13,606 116 13,722 2,396,956 2,396,956 526 39,327

Indiana .......................... 1,137 12 1,149 200,707 200,707 55 0

Iowa .............................. 3,147 2 3,149 550,067 550,067 323 24,150

Kansas .......................... 2,080 3 2,083 363,858 363,858 360 26,916

Kentucky c ..................... 1,942 28 1,970 344,119 344,119 205 0

Louisiana ....................... 2,316 116 2,432 424,821 424,821 458 34,243

Maine ............................ 580 0 580 101,314 101,314 4 0

Maryland ....................... 7,755 83 7,838 1,369,140 1,369,140 387 28,935

Massachusetts .............. 11,454 347 11,801 2,061,396 2,061,396 772 57,720

Michigan ........................ 7,806 37 7,843 1,370,013 1,370,013 342 25,570

Minnesota ..................... 9,554 0 9,554 1,668,891 1,668,891 472 35,290

Mississippi ..................... 128 9 137 23,931 75,000 32 0

Missouri ......................... 5,432 14 5,446 951,306 951,306 367 27,439

Montana ........................ 167 0 167 29,172 75,000 3 0
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TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED 3-YEAR REFUGEE/ENTRANT POPULATIONS OF STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE REFUGEE PROGRAM

AND PROPOSED SOCIAL SERVICE FORMULA AMOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1995; AND FORMER POLITICAL

PRISONER ARRIVALS AND PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 1995—Continued

State Refugees Entrants Total

population

Formula

amount

Proposed

allocation

Former political prisoner

arrivals from

Vietnam in FY

1994

Former political prisoner

proposed allocation

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Nebraska ....................... 1,916 0 1,916 334,686 334,686 365 27,290

Nevada c ........................ 714 335 1,049 183,239 183,239 8 0

New Hampshire ............ 559 0 559 97,646 100,000 192 0

New Jersey ................... 7,410 704 8,114 1,417,352 1,417,352 255 0

New Mexico .................. 1,153 479 1,632 285,077 285,077 95 0

New York ...................... 70,291 990 71,281 12,451,349 12,451,349 530 39,626

North Carolina ............... 3,081 23 3,104 542,206 542,206 306 0

North Dakota ................. 1,181 0 1,181 206,297 206,297 24 0

Ohio .............................. 6,067 39 6,106 1,066,595 1,066,595 183 0

Oklahoma ...................... 1,390 1 1,391 242,980 242,980 363 27,140

Oregon .......................... 6,201 81 6,282 1,097,338 1,097,338 792 59,215

Pennsylvania ................. 11,125 89 11,214 1,958,859 1,958,859 365 27,290

Rhode Island ................. 943 11 954 166,645 166,645 12 0

South Carolina .............. 493 2 495 86,466 100,000 127 0

South Dakota ................ 777 0 777 135,726 135,726 8 0

Tennessee .................... 3,457 32 3,489 609,458 609,458 267 0

Texas ............................ 17,827 533 18,360 3,207,121 3,207,121 3,252 243,140

Utah .............................. 1,646 0 1,646 287,523 287,523 221 0

Vermont ........................ 748 0 748 130,660 130,660 73 0

Virginia .......................... 6,221 31 6,252 1,092,098 1,092,098 678 50,692

Washington ................... 16,598 1 16,599 2,899,510 2,899,510 1,938 144,897

West Virginia ................. 69 0 69 12,053 75,000 0 0

Wisconsin ...................... 5,991 1 5,992 1,046,681 1,046,681 20 0

Wyoming ....................... 11 0 11 1,921 75,000 0 0

Total ................... 361,449 29,544 390,993 $68,298,569 $68,681,700 29,925 $2,000,000

aThe Alaska allocation has been awarded for a Wilson/Fish demonstration project.

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

cThe 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: February 27, 1995.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 95–5667 Filed 3–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Social Security Administration

National Commission on Childhood

Disability

AGENCY: Social Security Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

third meeting of the National

Commission on Childhood Disability

(the Commission).

DATES: Friday, March 10, 1995, 9:00

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 5:00

p.m., Saturday, March 11, 1995, 11:00

a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Washington Court

Hotel on Capitol Hill, 525 New Jersey

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20002,

Telephone: 202–628–2100, On March

10, 1995, the meeting will be held in the

Montpelier Room. On March 11, 1995,

the meeting will be held in the

Sagamore Hill East Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elaine Fultz, Commission Staff Director,

(202) 272–2228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

The National Commission on

Childhood Disability was established by

Congress to assess the Social Security

Administration’s eligibility criteria for

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

childhood disability benefits and to

consider alternative criteria. The

Commission is chaired by the Honorable

Jim Slattery and consists of 14 members.

II. Agenda

At this meeting, the Commission will:

• hear testimony from teachers and

school officials in Louisiana about the

impact of the SSI childhood disability

program on their students and

communities; and

• continue to analyze the Social

Security Administration’s

Individualized Functional Assessment

of children with disabilities by, first,

discussing with the General Accounting

Office its recent report detailing

problems with the IFA and,

subsequently, considering approaches to

revising the assessment.

The Commission will also meet in

task forces during its Friday afternoon

session to consider specific questions in

its statutory mandate. On both Friday

and Saturday, the Commission will hold

sessions devoted to general policy

discussion.

The meeting is open to the public to

the extent that space is available. Public

officials, representatives of professional

and advocacy organizations, concerned

citizens, and Social Security and SSI

recipients may submit written

comments on the issues considered by

the Commission. The Commission will

not take testimony from the general