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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

targeted assistance priorities and service

strategies. All local targeted assistance

plans will be developed through a

planning process that involves, in

addition to the State Refugee

Coordinator, representatives of the

private sector (for example, private

employers, private industry council,

Chamber of Commerce, etc.), leaders of

refugee/entrant community-based

organizations, voluntary resettlement

agencies, refugees from the impacted

communities, and other public officials

associated with social services and

employment agencies that serve

refugees. Counties are encouraged to

foster coalition-building among these

participating organizations.

3. Identification of refugee/entrant

populations to be served by targeted

assistance projects, including

approximate numbers of clients to be

served, and a description of

characteristics and needs of targeted

populations. (As per 45 CFR 400.314)

4. Description of specific strategies

and services to meet the needs of

targeted populations. These should be

justified where possible through

analysis of strategies and outcomes from

projects previously implemented under

the targeted assistance programs, the

regular social service programs, and any

other services available to the refugee

population.

5. The relationship of targeted

assistance services to other services

available to refugees/entrants in the

county including State-allocated ORR

social services.

6. Analysis of available employment

opportunities in the local community.

Examples of acceptable analyses of

employment opportunities might

include surveys of employers or

potential employers of refugee clients,

surveys of presently effective

employment service providers, review

of studies on employment

opportunities/forecasts which would be

appropriate to the refugee populations.

7. Description of the monitoring and

oversight responsibilities to be carried

out by the county or qualifying local

jurisdiction.

8. Assurance that the local

administrative budget will not exceed

15% of the local allocation. Targeted

assistance grants are cost-based awards.

Neither a State nor a county is entitled

to a certain amount for administrative

costs. Rather, administrative cost

requests should be based on projections

of actual needs. Beginning with FY 1996

funds, all TAP counties will be allowed

to spend up to 15% of their allocation

on TAP administrative costs, as need

requires. However, States and counties

are strongly encouraged to limit

administrative costs to the extent

possible to maximize available funding

for services to clients.

9. For any State that administers the

program directly or otherwise provides

direct service to the refugee/entrant

population (with the concurrence of the

county), the State must provide ORR

with the same information required

above for review and prior approval.

G. All applicants must establish

targeted assistance proposed

performance goals for each of the 6 ORR

performance outcome measures for each

impacted county’s proposed service

contract(s) or sub-grants for the next

contracting cycle. Proposed

performance goals must be included in

the application for each performance

measure. The 6 ORR performance

measures are: entered employments,

cash assistance reductions due to

employment, cash assistance

terminations due to employment, 90-

day employment retentions, average

wage at placement, and job placements

with available health benefits. Targeted

assistance program activity and progress

achieved toward meeting performance

outcome goals are to be reported

quarterly on the ORR–6, the ‘‘Quarterly

Performance Report.’’

States which are currently grantees for

targeted assistance funds should base

projected annual outcome goals on past

performance. Current grantees should

have adequate baseline data for at least

3 of the 6 ORR performance outcome

measures (entered employments, 90 day

retentions, and average wage at

placement) based on a long history (in

some cases, as much as 12 years) of

targeted assistance program experience.

Where baseline data do not exist for a

specific performance outcome measure,

current grantees should use available

performance data from the current

targeted assistance funding cycle to

establish reasonable outcome goals for

contractors and sub-grantees on all 6

measures.

States identified as new eligible

targeted assistance grantees are also

required to set proposed outcome goals

for each of the 6 ORR performance

outcome measures. New grantees may

use baseline data, as available, and

current data as reported on the ORR–6

for social services program activity to

assist them in the goal-setting process.

Proposed targeted assistance outcome

goals should reflect improvement over

past performance and strive for

continuous improvement during the

project period from one year to another.

H. An identification of the contracting

cycle dates for targeted assistance

service contracts in each county. States

with more than one qualified county are

encouraged to ensure that all counties

participating in TAP in the State use the

same contracting cycle dates.

I. A description of the State’s plan for

conducting fiscal and programmatic

monitoring and evaluations of the

targeted assistance program, including

frequency of on-site monitoring.

J. Assurance that the State will make

available to the county or designated

local entity not less than 95% of the

amount of its formula allocation for

purposes of implementing the activities

proposed in its plan, except in the case

of a State that administers the program

locally as described in item F9 above.

K. A line item budget and justification

for State administrative costs limited to

a maximum of 5% of the total award to

the State. Each total budget period

funding amount requested must be

necessary, reasonable, and allocable to

the project. States that administer the

program locally in lieu of the county,

through a mutual agreement with the

qualifying county, may add up to, but

not exceed, 10% of the county’s TAP

allocation to the State’s administrative

budget.

L. Assurance that the State will follow

or mandate that its sub-recipients will

follow appropriate State procurement

and contract requirements in the

acquisition, administration, and

management of targeted assistance

service contracts.

X. Reporting Requirements

Effective January 1, 1996, States will

be required to submit quarterly reports

on the outcomes of the targeted

assistance program, using Schedule A

and Schedule C of the new ORR–6

Quarterly Performance Report form

which was sent to States in ORR State

Letter 95–35 on November 6, 1995.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 96–11145 Filed 5–03–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program:

Proposed Allocations to States of FY

1996 Funds for Refugee Social

Services

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement

(ORR), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocations

to States of FY 1996 funds for refugee 1

social services.
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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. 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.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

proposed allocations to States of FY

1996 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 1995 arrivals in some

States. This notice reflects the new

social service provisions in the final

rule published in the Federal Register

on June 28, 1995, (60 FR 33584) which

became effective October 1, 1995. This

notice discontinues the special

discretionary funds set-aside for

services to former political prisoners

from Vietnam.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the

proposed allocations contained in this

notice must be received by June 5, 1996.

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

1996 refugee social service funds as part

of the FY 1996 appropriation for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (Pub. L. 104–134).

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. We are

discontinuing in FY 1996 the special

$2,000,000 discretionary funds set-aside

for services to former political prisoners

from Vietnam. However, ORR expects

States to address the special needs of

former political prisoners from Vietnam

through their regular refugee social

service funds as part of the States’ 5-

year eligible service population.

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 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

$68,681,700 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,

1995 (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

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 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,

effective October 1, 1995, under new

regulations published in the Federal

Register on June 28, 1995, (60 FR

33584), 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). States may,

however, continue to provide

employability services through

September 30, 1996, or until the

services are completed, whichever

occurs first, to refugees who have been

in the U.S. for more than 60 months,

who were receiving employability

services, as defined in § 400.154, as of

September 30, 1995, as part of an

employability plan.

In accordance with § 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
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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. 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 §§ 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 § 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 § 400.146 in the

new regulations, 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 § 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

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
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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 Formula

Of the funds available for FY 1996 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, 1995,

adjusted for estimated secondary

migration.

The calculation above yields the

formula allocation for each State.

Minimum allocations for small States

are taken into account.

IV. Basis of Population Estimates

The population estimates for the

proposed allocation of funds in FY 1996

are based on data on refugee arrivals

from the ORR Refugee Data System,

adjusted as of October 1, 1995, for

estimated secondary migration. The data

base includes refugees of all

nationalities, Amerasians from Vietnam,

and Cuban and Haitian entrants.

For fiscal year 1996, 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: 1993,

1994, and 1995, 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,

1992, and September 30, 1995, who are

thought to be living in each State as of

October 1, 1995. 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, 1995. 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.

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.

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 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,

1995, 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).

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 1995 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 § 400.11(b)(2) in the ORR

regulations. The following amounts are

proposed for allocation for refugee

social services in FY 1996:

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 1996

State Refugees Entrants Total population

Formula

amount

Proposed

allocation

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

Alabama .......................................................................................... 618 62 680 $125,354 $125,354

Alaska a ........................................................................................... 0 0 0 0 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 1996—Continued

State Refugees Entrants Total population

Formula

amount

Proposed

allocation

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

Arizona ............................................................................................ 3,575 416 3,991 735,715 735,715

Arkansas ......................................................................................... 317 5 322 59,359 100,000

California b ....................................................................................... 78,045 947 78,992 14,561,671 14,561,671

Colorado ......................................................................................... 3,808 12 3,820 704,193 704,193

Connecticut ..................................................................................... 2,903 206 3,109 573,124 573,124

Delaware ......................................................................................... 89 5 94 17,328 75,000

Dist. of Columbia ............................................................................ 1,753 10 1,763 324,998 324,998

Florida ............................................................................................. 13,823 32,158 45,961 8,476,304 8,476,304

Georgia ........................................................................................... 9,811 192 10,003 1,843,989 1,843,989

Hawaii ............................................................................................. 758 0 758 139,732 139,732

Idaho ............................................................................................... 1,086 4 1,090 200,935 200,935

Illinois .............................................................................................. 12,644 267 12,911 2,380,060 2,380,060

Indiana ............................................................................................ 1,140 12 1,152 212,364 212,364

Iowa ................................................................................................ 3,461 4 3,465 638,751 638,751

Kansas ............................................................................................ 2,112 11 2,123 391,362 391,362

Kentucky c ....................................................................................... 2,301 164 2,465 454,407 454,407

Louisiana ......................................................................................... 2,030 217 2,247 414,220 414,220

Maine .............................................................................................. 724 1 725 133,649 133,649

Maryland ......................................................................................... 6,311 140 6,451 1,189,201 1,189,201

Massachusetts ................................................................................ 10,009 164 10,173 1,875,328 1,875,328

Michigan .......................................................................................... 7,724 187 7,911 1,458,342 1,458,342

Minnesota ....................................................................................... 9,846 20 9,866 1,818,734 1,818,734

Mississippi ....................................................................................... 111 32 143 26,361 75,000

Missouri ........................................................................................... 4,998 22 5,020 925,405 925,405

Montana .......................................................................................... 182 0 182 33,551 75,000

Nebraska ......................................................................................... 1,847 6 1,853 341,589 341,589

Nevada c .......................................................................................... 769 732 1,501 276,700 276,700

New Hampshire .............................................................................. 686 1 687 126,644 126,644

New Jersey ..................................................................................... 6,369 1,150 7,519 1,386,080 1,386,080

New Mexico .................................................................................... 948 889 1,837 338,639 338,639

New York ........................................................................................ 60,186 1,116 61,302 11,300,632 11,300,632

North Carolina ................................................................................. 3,221 20 3,241 597,458 597,458

North Dakota ................................................................................... 1,044 3 1,047 193,008 193,008

Ohio ................................................................................................ 5,094 20 5,114 942,733 942,733

Oklahoma ........................................................................................ 1,351 12 1,363 251,260 251,260

Oregon ............................................................................................ 5,149 273 5,422 999,511 999,511

Pennsylvania ................................................................................... 9,762 132 9,894 1,823,896 1,823,896

Rhode Island ................................................................................... 656 3 659 121,482 121,482

South Carolina ................................................................................ 503 2 505 93,094 100,000

South Dakota .................................................................................. 658 0 658 121,298 121,298

Tennessee ...................................................................................... 3,408 64 3,472 640,041 640,041

Texas .............................................................................................. 15,885 920 16,805 3,097,895 3,097,895

Utah ................................................................................................ 1,774 0 1,774 327,026 327,026

Vermont .......................................................................................... 720 0 720 132,727 132,727

Virginia ............................................................................................ 5,922 172 6,094 1,123,390 1,123,390

Washington ..................................................................................... 19,075 20 19,095 3,520,041 3,520,041

West Virginia ................................................................................... 27 1 128 5,162 75,000

Wisconsin ........................................................................................ 5,096 13 5,109 941,812 941,812

Wyoming a ....................................................................................... 0 0 0 0 0

Total ..................................................................................... 330,329 40,807 371,136 68,416,555 68,681,700

aAlaska and Wyoming no longer participate in the Refugee Program.

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: April 29, 1996.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 96–11146 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

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