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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement

 

Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of 
FY 1994 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 1994 funds for 
refugee\1\ social services and for refugees who are former political 
prisoners from Vietnam.
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    \1\In addition to persons admitted to the United States as 
refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(INA) or granted asylum under section 208 of the INA, 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. 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.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the proposed allocations to States of FY 
1994 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 proposes to add 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 after considering comments and evidence from States on 
population estimates. This notice proposes to eliminate the set-aside 
for mutual assistance associations (MAAs) as a separate component of 
the social service allocations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the proposals contained in this notice must 
be received by April 13, 1994.

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 1994 refugee social service funds as part of the FY 1994 
appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services (Pub. L. 
No. 103-112).
    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. The 
allocation amounts proposed in this notice could be adjusted slightly 
in the final notice after taking into consideration any population 
adjustments (see Section VI, below). ORR intends FY 1994 to be the last 
year in which a special set-aside will be allocated for additional 
services for former political prisoners from Vietnam.

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 1993. 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. Under no 
circumstances may these funds be used for direct cash payments or 
stipends, or for the purchase of advertising space or air time.
    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 recent and anticipated arrivals of this target 
population only.
    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 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. This 
information, to be contained in the narrative portion of State 
quarterly performance reports, must indicate: (1) Name of service 
contractors; (2) categories of activities provided; (3) numbers of 
persons and types (former prisoners, family members, etc.) 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, 1993 
(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 will be 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 
provided 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 section 400.146(b)) is 55% 
or more, funds awarded under this notice (with the exception of the 
political prisoner set-aside) 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 self-
sufficiency. 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, English-as-a-second-
language training (in non-work hours where possible), and case-
management service'' (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 non-employment-related service needs 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 employment-related 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. To 
the maximum extent possible, particularly during a refugee's initial 
years of resettlement, refugee social services should be provided 
through a refugee-specific system rather than through a system in which 
refugees are only one of many client groups being served. 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 HSS] 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 proposes to eliminate the set-aside for refugee mutual 
assistance associations as a separate component under the social 
service notice and proposes instead to fold these funds into the social 
service formula allocation to States. 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, at a minimum, ORR expects States to continue to award 
refugee social service funds to MAAs at a level comparable to the MAA 
set-aside level in previous years. In addition, 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 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 1994 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 will be 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, 1993, adjusted for estimated secondary migration.
    The calculation above will yield the formula allocation for each 
State. Minimum allocations for small States are taken into account.
    Allocations for political prisoners are based on FY 1993 arrival 
numbers for this group in each State from the Refugee Data Center and 
are limited to States with 170 or more political prisoner arrivals. We 
have limited the population base to FY 1993 political prisoner arrival 
numbers because these funds are intended to serve recent arrivals. We 
have not included States with fewer than 170 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 allocation of funds in FY 1994 are 
based on data on refugee arrivals from the ORR Refugee Data System, 
adjusted as of October 1, 1993, for estimated secondary migration. The 
data base includes refugees of all nationalities, Amerasians from 
Vietnam, and Cuban and Haitian entrants.
    For fiscal year 1994, ORR's formula allocations for the States for 
social services are based on the number of refugees and Amerasians who 
arrived, and on the numbers of entrants who arrived or were resettled, 
during the preceding three fiscal years: 1991, 1992, and 1993, 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, 1990, and September 30, 1993, who are thought 
to be living in each State as of October 1, 1993. Refugees admitted 
under the Federal Government's private-sector 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. 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 the reporting period covered on 
Form ORR-11 was a maximum of only 8 months as of June 1993 for the 
majorigy of States whose reporting base was their cash/medical 
assistance caseload, extra weight was given to the secondary migration 
reported by those States to arrive at estimates of secondary migration 
over a 36-month period. In 1993, no count of recently-arrived refugee 
children was available from the Department of Education for use as a 
comparison.
    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, 1993, 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 1993 (col. 
6); and the 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, based 
on data submitted by States in accordance with Section VI of this 
notice, and all population estimates and allocation amounts may change 
somewhat as a result.
    A detailed explanation of the development of data used in this 
formula allocation can be obtained by writing to the address indicated 
in Section VI of this notice.

V. Proposed Allocation Amounts

    Funding will be contingent upon the submittal and approval of a 
State annual services plan. The following amounts are proposed for 
allocation for refugee social services in FY 1994:

  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 1994; and Former Political Prisoner Arrivals and Proposed Allocations for FY 1994a                         
                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                Former                  
                                                                                                                              political       Former    
                                                                                                                               prisoner      political  
                        State                           Refugees     Entrants      Total     Formula amount     Proposed       arrivals      prisoner   
                                                                                 population                    allocation        from        proposed   
                                                                                                                              Vietnam in    allocation  
                                                                                                                               FY 1993                  
                                                              (1)          (2)          (3)             (4)             (5)          (6)             (7)
                                                                                                                                                        
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Alabama.............................................          894           19          913        $163,830        $163,830           39              $0
Alaska..............................................          134            0          134          24,045          75,000           14               0
Arizona.............................................        4,052           40        4,092         734,276         734,276          183          16,029
Arkansas............................................          296            0          296          53,115          94,143           64               0
California..........................................       96,259          499       96,758      17,362,427      17,362,427       10,279         900,324
Colorado............................................        3,541            2        3,543         635,762         635,762          230          20,145
Connecticut.........................................        3,413           75        3,488         625,893         625,893          130               0
Delaware............................................          112           12          124          22,251          75,000            6               0
District of Columbia................................        2,883           18        2,901         520,561         520,561          181          15,854
Florida.............................................       12,916       15,989       28,905       5,186,764       5,186,764          546          47,823
Georgia.............................................        8,833           51        8,884       1,591,161       1,594,161        1,294         113,340
Hawaii..............................................          906            0          906         162,574         162,574          119               0
Idaho...............................................          897            4          901         161,677         161,677          111               0
Illinois............................................       13,540          102       13,642       2,447,945       2,447,945          358          31,357
Indiana.............................................        1,162            6        1,168         209,588         209,588           73               0
Iowa................................................        3,173            2        3,175         569,728         569,728          250          21,897
Kansas..............................................        2,006            3        2,009         360,499         360,499          282          24,700
Kentucky............................................        1,918           16        1,934         347,040         347,040          159               0
Louisiana...........................................        2,516           58        2,574         461,883         461,883          306          26,802
Maine...............................................          630            0          630         113,048         113,048            4               0
Maryland............................................        7,456          174        7,630       1,369,141       1,369,141          342          29,955
Massachusetts.......................................       10,985          294       11,279       2,023,924       2,023,924          601          52,641
Michigan............................................        7,242           38        7,280       1,306,336       1,306,336          241          21,109
Minnesota...........................................        7,471            0        7,471       1,340,609       1,340,609          421          36,875
Mississippi.........................................          178            0          178          31,941          75,000           19               0
Missouri............................................        5,195           26        5,221         936,865         936,865          330          28,904
Montana.............................................          345            0          345          61,907         100,000            0               0
Nebraska............................................        2,259            0        2,259         405,359         405,359          215          18,832
Nevada..............................................          841          168        1,009         181,057         181,057           38               0
New Hampshire.......................................          572            0          572         102,641         102,641           88               0
New Jersey..........................................        7,563          496        8,059       1,446,121       1,446,121          262          22,948
New Mexico..........................................        1,093          164        1,257         225,558         225,558           39               0
New York............................................       65,309          760       66,069      11,855,538      11,855,538          527          46,159
North Carolina......................................        3,551           22        3,573         641,145         641,145          177          15,503
North Dakota........................................        1,049            0        1,049         188,234         188,234           48               0
Ohio................................................        6,064           39        6,103       1,095,133       1,095,133          164               0
Oklahoma............................................        1,633            1        1,634         293,208         293,208          288          25,226
Oregon..............................................        5,944           58        6,002       1,077,009       1,077,009          373          32,671
Pennsylvania........................................       11,066           86       11,152       2,001,135       2,001,135          353          30,919
Rhode Island........................................        1,066           11        1,077         193,259         193,259            3               0
South Carolina......................................          454            2          456          81,825         100,000           79               0
South Dakota........................................          830            0          830         148,937         148,937            0               0
Tennessee...........................................        3,324           32        3,356         602,207         602,207          196          17,167
Texas...............................................       16,762          178       16,940       3,039,744       3,039,744        2,272         199,001
Utah................................................        1,772            0        1,772         317,971         317,971          135               0
Vermont.............................................          723            0          723         129,736         129,736           16               0
Virginia............................................        6,222           22        6,244       1,120,434       1,120,434          805          70,509
Washington..........................................       19,220            1       19,221       3,449,050       3,449,050        1,522         133,310
West Virginia.......................................           85            0           85          15,253          75,000            0               0
Wisconsin...........................................        4,817            1        4,818         864,550         864,550           22               0
Wyoming.............................................            0            0            0               0          75,000            0               0
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      Total.........................................      361,172       19,469      380,641      68,302,894      68,681,700       24,204       2,000,000
aBased on arrivals through September 30, 1993.                                                                                                          

VI. State Evidence on Refugee Population

    If a State wishes ORR to reconsider its population estimate, it 
should submit written evidence. Requests will be evaluated according to 
a strict standard. The following evidence should be provided:
     Documentation and discussion should be confined to the 
population entering the United States during the fiscal years 1991, 
1992, and 1993, and should clearly identify what refugee or entrant 
groups are being discussed.
     Documentation should include a list of refugees identified 
by name, alien number, date of birth, date of arrival, and case size, 
if appropriate. Listings of refugees who are not identified by their 
alien numbers will not be considered. Data should be submitted in 
machine readable form, preferably in ASCII format on diskette.
    Any State evidence on population estimates 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, SW. Washington DC 20447. Telephone: (202) 401-4732.

VII. 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 4, 1994.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 94-5823 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]
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