[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12775-12780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5667]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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\ [[Page 12776]] social services and for refugees who are 
former political prisoners from Vietnam.

    \1\In addition to persons who meet all requirements of 45 CFR 
400.43, ``Requirements for documentation of refugee status,'' 
eligibility for refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and 
Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee Education 
Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 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 
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 
[[Page 12777]] 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 Sec. 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 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 non-employment-related service needs 
[[Page 12778]] 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. 
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 set-aside, 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 
[[Page 12779]] 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 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 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                          
                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                              Former                    
                                                                                                                             political        Former    
                                                                               Total                         Proposed        prisoner        political  
                  State                      Refugees        Entrants       population    Formula amount    allocation     arrivals from     prisoner   
                                                                                                                           Vietnam in FY     proposed   
                                                                                                                               1994         allocation  
                                                     (1)             (2)             (3)             (4)             (5)             (6)             (7)
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Alabama.................................             760              22             782        $136,600        $136,600              18              $0
Alaskaa.................................             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
Californiab.............................          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
Kentuckyc...............................           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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Nebraska................................           1,916               0           1,916         334,686         334,686             365          27,290
Nevadac.................................             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
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      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 
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[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]
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