[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35216-35221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16959]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Refugee Resettlement Program: Final Notice of Allocations to 
States of FY 1997 Funds for Refugee Social Services

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Final notice of allocations to States of FY 1997 funds for 
refugee\1\ social services.

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SUMMARY: This notice establishes the allocations to States of FY 1997 
funds for social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP). 
This notice reflects the decision by Congress to move the $19,000,000 
Cuban and Haitian entrant set-aside from targeted assistance to social 
services. In addition, Congress provided for $11,079,000 under social 
services for increased support to communities with large concentrations 
of refugees whose cultural differences make assimilation especially 
difficult.

    \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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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children 
and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toyo Biddle, Director, Division of 
Refugee Self-Sufficiency, (202) 401-9250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed social service 
allocations to States was published in the Federal Register on April 2, 
1997, (62 FR 15721). The population estimates that were used in the 
proposed notice have been adjusted as a result of additional arrival 
information.

I. Amounts for Allocation

    The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has available $110,882,000 
in FY 1997 refugee social service funds as part of the FY 1997 
appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services (Pub. L. 
No. 104-208).
    The FY 1997 House Appropriations Committee Report (H.R. Rept. No. 
104-659) reads as follows with respect to social services funds:

    Funds are distributed by formula as well as through the 
discretionary grant making process for special projects. In 
addition, the Committee has transferred activities previously funded 
through the Targeted Assistance program to the Social Services 
program. The Committee agrees that $19,000,000 is available for 
assistance to serve communities affected by the Cuban and Haitian 
entrants and refugees whose arrivals in recent years have increased. 
The Committee has set-aside $11,079,000 for increased support to 
communities with large concentrations of refugees whose cultural 
differences make assimilation especially difficult justifying a more 
intense level and longer duration of Federal assistance.
    The Committee recommends that ORR give special consideration in 
allocating grant funding to applicants providing rehabilitation 
services for victims of physical and mental torture. The Committee 
requests that ORR be prepared to testify regarding its activities in 
support of victims of torture during the fiscal year 1998 budget 
hearings.

    The FY 1997 Senate Appropriations Committee Report (S. Rept. No. 
104-368) further clarifies Congress' intent regarding funding for 
services for victims of torture as follows:

    The Committee notes the recent request for proposals to provide 
mental health services to victims of torture, and recommends that 
the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to the extent possible, devote 
increased resources to that program in fiscal year 1997.

    The Conference Report on Appropriations (H. Rept. No. 104-863) 
agrees with the House and Senate Reports regarding the allocation of 
social services.
    The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will use 
the $110,882,000 appropriated for FY 1997 social services as follows:
     $68,682,550 will be allocated under the 3-year population 
formula, as set forth in this notice for the purpose of providing 
employment services and other needed services to refugees.
     $12,120,450 will be used to fund continuation grants and 
new grants through various discretionary grant announcements.
     $19,000,000 will be awarded to serve communities most 
heavily affected by recent Cuban and Haitian entrant and refugee 
arrivals. These funds would be awarded under a discretionary grant 
announcement that will be issued separately setting forth application 
requirements and evaluation criteria.
     $11,079,000 will be awarded through discretionary grants 
under various grant announcements for communities with large 
concentrations of refugees whose cultural differences make assimilation 
especially difficult justifying a more intense level and longer 
duration of Federal assistance.

Refugee Social Service Funds

    The population figures for the social services allocation include 
refugees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and Amerasians from Vietnam since 
these populations may be served through funds addressed in this notice. 
(A State must, however, have an approved State plan for the Cuban/
Haitian Entrant Program or indicate in its refugee program State plan 
that Cuban/Haitian entrants will be served in order to use funds on 
behalf of entrants as well as refugees.)
    The Director is allocating $68,682,550 to States on the basis of 
each State's proportion of the national population of refugees who had 
been in the U.S. 3 years or less as of October 1, 1996 (including a 
floor amount for 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 
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years or less: (a) a floor has been calculated consisting of $50,000 
plus the regular per capita allocation for refugees above 50 up to a 
total of $100,000 (in other words, the maximum under the floor formula 
is $100,000); (b) if this calculation has yielded less than $75,000, a 
base amount of $75,000 is provided for the State.
    ORR has consistently supported floors for small States in order to 
provide sufficient funds to carry out a minimum service program. Given 
the range in numbers of refugees in the small States, we have concluded 
that a variable floor, as established in the FY 1991 notice, will be 
more reflective of needs than previous across-the-board floors.
    Next year ORR plans to re-examine the floor formula to determine 
whether it should be modified or eliminated in FY 1998.

Population To Be Served

    Although the allocation formula is based on the 3-year refugee 
population, in accordance with the current requirements of 45 CFR Part 
400 Subpart I--Refugee Social Services, States are not required to 
limit social service programs to refugees who have been in the U.S. 
only 3 years. However, under 45 CFR 400.152, States may not provide 
services funded by this notice, except for referral and interpreter 
services, to refugees who have been in the United States for more than 
60 months (5 years).
    In accordance with 45 CFR 400.147, States are required to provide 
services to refugees in the following order of priority, except in 
certain individual extreme circumstances: (a) all newly arriving 
refugees during their first year in the U.S., who apply for services; 
(b) refugees who are receiving cash assistance; (c) unemployed refugees 
who are not receiving cash assistance; and (d) employed refugees in 
need of services to retain employment or to attain economic 
independence.
    ORR funds may not be used to provide services to United States 
citizens, since they are not covered under the authorizing legislation, 
with the following exceptions: (1) Under current regulations at 45 CFR 
400.208, services may be provided to a U.S.-born minor child in a 
family in which both parents are refugees or, if only one parent is 
present, in which that parent is a refugee; and (2) under the FY 1989 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 100-461), services may be provided to 
an Amerasian from Vietnam who is a U.S. citizen and who enters the U.S. 
after October 1, 1988.

Service Priorities

    Refugee social service funding should be used to assist refugee 
families to achieve economic independence. To this end, States are 
required to ensure that a coherent family self-sufficiency plan is 
developed for each eligible family that addresses the family's needs 
from time of arrival until attainment of economic independence. (See 45 
CFR 400.79 and 400.156(g).) Each family self-sufficiency plan should 
address a family's needs for both employment-related services and other 
needed social services. The family self-sufficiency plan must include: 
(1) a determination of the income level a family would have to earn to 
exceed its cash grant and move into self-support without suffering a 
monetary penalty; (2) a strategy and timetable for obtaining that level 
of family income through the placement in employment of sufficient 
numbers of employable family members at sufficient wage levels; and (3) 
employability plans for every employable member of the family.
    Reflecting section 412(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the INA, and in keeping with 
45 CFR 400.145, States must ensure that women have the same 
opportunities as men to participate in all services funded under this 
notice, including job placement services. In addition, services must be 
provided to the maximum extent feasible in a manner that includes the 
use of bilingual/bicultural women on service agency staffs to ensure 
adequate service access by refugee women. The Director also strongly 
encourages the inclusion of refugee women in management and board 
positions in agencies that serve refugees. In order to facilitate 
refugee self-support, the Director also expects States to implement 
strategies which address simultaneously the employment potential of 
both male and female wage earners in a family unit, particularly in the 
case of large families. States are expected to make every effort to 
assure the availability of day care services for children in order to 
allow women with children the opportunity to participate in employment 
services or to accept or retain employment. To accomplish this, day 
care may be treated as a priority employment-related service under the 
refugee social services program. Refugees who are participating in 
employment services or have accepted employment are eligible for day 
care services for children. For an employed refugee, day care funded by 
refugee social service dollars should be limited to one year after the 
refugee becomes employed. States are expected to use day care funding 
from other publicly funded mainstream programs as a prior resource and 
are expected to work with service providers to assure maximum access to 
other publicly funded resources for day care.
    In accordance with 45 CFR 400.146, social service funds must be 
used primarily for employability services designed to enable refugees 
to obtain jobs within one year of becoming enrolled in services in 
order to achieve economic self-sufficiency as soon as possible. Social 
services may continue to be provided after a refugee has entered a job 
to help the refugee retain employment or move to a better job. Social 
service funds may not be used for long-term training programs such as 
vocational training that last for more than a year or educational 
programs that are not intended to lead to employment within a year.
    In accordance with 45 CFR 400.156, refugee social services must be 
provided, to the maximum extent feasible, in a manner that is 
culturally and linguistically compatible with a refugee's language and 
cultural background. In light of the increasingly diverse population of 
refugees who are resettling in this country, refugee service agencies 
will need to develop practical ways of providing culturally and 
linguistically appropriate services to a changing ethnic population.
    Services funded under this notice must be refugee-specific services 
which 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-the-job training, or English 
language training, however, need not be refugee-specific.
    English language training must be provided in a concurrent, rather 
than sequential, time period with employment or with other employment-
related 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

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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 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 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. Discussion of Comments Received

    Three letters of comment were received in response to the notice of 
proposed FY 1997 allocations to States for refugee social services. The 
comments are summarized below and are followed in each case by the 
Department's response.
    Comment: Three commenters felt that States and counties should have 
the flexibility to serve refugees in the U.S. over 5 years with social 
services formula funds. These commenters stated that there are large 
numbers of post-5-year refugees who are in need of services. One 
commenter stated that many of these refugees have difficulty accessing 
mainstream services and will soon lose eligibility for assistance. One 
commenter argued that ORR continues to provide funding for refugees in 
the U.S. over 60 months through discretionary funding suggesting that 
ORR recognizes the needs of post-5-year refugees. The commenter felt 
that local officials are in a better position than ORR to determine 
what services are needed and by whom.
    Response: We continue to believe that social services formula funds 
should be used for refugees during their first 5 years in the U.S. in 
order to concentrate adequate resources on helping refugees to become 
self-sufficient as soon as possible without becoming long-term welfare 
recipients. Of particular concern are the large numbers of refugees in 
the U.S. less than 5 years who reside in high welfare States and have 
been on welfare since their arrival. These refugees require top 
priority in the refugee program. Also of top priority is to make sure 
that refugee arrivals never get to the point of being on welfare for 
most of their first 5 years in the U.S. For these reasons, we do not 
agree with the commenters that the 5-year limitation should be changed.
    Regarding the comment that many post-5-year refugees are at risk of 
losing eligibility for assistance, it is important to note that most 
States have decided to allow refugees who were residing in the U.S. 
before August 22, 1996, to continue to be eligible for Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families to the same extent as U.S. citizens.
    Finally it is important to note that a substantial amount of ORR 
discretionary funds, approximately $42.7 million, will be available 
this year. These funds may be used to provide a variety of services to 
post 5-year refugees.
    Comment: One commenter recommended that ORR pursue a statutory 
change to allow social services funds to be allocated on the basis of 
the total refugee population needing employment services in each State, 
instead of the three-year population formula that is currently required 
by statute.
    Response: We do not believe there is a compelling enough reason to 
seek a statutory change that would change the social services 
allocation method from the three-year refugee population formula to the 
entire population in need of employment services. The current 
allocation formula ensures that funding is available to those States 
most in need of funds to meet the needs of new arrivals.
    Comment: One commenter opposes the allotment of a floor amount of 
social services funds to States with small refugee populations. In 
particular, the commenter suggested that a floor for States with fewer 
than 1,000 refugees should not be included in the allocation.
    Response: We continue to believe that a minimum allocation for 
social services is necessary to cover basic costs which a State incurs 
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regardless of the number of refugees to be served. Therefore, we view 
the establishment of a floor as a reasonable approach to allocating 
funds to States with small refugee populations, where the use of the 
formula alone would yield too small an amount to be practical.
    However, we do plan to re-examine this issue next year to determine 
whether our policy on floor allotments should be modified.
    Comment: One commenter requested that social services discretionary 
funds be awarded only to those States with 5,000 refugees or more. The 
commenter stated that focusing on areas with a high refugee 
concentration in relation to the overall population often does not 
reflect where large refugee populations need services.
    Response: There are many areas of the country which have fewer than 
5,000 arrivals where refugees have many of the same needs as refugees 
residing in areas with large refugee populations. We do not agree with 
the commenter's view.
    Comment: Two commenters expressed concern over ORR's requirement 
for family self-sufficiency plans. One commenter questioned whether 
services should be provided to take refugees to self-sufficiency 
thereby using resources that would otherwise be available to help some 
refugees find employment. The commenter felt that the requirement 
implied that services should be provided to a full-time employed 
refugee until the family is off aid. One commenter stated that 
individual employability plans are already a requirement under ORR 
regulations. This commenter recommended that ORR eliminate the family 
self-sufficiency plan requirement and waive this requirement in the 
interim.
    Response: As stated in several previous notices, the family self-
sufficiency plan is a tool that assists both the refugee family and the 
employment counselor to focus more clearly on what steps need to be 
taken to achieve self-sufficiency. In many cases it requires more than 
one wage-earner to go to work in order for a family to become self-
sufficient. The development of a family self-sufficiency plan puts the 
proper focus on the family as the client unit. The employment plan, in 
contrast, focuses on one person's employment without addressing what is 
needed of other adults in the family to get the family unit self-
sufficient. We do not view self-sufficiency plans and individual 
employment plans to be redundant; individual employment plans are part 
of a family self-sufficiency plan, not a separate entity.
    We do not require that employment service providers work with all 
refugee families until they are self-sufficient at the expense of other 
clients, but we encourage States and providers to design programs that 
efficiently use resources to help refugee families become self-
sufficient to the maximum extent feasible. By developing a family self-
sufficiency plan, at least a refugee family will be able to understand 
what it takes not only to get a job, but to get off welfare. Experience 
in a number of States shows that the use of family self-sufficiency 
plans results ultimately in earlier family self-sufficiency through the 
attainment of jobs for one or more wage earners at self-supporting 
wages. We would be happy to connect any State and county that does not 
understand how to use family self-sufficiency plans to good effect with 
States and providers experienced in using family self-sufficiency plans 
effectively.

III. Allocation Formula

    Of the funds available for FY 1997 for social services, $68,682,550 
is allocated to States in accordance with the formula specified below. 
A State's allowable allocation is calculated as follows:
    1. The total amount of funds determined by the Director to be 
available for this purpose; divided by--
    2. The total number of refugees and Cuban/Haitian entrants who 
arrived in the United States not more than 3 years prior to the 
beginning of the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated and 
the number of Amerasians from Vietnam eligible for refugee social 
services, as shown by the ORR Refugee Data System. The resulting per 
capita amount will be multiplied by--
    3. The number of persons in item 2, above, in the State as of 
October 1, 1996, adjusted for estimated secondary migration.
    The calculation above yields the formula allocation for each State. 
Minimum allocations for small States are taken into account.

IV. Basis of Population Estimates

    The population estimates for the allocation of funds in FY 1997 are 
based on data on refugee arrivals from the ORR Refugee Data System, 
adjusted as of October 1, 1996, for estimated secondary migration. The 
data base includes refugees of all nationalities, Amerasians from 
Vietnam, and Cuban and Haitian entrants.
    For fiscal year 1997, ORR's formula allocations for the States for 
social services are based on the numbers of refugees and Amerasians who 
arrived, and on the numbers of entrants who arrived or were resettled, 
during the preceding three fiscal years: 1994, 1995, and 1996, based on 
final arrival data by State. Therefore, estimates have been developed 
of the numbers of refugees and entrants with arrival or resettlement 
dates between October 1, 1993, and September 30, 1996, who are thought 
to be living in each State as of October 1, 1996.
    The estimates of secondary migration were based on data submitted 
by all participating States on Form ORR-11 on secondary migrants who 
have resided in the U.S. for 36 months or less, as of September 30, 
1996. The total migration reported by each State was summed, yielding 
in-and out-migration figures and a net migration figure for each State. 
The net migration figure was applied to the State's total arrival 
figure, resulting in a revised population estimate.
    Estimates were developed separately for refugees and entrants and 
then combined into a total estimated 3-year refugee/entrant population 
for each State. Eligible Amerasians are included in the refugee 
figures.
    With regard to Havana parolees, we have adjusted the 3-year 
population of one State, the State of Florida, based on documentation 
the State provided regarding the number of Havana parolee arrivals to 
that State. For all other States, in the absence of reliable data on 
Havana parolees, we are crediting each State that received entrant 
arrivals during the 3-year period from FY 1994--FY 1996 with a prorated 
share of the parolees who came to the U.S. directly from Havana in FY 
1996. In addition, we have credited each State with the same share of 
FY 1995 Havana parolees that they were credited with in the final FY 
1995 social service notice. The allocations in this notice reflect 
these additional parolee numbers.
    Table 1, below, shows the estimated 3-year populations, as of 
October 1, 1996, of refugees (col. 1), entrants (col. 2), Havana 
parolees (col. 3); total refugee/entrant population, (col. 4); the 
formula amounts which the population estimates yield (col. 5); and the 
allocation amounts after allowing for the minimum amounts (col. 6).

V. Allocation Amounts

    Funding subsequent to the publication of this notice will be 
contingent upon the submittal and approval of a State annual services 
plan that is developed on the basis of a local consultative process, as 
required by 45 CFR 400.11(b)(2) in the ORR regulations. The following 
amounts are allocated for refugee social services in FY 1997:

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Table 1.--Estimated 3-Year Refugee/Entrant Populations of States Participating in the Refugee Program and Social
                               Service Formula Amounts and Allocations for FY 1997                              
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                                                           Havana       Total                                   
            State               Refugees     Entrants     parolees    population  Formula amount    Allocation  
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                                      (1)          (2)          (3)          (4)             (5)             (6)
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Alabama.....................          497          117           40          654        $125,803        $125,803
Alaska \2\..................            0            0            0            0               0               0
Arizona.....................        4,242          576          222        5,040         969,489         969,489
Arkansas....................          257           14            4          275          52,899          93,281
California \3\..............       62,173        1,209          488       63,870      12,285,959      12,285,959
Colorado....................        3,632           12            5        3,649         701,917         701,917
Connecticut.................        2,519          354          126        2,999         576,884         576,884
Delaware....................           84            4            2           90          17,312          75,000
Dist. of Columbia...........        1,683           14            5        1,702         327,395         327,395
Florida.....................       13,914       35,241       15,548       64,703      12,446,194      12,446,194
Georgia.....................        9,164          282          106        9,552       1,837,412       1,837,412
Hawaii......................          518            1            0          519          99,834         100,000
Idaho.......................        1,215            1            1          217         234,101         234,101
Illinois....................       11,790          480          167       12,437       2,392,367       2,392,367
Indiana.....................        1,016           17            7        1,040         200,053         200,053
Iowa........................        3,576            6            2        3,584         689,414         689,414
Kansas......................        1,837           18            7        1,862         358,172         358,172
Kentucky \4\................        2,692          473          139        3,304         635,554         635,554
Louisiana...................        1,717          293          118        2,128         409,340         409,340
Maine.......................          647            1            0          648         124,649         124,649
Maryland....................        4,871          180           72        5,123         985,454         985,454
Massachusetts...............        8,354          211           85        8,650       1,663,904       1,663,904
Michigan....................        7,655          338          117        8,110       1,560,030       1,560,030
Minnesota...................        9,640           26           10        9,676       1,861,264       1,861,264
Mississippi.................          102           41           16          159          30,585          75,000
Missouri....................        5,154           32           13        5,199       1,000,074       1,000,074
Montana.....................          188            0            0          188          36,163          76,546
Nebraska....................        1,705           38            9        1,752         337,013         337,013
Nevada \4\..................          888        1,034          400        2,322         446,657         446,657
New Hampshire...............          725            1            0          726         139,653         139,653
New Jersey..................        5,018        1,426          590        7,034       1,353,052       1,353,052
New Mexico..................          629        1,132          465        2,226         428,191         428,191
New York....................       49,229        1,397          570       51,196       9,848,003       9,848,003
North Carolina..............        3,024           49           15        3,088         594,004         594,004
North Dakota................        1,028            4            2        1,034         198,899         198,899
Ohio........................        4,285           62           18        4,365         839,646         839,646
Oklahoma....................        1,009           19            7        1,035         199,091         199,091
Oregon......................        4,751          523          176        5,450       1,048,356       1,048,356
Pennsylvania................        8,482          332          104        8,918       1,715,456       1,715,456
Rhode Island................          524            7            2          533         102,527         102,527
South Carolina..............          469            8            2          479          92,140         100,000
South Dakota................          816            0            0          816         156,965         156,965
Tennessee...................        3,181          225           63        3,469         667,293         667,293
Texas.......................       13,671        1,303          502       15,476       2,976,946       2,976,946
Utah........................        1,902            1            0        1,903         366,059         366,059
Vermont.....................          707            0            0          707         135,998         135,998
Virginia....................        5,182          253           96        5,531       1,063,937       1,063,937
Washington..................       17,275           62           18       17,355       3,338,388       3,338,388
West Virginia...............           24            1            0           25           4,809          75,000
Wisconsin...................        3,849           22            8        3,879         746,160         746,160
Wyoming \2\.................            0            0            0            0               0               0
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...................      287,510       47,840       20,347      355,697      68,421,465      68,682,550
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\1\ Includes Havana Parolees (HP's) for FY 1995 and FY 1996.                                                    
  For FY 1995, Florida's HP's (8245) were based on actual data while HP's in other States (2188) were prorated  
  based on the States' proportion of the three year (FY 1993-1995) entrant population.                          
  For FY 1996, Florida's HP's (7303) were based on actual data while HP's in other States (2611) were prorated  
  based on the States' proportion of the three year (FY 1994-1996) entrant population.                          
\2\ Alaska and Wyoming no longer participate in the Refugee Program.                                            
\3\ A portion of the California allocation is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project in San   
  Diego.                                                                                                        
\4\The allocation for Kentucky and Nevada is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project.          


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VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.566 Refugee 
Assistance--State Administered Programs)

    Dated: June 20, 1997.
Lavinia Limon,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. 97-16959 Filed 6-22-97; 8:45 am]
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