[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20235-20243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08166]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2014 
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allotments; PY 2014 Wagner-Peyser Act 
Final Allotments and PY 2014 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces allotments for PY 2014 for WIA Title I 
Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final 
allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-
Peyser Act for PY 2014 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for 
PY 2014.
    WIA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the 
Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective 
statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a 
formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). As required 
by WIA section 182(d), on February 17, 2000, a notice of the 
discretionary formula for allocating PY 2000 funds for the outlying 
areas (American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern 
Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands) was published in the Federal 
Register at 65 FR 8236 (Feb. 17, 2000,) which included both the 
rationale for the formula and methodology. The formula that the 
Department of Labor (Department) developed for PY 2014 is the same 
formula as used for PY 2000 and is

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described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. 
Comments are invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying 
areas.

DATES: Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying 
areas must be received by May 12, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Office of Financial Administration, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: 
Ms. Anita Harvey, email: [email protected].
    Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area 
may be delayed due to security concerns. Hand-delivered comments will 
be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered 
to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by 
the date specified above.
    Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will 
not review comments received by means other than those listed above or 
that are received after the comment period has closed.
    Comments: The Department will retain all comments on this notice 
and will release them upon request via email to any member of the 
public. The Department also will make all the comments it receives 
available for public inspection by appointment during normal business 
hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the 
comments, the Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as 
readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this 
notice available, upon request, in large print, Braille and electronic 
file. The Department also will consider providing the notice in other 
formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments 
and/or obtain the notice in an alternative format, contact Ms. Harvey 
using the information provided above. The Department will retain all 
comments received without making any changes to the comments, including 
any personal information provided. The Department therefore cautions 
commenters not to include their personal information such as Social 
Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email 
addresses in their comments; this information would be released with 
the comment if the comments are requested. It is the commenter's 
responsibility to safeguard his or her information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: WIA Youth Activities allotments--Evan 
Rosenberg at (202) 693-3593 or LaSharn Youngblood at (202) 693-3606; 
WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments--
Robert Kight at (202) 693-3937; Workforce Information Grant 
allotments--Anthony Dais at (202) 693-2784. Individuals with hearing or 
speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-
5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is announcing WIA allotments 
for PY 2014 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker 
Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2014 final allotments, and PY 2014 
Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides 
information on the amount of funds available during PY 2014 to States 
with an approved WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for 
PY 2014, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.
    On January 17, 2014, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, 
Pub. L. 113-76 was signed into law (``the Act''). The Act, Division H, 
Title I, Section 108 of the Act allows the Secretary of Labor 
(Secretary) to set aside up to 0.5 percent of most operating funds. The 
evaluation provision is consistent with the Federal government's 
priority on evidence-based policy and programming and provides 
important opportunities to expand evaluations and demonstrations in the 
Department to build solid evidence about what works best. In the past, 
funds for ETA evaluations and demonstrations were separately 
appropriated and managed by ETA. This year, that separate authority has 
been replaced by the set aside provision. Funds are transferred to the 
Department's Chief Evaluation Office to implement formal evaluations 
and demonstrations in collaboration with ETA. For 2014, the Secretary 
has set aside .25 percent of the WIA Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker 
program budgets for evaluation. The funding available to the Wagner-
Peyser Employment Service and Workforce Information Grant programs was 
not reduced.
    We also have attached tables listing the PY 2014 allotments for 
programs under WIA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and 
Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, 
respectively), and the PY 2014 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments 
(Table D). We also have attached the PY 2014 Workforce Information 
Grant table (Table E).
    Youth Activities Allotments. The appropriated level for PY 2014 for 
WIA Youth Activities totals $820,430,000. After reducing the 
appropriation by $2,261,000 for evaluations, $818,169,000 is available 
for Youth Activities. Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth 
Activities program allotments for PY 2014 and provides a comparison of 
these allotments to PY 2013 Youth Activities allotments for all States, 
and outlying areas. Before determining the amount available for States, 
the total funding available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 
percent of the amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the 
evaluations set aside). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 108-188, the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (``the Compact''), 
was signed into law. The Compact provided for consolidation of WIA 
Title I funding, for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia into 
supplemental grants provided from the Department of Education's 
appropriation. See 48 U.S.C. 1921 d (f)(1)(B)(iii). The Compact also 
specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I 
funding. See 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Division H, Title III, Section 306 of Pub. L. 
113-76) authorized WIA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2014.
    Under WIA, the Secretary has discretion for determining the 
methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas. The 
Department used the same methodology since PY 2000 (i.e., we distribute 
funds among the remaining areas by formula based on relative share of 
number of unemployed, a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year 
share, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain for the state for 
the previous year). For the relative share calculation in PY 2014, the 
Department continued to use the data obtained from the 2010 Census for 
American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, and 
Virgin Islands. For Palau, the Department continued to use data from 
Palau's 2005 Census.
    For the Native American Youth program, the total amount available 
is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities (after the 
evaluations set aside), in accordance with WIA section 127. After the 
Department calculated the amount for the outlying areas and Native 
Americans, we determined that the amount available for PY 2014 
allotments to the States is $803,851,042. This total amount was below 
the required $1 billion threshold specified in WIA section 
127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in PY 2013, the Department did not 
apply the WIA additional minimum provisions. Instead, as required by 
WIA, the

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Department used the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Pub. L. 97-
300), section 262(a)(3) (as amended by section 207 of the Job Training 
Reform Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102-367) minimums of 90 percent 
hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent 
State minimum floor. WIA also provides that no state may receive an 
allotment that is more than 130 percent of the allotment percentage for 
the State for the previous year. The three data factors required by WIA 
for the PY 2014 Youth Activities State formula allotments are:
    (1) The average number of unemployed individuals for Areas of 
Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) for the 12-month period, July 2012-June 
2013;
    (2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess 
(depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period 
used for ASU unemployed data; and
    (3) Number of economically disadvantaged Youth (age 16 to 21, 
excluding college students in the workforce and military) from special 
tabulations of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), which the 
Department obtained from the Bureau in 2012. The Bureau collected the 
data used in the special tabulations for economically disadvantaged 
Youth between January 1, 2006-December 31, 2010.
    Beginning this year, for purposes of identifying ASUs for the 
within-State Youth Activities allocation formula, States should use the 
data made available by BLS (as described in LAUS Technical Memorandum 
No. S-13-17). For purposes of determining the number of economically 
disadvantaged Youth for the statutory within-state allocation formula, 
States should continue to use the special tabulations of ACS data made 
available to them in 2013 and available at http://www.doleta.gov/budget/disadvantagedYouthAdults.cfm.
    See TEGL No. 21-12 for further information.
    Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments. The total 
appropriated funds for Adult Activities in PY 2014 is $766,080,000. 
After reducing the appropriated amount by $2,111,000 for evaluations, 
$763,969,000 remains for Adult Activities, of which $762,059,077 is for 
States and $1,909,923 is for outlying areas. Table B shows the PY 2014 
Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and a State by 
State comparison of the PY 2014 allotments to PY 2013 revised 
allotments (after removing the sequestration applicable to the FY 2013 
advance).
    Like the Youth Activities program, the Department reserved the 
total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of the full 
amount appropriated for Adult Activities (after the evaluations set 
aside). As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, WIA funding 
for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided; instead, 
funding is provided for these territories in the Department of 
Education's appropriation.
    The Department distributed the Adult Activities funding for the 
remaining outlying areas (for which the distribution methodology is at 
the Secretary's discretion), using the same principles, formula and 
data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining 
the amount for the outlying areas, the Department used the statutory 
formula to distribute the remaining amount available for allotments to 
the States. The Department did not apply the WIA minimum provisions for 
the PY 2014 allotments because the total amount available for the 
States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult 
Activities in WIA section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by 
WIA, the Department calculated minimum allotments using the JTPA 
section 202(b)(2) (as amended by section 202 of the Job Training Reform 
Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior 
year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. WIA 
also provides that no State may receive an allotment that is more than 
130 percent of the allotment percentage for the State for the previous 
year. The three formula data factors for the Adult Activities program 
are the same as those used for the Youth Activities formula, except the 
Department used data for the number of economically disadvantaged 
Adults (age 18 to 72, excluding college students in the workforce and 
military).
    As noted above, updated data for within-state ASU calculations is 
available from BLS, and States should continue to use the economically 
disadvantaged Adults data made available to States by the Department in 
2013.
    Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments. 
The amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker activities in PY 2014 
totals $1,222,457,000. The total appropriation includes formula funds 
for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National 
Emergency Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration 
projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker allotments. After 
reducing the appropriated amount by $3,370,000 for evaluations, a total 
of $1,219,087,000 remains available for Dislocated Worker activities. 
The amount available for outlying areas is $3,047,718, leaving 
$217,201,282 for the National Reserve and a total of $998,838,000 
available for States. Like the Adult program, Table C shows the PY 2014 
Dislocated Worker activities allotments and a by State comparison of 
the PY 2014 allotments to PY 2013 revised allotments (after removing 
the sequestration applicable to the FY 2013 advance).
    Like the Youth and Adult Activities programs, the Department 
reserved the total available for the outlying areas at 0.25 percent of 
the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities (after 
the evaluations set aside). WIA funding for the Marshall Islands and 
Micronesia is no longer provided, as discussed above. The Department 
distributed the Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants to the 
remaining outlying areas, over which the Secretary maintains discretion 
for choosing the distribution methodology, using the same pro rata 
share as the areas received for the PY 2014 WIA Adult Activities 
program, the same methodology used in PY 2013.
    The three data factors required in WIA for the PY 2014 Dislocated 
Worker State formula allotments are:
    (1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 
2012-September 2013;
    (2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, 
October 2012-September 2013; and
    (3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month 
period, October 2012-September 2013.
    Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount 
or hold-harmless provisions, funding changes for States directly 
reflect the impact of changes in unemployment related data listed 
above.
    Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments. The appropriated level for 
PY 2014 for ES grants totals $664,184,000. After determining the 
funding for outlying areas, the Department calculated allotments to 
States using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). The Department based PY 2014 formula allotments on 
each State's share of calendar year 2013 monthly averages of the 
civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. Section 6(b)(4) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act requires the Secretary to set aside up to three 
percent of the total funds available for ES to ensure that each State 
will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities. In 
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with this provision, the Department included the three percent set-
aside funds in this total allotment. The Department distributed the 
set-aside funds in two steps to States that have experienced a 
reduction in their relative share of the total resources available this 
year from their relative share of the total resources available the 
previous year. In Step 1, States that have a CLF below one million and 
are also below the median CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of 
their relative share of prior year resources. ETA calculated the median 
CLF density based on CLF data provided by BLS for calendar year 2013. 
All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on a pro-rata basis in 
Step 2 to all other States experiencing reductions in relative share 
from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for 
Step 1. The distribution of ES funds (Table D) includes $662,564,950 
for States, as well as $1,619,050 for outlying areas.
    Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, ten percent of the total 
sums allotted to each State must be reserved for use by the Governor to 
provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for groups with 
special needs, and for the extra costs of exemplary models for 
delivering job services.
    Workforce Information Grants Allotments. Total PY 2014 funding for 
Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $32,000,000. The 
allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are 
distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,800 for 
Guam and the Virgin Islands. Guam and the Virgin Islands allotment 
amounts are partially based on CLF data, which the Department updated 
last year with data from the 2010 Census. The Department distributes 
the remaining funds to the States with 40 percent distributed equally 
to all States and 60 percent distributed based on each State's share of 
CLF for the 12 months ending September 2013.

 Table A--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Youth Activities State Allotments
                                        Comparison of PY 2014 vs PY 2013
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                  State                        PY 2013           PY 2014         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................      $781,375,289      $820,430,000       $39,054,711              5.00
Total (WIA Youth Activities)............       781,375,289       818,169,000        36,793,711              4.71
Alabama.................................        10,504,766        10,363,134         (141,632)             -1.35
Alaska..................................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
Arizona.................................        15,938,449        16,873,353           934,904              5.87
Arkansas................................         6,367,716         6,814,031           446,315              7.01
California..............................       118,211,133       119,122,833           911,700              0.77
Colorado................................        11,600,883        12,414,406           813,523              7.01
Connecticut.............................         8,152,502         9,398,657         1,246,155             15.29
Delaware................................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
District of Columbia....................         2,074,840         2,216,117           141,277              6.81
Florida.................................        47,791,321        45,067,004       (2,724,317)             -5.70
Georgia.................................        25,123,453        27,467,948         2,344,495              9.33
Hawaii..................................         2,174,842         2,049,527         (125,315)             -5.76
Idaho...................................         3,623,538         3,414,748         (208,790)             -5.76
Illinois................................        33,775,763        38,093,547         4,317,784             12.78
Indiana.................................        15,696,820        17,756,443         2,059,623             13.12
Iowa....................................         4,671,103         4,739,579            68,476              1.47
Kansas..................................         5,304,061         5,398,508            94,447              1.78
Kentucky................................        11,299,654        12,118,913           819,259              7.25
Louisiana...............................         9,733,043         9,327,194         (405,849)             -4.17
Maine...................................         2,888,765         3,244,888           356,123             12.33
Maryland................................        10,289,216        11,989,592         1,700,376             16.53
Massachusetts...........................        12,803,985        14,507,221         1,703,236             13.30
Michigan................................        31,911,591        30,072,831       (1,838,760)             -5.76
Minnesota...............................         9,841,004         9,947,978           106,974              1.09
Mississippi.............................         8,556,357         9,200,818           644,461              7.53
Missouri................................        13,072,955        12,877,148         (195,807)             -1.50
Montana.................................         2,105,266         2,152,132            46,866              2.23
Nebraska................................         2,157,402         2,394,620           237,218             11.00
Nevada..................................         9,407,590         8,865,521         (542,069)             -5.76
New Hampshire...........................         1,919,253         2,200,035           280,782             14.63
New Jersey..............................        21,422,496        25,513,414         4,090,918             19.10
New Mexico..............................         4,195,688         4,625,925           430,237             10.25
New York................................        46,093,646        52,011,703         5,918,057             12.84
North Carolina..........................        26,575,543        28,871,997         2,296,454              8.64
North Dakota............................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
Ohio....................................        25,942,472        26,270,342           327,870              1.26
Oklahoma................................         5,982,158         6,258,954           276,796              4.63
Oregon..................................         9,901,654        10,543,691           642,037              6.48
Pennsylvania............................        27,854,861        33,509,103         5,654,242             20.30
Puerto Rico.............................        18,321,559        17,265,863       (1,055,696)             -5.76
Rhode Island............................         3,676,868         3,743,023            66,155              1.80
South Carolina..........................        12,151,961        12,574,365           422,404              3.48
South Dakota............................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
Tennessee...............................        15,045,025        16,496,140         1,451,115              9.65
Texas...................................        52,525,623        52,492,802          (32,821)             -0.06
Utah....................................         4,562,251         4,304,671         (257,580)             -5.65
Vermont.................................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
Virginia................................        12,509,940        13,392,465           882,525              7.05

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Washington..............................        16,388,794        16,309,501          (79,293)             -0.48
West Virginia...........................         3,904,748         3,957,765            53,017              1.36
Wisconsin...............................        12,133,146        13,562,824         1,429,678             11.78
Wyoming.................................         1,919,253         2,009,628            90,375              4.71
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    State Total.........................       767,701,222       803,851,042        36,149,820              4.71
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American Samoa..........................           144,308           196,434            52,126             36.12
Guam....................................           813,205           766,348          (46,857)             -5.76
Northern Marianas.......................           367,640           402,258            34,618              9.42
Palau...................................            75,000            75,000                 0              0.00
Virgin Islands..........................           553,285           605,383            52,098              9.42
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    Outlying Areas Total................         1,953,438         2,045,423            91,985              4.71
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Native Americans........................        11,720,629        12,272,535           551,906              4.71
Evaluations set aside...................                 0         2,261,000         2,261,000               N/A
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 Table B--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Adult Activities State Allotments
                                        Comparison of PY 2014 vs PY 2013
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                                            Revised * PY
                  State                         2013             PY 2014         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................      $730,624,342      $766,080,000       $35,455,658              4.85
Total (WIA Adult Activities)............       730,624,342       763,969,000        33,344,658              4.56
Alabama.................................        10,224,272        10,127,957          (96,315)             -0.94
Alaska..................................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
Arizona.................................        15,043,959        15,910,029           866,070              5.76
Arkansas................................         6,105,212         6,508,494           403,282              6.61
California..............................       113,293,307       114,152,207           858,900              0.76
Colorado................................        10,810,310        11,534,090           723,780              6.70
Connecticut.............................         7,481,120         8,642,428         1,161,308             15.52
Delaware................................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
District of Columbia....................         1,887,427         2,014,101           126,674              6.71
Florida.................................        47,321,672        44,979,171       (2,342,501)             -4.95
Georgia.................................        24,219,435        26,369,329         2,149,894              8.88
Hawaii..................................         2,273,535         2,137,808         (135,727)             -5.97
Idaho...................................         3,369,813         3,171,735         (198,078)             -5.88
Illinois................................        31,821,102        35,721,028         3,899,926             12.26
Indiana.................................        14,353,354        16,187,078         1,833,724             12.78
Iowa....................................         3,365,888         3,371,916             6,028              0.18
Kansas..................................         4,489,407         4,537,758            48,351              1.08
Kentucky................................        11,578,115        12,441,851           863,736              7.46
Louisiana...............................         8,995,996         8,947,905          (48,091)             -0.53
Maine...................................         2,634,399         2,958,900           324,501             12.32
Maryland................................         9,540,964        11,120,651         1,579,687             16.56
Massachusetts...........................        11,472,764        12,850,371         1,377,607             12.01
Michigan................................        29,714,174        28,122,010       (1,592,164)             -5.36
Minnesota...............................         8,455,689         8,509,251            53,562              0.63
Mississippi.............................         8,167,224         8,783,758           616,534              7.55
Missouri................................        12,131,912        11,979,012         (152,900)             -1.26
Montana.................................         1,993,575         2,047,975            54,400              2.73
Nebraska................................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
Nevada..................................         9,193,672         8,620,844         (572,828)             -6.23
New Hampshire...........................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
New Jersey..............................        20,840,954        24,644,654         3,803,700             18.25
New Mexico..............................         4,018,529         4,457,154           438,625             10.92
New York................................        44,780,964        50,339,040         5,558,076             12.41
North Carolina..........................        25,631,261        27,573,758         1,942,497              7.58
North Dakota............................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
Ohio....................................        24,002,258        24,343,116           340,858              1.42
Oklahoma................................         5,774,583         6,047,269           272,686              4.72
Oregon..................................         9,495,475        10,108,074           612,599              6.45
Pennsylvania............................        25,383,125        30,619,150         5,236,025             20.63
Puerto Rico.............................        19,382,789        18,344,208       (1,038,581)             -5.36
Rhode Island............................         3,196,831         3,230,712            33,881              1.06
South Carolina..........................        11,746,745        12,134,396           387,651              3.30
South Dakota............................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
Tennessee...............................        14,703,940        16,085,971         1,382,031              9.40

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Texas...................................        50,144,787        50,065,195          (79,592)             -0.16
Utah....................................         3,725,596         3,614,740         (110,856)             -2.98
Vermont.................................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
Virginia................................        11,647,116        12,445,438           798,322              6.85
Washington..............................        15,347,510        15,226,047         (121,463)             -0.79
West Virginia...........................         3,961,524         4,028,840            67,316              1.70
Wisconsin...............................        10,499,538        11,762,474         1,262,936             12.03
Wyoming.................................         1,821,995         1,905,148            83,153              4.56
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    State Total.........................       728,797,782       762,059,077        33,261,295              4.56
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American Samoa..........................           136,159           182,941            46,782             34.36
Guam....................................           754,111           713,704          (40,407)             -5.36
Northern Marianas.......................           345,847           374,568            28,721              8.30
Palau...................................            71,388            75,000             3,612              5.06
Virgin Islands..........................           519,055           563,710            44,655              8.60
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    Outlying Areas Total................         1,826,560         1,909,923            83,363              4.56
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Evaluations set aside...................                 0         2,111,000         2,111,000               N/A
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* The revised PY 2013 allotments are the actual amounts the Department obligated to states for PY 2013 and
  include the reductions associated with sequestration on the FY 2013 advance (part of the PY 2012 allotments).


 Table C--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Dislocated Worker Activities State
                                   Allotments Comparison of PY 2014 vs PY 2013
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                                            Revised * PY
                  State                         2013             PY 2014         Difference       % Difference
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Total with Evaluations..................    $1,179,657,807    $1,222,457,000       $42,799,193              3.63
Total (WIA Dislocated Worker Activities)     1,179,657,807     1,219,087,000        39,429,193              3.34
Alabama.................................        12,455,814        11,599,476         (856,338)             -6.88
Alaska..................................         1,702,318         1,633,027          (69,291)             -4.07
Arizona.................................        18,333,183        20,193,454         1,860,271             10.15
Arkansas................................         6,881,074         7,814,651           933,577             13.57
California..............................       162,982,853       157,376,202       (5,606,651)             -3.44
Colorado................................        15,672,487        15,822,647           150,160              0.96
Connecticut.............................        11,913,095        13,243,210         1,330,115             11.17
Delaware................................         2,136,390         2,613,882           477,492             22.35
District of Columbia....................         2,733,764         2,998,287           264,523              9.68
Florida.................................        67,109,375        60,315,153       (6,794,222)            -10.12
Georgia.................................        33,902,103        36,939,150         3,037,047              8.96
Hawaii..................................         2,658,487         1,852,830         (805,657)            -30.31
Idaho...................................         4,113,487         3,461,421         (652,066)            -15.85
Illinois................................        47,415,147        54,907,799         7,492,652             15.80
Indiana.................................        19,210,950        22,303,621         3,092,671             16.10
Iowa....................................         4,479,610         4,164,521         (315,089)             -7.03
Kansas..................................         5,244,331         5,471,022           226,691              4.32
Kentucky................................        12,670,474        14,256,130         1,585,656             12.51
Louisiana...............................        10,343,401        10,286,901          (56,500)             -0.55
Maine...................................         3,558,306         3,807,546           249,240              7.00
Maryland................................        14,160,334        16,637,979         2,477,645             17.50
Massachusetts...........................        14,686,948        18,899,549         4,212,601             28.68
Michigan................................        31,831,964        36,932,673         5,100,709             16.02
Minnesota...............................         9,577,081         9,452,346         (124,735)             -1.30
Mississippi.............................         9,722,013        10,617,327           895,314              9.21
Missouri................................        14,872,573        16,292,492         1,419,919              9.55
Montana.................................         1,820,084         1,659,822         (160,262)             -8.81
Nebraska................................         1,779,828         2,044,195           264,367             14.85
Nevada..................................        13,990,600        12,539,486       (1,451,114)            -10.37
New Hampshire...........................         2,192,012         2,525,768           333,756             15.23
New Jersey..............................        34,280,662        38,580,867         4,300,205             12.54
New Mexico..............................         4,387,085         5,180,570           793,485             18.09
New York................................        64,292,997        67,330,827         3,037,830              4.72
North Carolina..........................        36,354,385        38,671,061         2,316,676              6.37
North Dakota............................           466,156           549,747            83,591             17.93
Ohio....................................        29,848,097        32,568,365         2,720,268              9.11
Oklahoma................................         5,230,860         5,417,077           186,217              3.56
Oregon..................................        12,544,754        13,140,217           595,463              4.75

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Pennsylvania............................        35,257,512        43,100,393         7,842,881             22.24
Puerto Rico.............................        13,657,789        14,743,999         1,086,210              7.95
Rhode Island............................         5,071,296         4,852,880         (218,416)             -4.31
South Carolina..........................        15,453,121        15,546,400            93,279              0.60
South Dakota............................           717,751           800,633            82,882             11.55
Tennessee...............................        18,116,992        20,840,426         2,723,434             15.03
Texas...................................        58,272,349        57,992,167         (280,182)             -0.48
Utah....................................         4,299,449         3,786,657         (512,792)            -11.93
Vermont.................................           864,140           779,524          (84,616)             -9.79
Virginia................................        15,640,645        15,956,793           316,148              2.02
Washington..............................        21,476,440        19,149,875       (2,326,565)            -10.83
West Virginia...........................         3,992,664         4,272,884           280,220              7.02
Wisconsin...............................        14,349,020        16,187,134         1,838,114             12.81
Wyoming.................................           867,129           726,937         (140,192)            -16.17
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    State Total.........................       955,591,379       998,838,000        43,246,621              4.53
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
American Samoa..........................           225,553           291,924            66,371             29.43
Guam....................................         1,271,032         1,138,877         (132,155)            -10.40
Northern Marianas.......................           576,868           597,709            20,841              3.61
Palau...................................           119,619           119,680                61              0.05
Virgin Islands..........................           868,163           899,528            31,365              3.61
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    Outlying Areas Total................         3,061,235         3,047,718          (13,517)             -0.44
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
National Reserve........................       221,005,193       217,201,282       (3,803,911)             -1.72
Evaluations set aside...................                 0         3,370,000         3,370,000               N/A
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* The revised PY 2013 allotments are the actual amounts the Department obligated to states for PY 2013 and
  include the reductions associated with sequestration on the FY 2013 advance (part of the PY 2012 allotments).


 Table D--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY
                                        2014 vs PY 2013 Final Allotments
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                  State                     Final PY 2013     Final PY 2014      Difference       % Difference
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Total...................................      $664,183,664      $664,184,000              $336              0.00
Alabama.................................         8,569,344         8,502,449          (66,895)             -0.78
Alaska..................................         7,219,993         7,219,997                 4              0.00
Arizona.................................        12,527,937        12,467,698          (60,239)             -0.48
Arkansas................................         5,322,835         5,307,726          (15,109)             -0.28
California..............................        79,878,737        79,586,271         (292,466)             -0.37
Colorado................................        10,701,027        10,685,065          (15,962)             -0.15
Connecticut.............................         7,579,931         7,561,842          (18,089)             -0.24
Delaware................................         1,855,181         1,855,182                 1              0.00
District of Columbia....................         2,168,988         2,123,634          (45,354)             -2.09
Florida.................................        38,965,509        38,551,390         (414,119)             -1.06
Georgia.................................        19,478,108        19,608,469           130,361              0.67
Hawaii..................................         2,343,342         2,327,227          (16,115)             -0.69
Idaho...................................         6,015,540         6,015,543                 3              0.00
Illinois................................        27,258,028        27,868,035           610,007              2.24
Indiana.................................        12,822,043        12,821,228             (815)             -0.01
Iowa....................................         6,011,854         5,964,574          (47,280)             -0.79
Kansas..................................         5,554,935         5,526,029          (28,906)             -0.52
Kentucky................................         8,512,743         8,506,643           (6,100)             -0.07
Louisiana...............................         8,134,111         8,094,739          (39,372)             -0.48
Maine...................................         3,577,384         3,577,386                 2              0.00
Maryland................................        11,522,943        11,906,489           383,546              3.33
Massachusetts...........................        13,248,486        13,409,175           160,689              1.21
Michigan................................        21,625,084        21,291,774         (333,310)             -1.54
Minnesota...............................        11,084,590        10,993,540          (91,050)             -0.82
Mississippi.............................         5,719,384         5,674,402          (44,982)             -0.79
Missouri................................        11,976,795        11,888,860          (87,935)             -0.73
Montana.................................         4,915,929         4,915,931                 2              0.00
Nebraska................................         5,725,191         5,605,477         (119,714)             -2.09
Nevada..................................         6,161,654         6,117,652          (44,002)             -0.71
New Hampshire...........................         2,642,832         2,650,012             7,180              0.27
New Jersey..............................        19,163,183        19,124,756          (38,427)             -0.20
New Mexico..............................         5,516,538         5,516,541                 3              0.00
New York................................        38,535,164        38,504,428          (30,736)             -0.08

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North Carolina..........................        19,585,198        19,555,320          (29,878)             -0.15
North Dakota............................         5,005,887         5,005,890                 3              0.00
Ohio....................................        23,954,983        23,710,251         (244,732)             -1.02
Oklahoma................................         6,384,955         6,461,834            76,879              1.20
Oregon..................................         8,218,324         8,138,876          (79,448)             -0.97
Pennsylvania............................        25,228,309        25,781,009           552,700              2.19
Puerto Rico.............................         7,059,087         6,911,482         (147,605)             -2.09
Rhode Island............................         2,471,893         2,453,424          (18,469)             -0.75
South Carolina..........................         9,156,659         9,079,879          (76,780)             -0.84
South Dakota............................         4,626,591         4,626,593                 2              0.00
Tennessee...............................        12,520,213        12,636,661           116,448              0.93
Texas...................................        47,277,917        47,954,459           676,542              1.43
Utah....................................         6,532,457         6,395,863         (136,594)             -2.09
Vermont.................................         2,167,358         2,167,359                 1              0.00
Virginia................................        15,425,187        15,390,720          (34,467)             -0.22
Washington..............................        13,893,830        13,819,721          (74,109)             -0.53
West Virginia...........................         5,295,589         5,295,592                 3              0.00
Wisconsin...............................        11,835,302        11,820,318          (14,984)             -0.13
Wyoming.................................         3,589,533         3,589,535                 2              0.00
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    State Total.........................       662,564,615       662,564,950               335              0.00
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam....................................           310,787           310,787                 0              0.00
Virgin Islands..........................         1,308,262         1,308,263                 1              0.00
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    Outlying Areas Total................         1,619,049         1,619,050                 1              0.00
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 Table E--U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States
                                          PY 2014 vs PY 2013 Allotments
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                  State                        PY 2013           PY 2014         Difference       % Difference
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Total...................................       $31,939,520       $32,000,000           $60,480              0.19
Alabama.................................           507,498           507,835               337              0.07
Alaska..................................           289,152           289,243                91              0.03
Arizona.................................           611,887           612,836               949              0.16
Arkansas................................           413,051           407,384           (5,667)             -1.37
California..............................         2,494,284         2,512,037            17,753              0.71
Colorado................................           577,616           581,206             3,590              0.62
Connecticut.............................           477,665           471,257           (6,408)             -1.34
Delaware................................           298,044           298,885               841              0.28
District of Columbia....................           287,102           289,809             2,707              0.94
Florida.................................         1,377,539         1,391,578            14,039              1.02
Georgia.................................           824,786           831,404             6,618              0.80
Hawaii..................................           324,046           323,731             (315)             -0.10
Idaho...................................           339,198           339,000             (198)             -0.06
Illinois................................         1,048,080         1,046,809           (1,271)             -0.12
Indiana.................................           633,362           629,369           (3,993)             -0.63
Iowa....................................           446,571           445,306           (1,265)             -0.28
Kansas..................................           427,285           426,480             (805)             -0.19
Kentucky................................           496,768           498,878             2,110              0.42
Louisiana...............................           496,842           499,691             2,849              0.57
Maine...................................           330,683           331,051               368              0.11
Maryland................................           620,509           626,679             6,170              0.99
Massachusetts...........................           666,310           669,155             2,845              0.43
Michigan................................           812,448           815,743             3,295              0.41
Minnesota...............................           607,376           607,750               374              0.06
Mississippi.............................           407,924           405,143           (2,781)             -0.68
Missouri................................           612,833           610,737           (2,096)             -0.34
Montana.................................           306,346           306,821               475              0.16
Nebraska................................           368,239           370,589             2,350              0.64
Nevada..................................           411,657           411,954               297              0.07
New Hampshire...........................           334,747           335,427               680              0.20
New Jersey..............................           803,433           807,150             3,717              0.46
New Mexico..............................           357,589           358,969             1,380              0.39
New York................................         1,408,967         1,414,730             5,763              0.41
North Carolina..........................           814,453           820,492             6,039              0.74
North Dakota............................           291,774           293,355             1,581              0.54
Ohio....................................           950,865           944,285           (6,580)             -0.69
Oklahoma................................           463,255           465,806             2,551              0.55

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Oregon..................................           486,746           480,795           (5,951)             -1.22
Pennsylvania............................         1,030,074         1,039,220             9,146              0.89
Puerto Rico.............................           400,028           389,936          (10,092)             -2.52
Rhode Island............................           312,502           312,805               303              0.10
South Carolina..........................           506,743           509,004             2,261              0.45
South Dakota............................           298,818           299,407               589              0.20
Tennessee...............................           624,764           624,985               221              0.04
Texas...................................         1,778,866         1,796,213            17,347              0.98
Utah....................................           408,422           413,138             4,716              1.15
Vermont.................................           288,122           287,830             (292)             -0.10
Virginia................................           773,526           759,585          (13,941)             -1.80
Washington..............................           671,854           668,760           (3,094)             -0.46
West Virginia...........................           342,244           342,636               392              0.11
Wisconsin...............................           618,228           618,083             (145)             -0.02
Wyoming.................................           281,744           282,229               485              0.17
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    State Total.........................        31,762,865        31,823,200            60,335              0.19
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam....................................            93,009            93,090                81              0.09
Virgin Islands..........................            83,646            83,710                64              0.08
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Outlying Areas Total................           176,655           176,800               145              0.08
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    Signed: at Washington, DC, on this 3rd day of April 2014.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2014-08166 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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