Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of FY 1994 Funds for Refugee Social Services and for Refugees Who Are Former Political Prisoners From Vietnam

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of

FY 1994 Funds for Refugee Social Services and for Refugees Who Are

Former Political Prisoners From Vietnam

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocations to States of FY 1994 funds for

refugee\1\ social services and for refugees who are former political

prisoners from Vietnam.

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\1\In addition to persons admitted to the United States as

refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

(INA) or granted asylum under section 208 of the INA, eligibility

for refugee social services also includes: (1) Cuban and Haitian

entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act

of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-422); (2) certain Amerasians from Vietnam

who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under section 584 of the

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in the FY 1988 Continuing

Resolution (Pub. L. No. 100-202); and (3) certain Amerasians from

Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of the Foreign

Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations

Acts, 1989 (Pub. L. No. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101-167), and

1991 (Pub. L. No. 101-513). For convenience, the term ``refugee'' is

used in this notice to encompass all such eligible persons unless

the specific context indicates otherwise.

Refugees admitted to the U.S. under admissions numbers set aside

for private-sector-initiative admissions are not eligible to be

served under the social service program (or under other programs

supported by Federal refugee funds) during their period of coverage

under their sponsoring agency's agreement with the Department of

State--usually two years from their date of arrival or until they

obtain permanent resident alien status, whichever comes first.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the proposed allocations to States of FY

1994 funds for social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program

(RRP). In order to help meet the special needs of former political

prisoners from Vietnam, the Director proposes to add to the formula

allocation $2,000,000 in funds previously set aside for social services

discretionary projects. In the final notice, allocation amounts could

be adjusted after considering comments and evidence from States on

population estimates. This notice proposes to eliminate the set-aside

for mutual assistance associations (MAAs) as a separate component of

the social service allocations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the proposals contained in this notice must

be received by April 13, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments, in duplicate, to: Toyo A. Biddle,

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and

Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toyo Biddle (202) 401-9250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Amounts Proposed For Allocation

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has available $80,802,000

in FY 1994 refugee social service funds as part of the FY 1994

appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services (Pub. L.

No. 103-112).

Of the total of $80,802,000, the Director of ORR proposes to make

available to States $68,681,700 (85%) under the allocation formula set

out in this notice. These funds would be made available for the purpose

of providing social services to refugees. In addition, the Director of

ORR proposes to make available $2,000,000 from discretionary social

service funds to be allocated under the formula in this notice for

additional services to former political prisoners from Vietnam. The

allocation amounts proposed in this notice could be adjusted slightly

in the final notice after taking into consideration any population

adjustments (see Section VI, below). ORR intends FY 1994 to be the last

year in which a special set-aside will be allocated for additional

services for former political prisoners from Vietnam.

A. Discretionary Social Service Funds for Vietnamese Political

Prisoners

In recognition of the special vulnerability of refugees who are

former political prisoners from Vietnam, the Director of ORR proposes

to set aside $2,000,000 from discretionary social service funds to be

allocated under the formula set forth in this announcement, based on

the number of actual political prisoner arrivals in FY 1993. This

formula allocation is shown separately in Table 1 (cols. 7 and 8).

States are required to use this allocation to provide additional

services, as described below, to recent arrivals from Vietnam who are

former political prisoners and members of their families.

Allowable services for the above-cited funds for political

prisoners include the following direct services: (1) Specialized

orientation and adjustment services, including peer support activities;

and (2) specialized employment-related services, as needed. Under no

circumstances may these funds be used for direct cash payments or

stipends, or for the purchase of advertising space or air time.

Allowable services under this allocation for Vietnamese political

prisoners are intended to supplement, not to supplant, those services

provided to refugees in general under the social service formula

allocation, discussed below.

ORR intends to provide technical assistance to States and

organizations that request it to assure effective program development

and implementation.

Because these funds are proposed to provide specifically for

services for former political prisoners from Vietnam, States which

allocate social service funds to other local administrative

jurisdictions, such as counties, shall do so for these funds, using a

formula which reflects recent and anticipated arrivals of this target

population only.

ORR strongly encourages States and other contracting jurisdictions,

in selecting service providers for the above, to award these funds, to

the extent possible, to qualified refugee mutual assistance

associations with experience serving the target population. All

contractors receiving these funds should have Vietnamese language

capacity and Vietnamese cultural understanding.

States are required to provide to ORR program performance

information on the Vietnamese political prisoner program that meets the

reporting requirements contained in 45 CFR 92.40, under the terms and

conditions of the social services grant awards to States. This

information, to be contained in the narrative portion of State

quarterly performance reports, must indicate: (1) Name of service

contractors; (2) categories of activities provided; (3) numbers of

persons and types (former prisoners, family members, etc.) served; and

(4) outcomes, to the extent possible.

B. Refugee Social Service Funds

The population figures for the social service allocation include

refugees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, and Amerasians from Vietnam since

these populations may be served through funds addressed in this notice.

(A State must, however, have an approved State plan for the Cuban/

Haitian Entrant Program in order to use funds on behalf of entrants as

well as refugees.)

The Director proposes to allocate $68,681,700 to States on the

basis of each State's proportion of the national population of refugees

who had been in the U.S. 3 years or less as of October 1, 1993

(including a floor amount for States which have small refugee

populations).

The use of the 3-year population base in the allocation formula is

required by section 412(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

(INA) which states that the ``funds available for a fiscal year for

grants and contracts [for social services] * * * shall be allocated

among the States based on the total number of refugees (including

children and adults) who arrived in the United States not more than 36

months before the beginning of such fiscal year and who are actually

residing in each State (taking into account secondary migration) as of

the beginning of the fiscal year.''

As established in the FY 1991 social services notice published in

the Federal Register of August 29, 1991, section I, ``Allocation

Amounts'' (56 FR 42745), a variable floor amount for States which have

small refugee populations will be calculated as follows: If the

application of the regular allocation formula yields less than

$100,000, then--

(1) A base amount of $75,000 is provided for a State with a

population of 50 or fewer refugees who have been in the U.S. 3 years or

less; and

(2) For a State with more than 50 refugees who have been in the

U.S. 3 years or less: (a) A floor has been calculated consisting of

$50,000 plus the regular per capita allocation for refugees above 50 up

to a total of $100,000 (in other words, the maximum under the floor

formula is $100,000); (b) if this calculation has yielded less than

$75,000, a base amount of $75,000 is provided for the State.

ORR has consistently supported floors for small States in order to

provide sufficient funds to carry out a minimum service program. Given

the range in numbers of refugees in the small States, we have concluded

that a variable floor, as established in the FY 1991 notice, will be

more reflective of needs than previous across-the-board floors.

The $12,120,300 in remaining social service funds (15% of the total

funds available) is expected to be used by ORR on a discretionary basis

to provide funds for individual projects intended to contribute to the

effectiveness and efficiency of the refugee resettlement program. Grant

announcements on discretionary initiatives will be issued separately.

Population To Be Served

Although the allocation formula is based on the 3-year refugee

population, in accordance with the requirements of 45 CFR part 400

Subpart I--Refugee Social Services, States are not required to limit

social service programs to refugees who have been in the U.S. only 3

years. In keeping with 45 CFR 400.147(a), a State must allocate an

appropriate portion of its social service funds, based on population

and service needs, as determined by the State, for services to newly

arriving refugees who have been in the U.S. less than one year.

While 45 CFR 400.147(b) requires that in providing employability

services, a State must give priority to a refugee who is receiving cash

assistance, social service programs should not be limited exclusively

to refugees who are cash assistance recipients. If a State intends to

provide services to refugees who have been in the U.S. more than 3

years, 45 CFR 400.147(c) requires the State to specify and justify as

part of its Annual Services Plan those funds that it proposes to use to

provide services to those refugees.

ORR expects States to ensure that refugee social services are

provided to special populations such as Amerasians and former political

prisoners from Vietnam, in addition to special funding that ORR may

designate to address the special needs of these populations.

ORR funds may not be used to provide services to United States

citizens, since they are not covered under the authorizing legislation,

with the following exceptions: (1) Under current regulations at 45 CFR

400.208, services may be provided to a U.S.-born minor child in a

family in which both parents are refugees or, if only one parent is

present, in which that parent is a refugee; and (2) under the FY 1989

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 100-461), services may be provided to

an Amerasian from Vietnam who is a U.S. citizen and who enters the U.S.

after October 1, 1988.

Service Priorities

Refugee social service funding should be used to assist refugee

families to achieve economic independence. To this end, ORR expects

States to ensure that a coherent plan of services is developed for each

eligible family that addresses the family's needs from time of arrival

until attainment of economic independence. Each service plan should

address a family's needs for both employment-related services and other

needed social services.

Reflecting section 412(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the INA, the Director

expects States to ``insure that women have the same opportunities as

men to participate in training and instruction.'' In addition, States

are expected to make sure that services are provided in a manner that

encourages the use of bilingual women on service agency staffs to

ensure adequate service access by refugee women. In order to facilitate

refugee self-support, the Director also expects States to implement

strategies which address simultaneously the employment potential of

both male and female wage earners in a family unit, particularly in the

case of large families. States are expected to make every effort to

assure the availability of day care services in order to allow women

with children the opportunity to participate in employment services or

to accept or retain employment. To accomplish this, day care may be

treated as a priority employment-related service under the refugee

social services program. Refugees who are participating in employment

services or have accepted employment are eligible for day care

services. For an employed refugee, day care funded by refugee social

service dollars must be limited to one year after the refugee becomes

employed. States are expected to use day care funding from other

publicly funded mainstream programs as a prior resource and are

expected to work with service providers to assure maximum access to

other publicly funded resources for day care.

In accordance with 45 CFR 400.146, if a State's cash assistance

dependency rate for refugees (as defined in section 400.146(b)) is 55%

or more, funds awarded under this notice (with the exception of the

political prisoner set-aside) are subject to a requirement that at

least 85% of the State's award be used for employability services as

set forth in section 400.154. ORR expects these funds to be used for

services which directly enhance refugee employment potential, have

specific employment objectives, and are designed to enable refugees to

obtain jobs in less than one year as part of a plan to achieve self-

sufficiency. This reflects the Congressional objective that

``employable refugees should be placed on jobs as soon as possible

after their arrival in the United States'' and that social service

funds be focused on ``employment-related services, English-as-a-second-

language training (in non-work hours where possible), and case-

management service'' (INA, section 412(a)(1)(B)). If refugee social

service funds are used for the provision of English language training,

such training should be provided concurrently, rather than

sequentially, with employment or with other employment-related

services, to the maximum extent possible. ORR also encourages the

continued provision of services after a refugee has entered a job to

help the refugee retain employment or move to a better job.

Since current welfare dependency data are not available, those

States that historically have had dependency rates at 55% and above are

invited to submit a request for a waiver of the 85% requirement if they

can provide reliable documentation that demonstrates a lower dependency

rate.

ORR will consider granting a waiver of the 85% provision if a State

meets one of the following conditions:

1. The State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director of

ORR that the dependency rate of refugees who have been in the U.S. 24

months or less is below 55% in the State.

2. The State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that

(a) less than 85% of the State's social service allocation is

sufficient to meet all employment-related needs of the State's refugees

and (b) there are non-employment-related service needs which are so

extreme as to justify an allowance above the basic 15%. Or

3. In accordance with section 412(c)(1)(C) of the INA, the State

submits to the Director a plan (established by or in consultation with

local governments) which the Director determines provides for the

maximum appropriate provision of employment-related services for, and

the maximum placement of, employable refugees consistent with

performance standards established under section 106 of the Job Training

Partnership Act.

Refugee social services should be provided in a manner that is

culturally and linguistically compatible with a refugee's language and

cultural background. In light of the increasingly diverse population of

refugees who are resettling in this country, refugee service agencies

will need to develop practical ways of providing culturally and

linguistically appropriate services to a changing ethnic population. To

the maximum extent possible, particularly during a refugee's initial

years of resettlement, refugee social services should be provided

through a refugee-specific system rather than through a system in which

refugees are only one of many client groups being served. When planning

State refugee services, States are strongly encouraged to take into

account the reception and placement (R & P) services provided by local

resettlement agencies in order to utilize these resources in the

overall program design and to ensure the provision of seamless services

to refugees.

In order to provide culturally and linguistically compatible

services in as cost-efficient a manner as possible in a time of limited

resources, ORR encourages States and counties to promote and give

special consideration to the provision of refugee social services

through coalitions of refugee service organizations, such as coalitions

of MAAs, voluntary resettlement agencies, or a variety of service

providers. ORR believes it is essential for refugee-serving

organizations to form close partnerships in the provision of services

to refugees in order to be able to respond adequately to a changing

refugee picture. Coalition-building and consolidation of providers is

particularly important in communities with multiple service providers

in order to ensure better coordination of services and maximum use of

funding for services by minimizing the funds used for multiple

administrative overhead costs.

States should also expect to use funds available under this notice

to pay for social services which are provided to refugees who

participate in alternative projects. Section 412(e)(7)(A) of the INA

provides that:

The Secretary [of HSS] shall develop and implement alternative

projects for refugees who have been in the United States less than

thirty-six months, under which refugees are provided interim

support, medical services, support [social] services, and case

management, as needed, in a manner that encourages self-sufficiency,

reduces welfare dependency, and fosters greater coordination among

the resettlement agencies and service providers.

This provision is generally known as the Wilson/Fish Amendment. The

Department has already issued a separate notice in the Federal Register

with respect to applications for such projects (50 FR 24583, June 11,

1985). The notice on alternative projects does not contain provisions

for the allocation of additional social service funds beyond the

amounts established in this notice. Therefore a State which may wish to

consider carrying out such a project should take note of this in

planning its use of social service funds being allocated under the

present notice.

Funding to MAAs

ORR proposes to eliminate the set-aside for refugee mutual

assistance associations as a separate component under the social

service notice and proposes instead to fold these funds into the social

service formula allocation to States. ORR believes that the continued

and/or increased utilization of qualified refugee mutual assistance

associations in the delivery of social services helps to ensure the

provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services as well

as increasing the effectiveness of the overall service system.

Therefore, at a minimum, ORR expects States to continue to award

refugee social service funds to MAAs at a level comparable to the MAA

set-aside level in previous years. In addition, ORR strongly encourages

States when contracting for services, including employment services, to

give consideration to the special strengths of MAAs, whenever contract

bidders are otherwise equally qualified, provided that the MAA has the

capability to deliver services in a manner that is culturally and

linguistically compatible with the background of the target population

to be served.

ORR defines MAAs as organizations with the following

qualifications:

a. The organization is legally incorporated as a nonprofit

organization; and

b. Not less than 51% of the composition of the Board of Directors

or governing board of the mutual assistance association is comprised of

refugees or former refugees, including both refugee men and women.

State Administration

States are reminded that under current regulations at 45 CFR

400.206 and 400.207, States have the flexibility to charge the

following types of administrative costs against their refugee program

social service grants, if they so choose: Direct and indirect

administrative costs incurred for the overall management and operation

of the State refugee program, including its coordination, planning,

policy and program development, oversight and monitoring, data

collection and reporting, and travel. See also State Transmittal No.

88-40.

II. [Reserved for Discussion of Comments in Final Notice]

III. Allocation Formula

Of the funds available for FY 1994 for social services, $68,681,700

is proposed to be allocated to States in accordance with the formula

specified below. A State's allowable allocation will be calculated as

follows:

1. The total amount of funds determined by the Director to be

available for this purpose; divided by--

2. The total number of refugees and Cuban/Haitian entrants who

arrived in the United States not more than 3 years prior to the

beginning of the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated and

the number of Amerasians from Vietnam eligible for refugee social

services, as shown by the ORR Refugee Data System. The resulting per

capita amount will be multiplied by--

3. The number of persons in item 2, above, in the State as of

October 1, 1993, adjusted for estimated secondary migration.

The calculation above will yield the formula allocation for each

State. Minimum allocations for small States are taken into account.

Allocations for political prisoners are based on FY 1993 arrival

numbers for this group in each State from the Refugee Data Center and

are limited to States with 170 or more political prisoner arrivals. We

have limited the population base to FY 1993 political prisoner arrival

numbers because these funds are intended to serve recent arrivals. We

have not included States with fewer than 170 former political prisoners

in the political prisoner allocations formula because the resulting

level of funding would be insignificant. In these States, we believe

the small number of political prisoners could be adequately served

under the State's refugee social services program.

IV. Basis of Population Estimates

The population estimates for the allocation of funds in FY 1994 are

based on data on refugee arrivals from the ORR Refugee Data System,

adjusted as of October 1, 1993, for estimated secondary migration. The

data base includes refugees of all nationalities, Amerasians from

Vietnam, and Cuban and Haitian entrants.

For fiscal year 1994, ORR's formula allocations for the States for

social services are based on the number of refugees and Amerasians who

arrived, and on the numbers of entrants who arrived or were resettled,

during the preceding three fiscal years: 1991, 1992, and 1993, based on

final arrival data by State. Therefore, estimates have been developed

of the numbers of refugees and entrants with arrival or resettlement

dates between October 1, 1990, and September 30, 1993, who are thought

to be living in each State as of October 1, 1993. Refugees admitted

under the Federal Government's private-sector initiative are not

included, since their assistance and services are to be provided by the

private sponsoring organizations under an agreement with the Department

of State.

The estimates of secondary migration were based on data submitted

by all participating States on Form ORR-11. The total migration

reported by each State was summed, yielding in- and-out-migration

figures and a net migration figure for each State. The net migration

figure was applied to the State's total arrival figure, resulting in a

revised population estimate. Because the reporting period covered on

Form ORR-11 was a maximum of only 8 months as of June 1993 for the

majorigy of States whose reporting base was their cash/medical

assistance caseload, extra weight was given to the secondary migration

reported by those States to arrive at estimates of secondary migration

over a 36-month period. In 1993, no count of recently-arrived refugee

children was available from the Department of Education for use as a

comparison.

Estimates were developed separately for refugees and entrants and

then combined into a total estimated 3-year refugee/entrant population

for each State. Eligible Amerasians are included in the refugee

figures.

Table 1, below, shows the estimated 3-year populations, as of

October 1, 1993, of refugees (col. 1), entrants (col. 2), and total

refugees and entrants (col. 3); the formula amounts which the

population estimates yield (col. 4); and the proposed allocation

amounts after allowing for the minimum amounts (col. 5). Table 1 also

shows the number of former political prisoner arrivals in FY 1993 (col.

6); and the allocation amounts for services to this population (col.

7).

These population estimates and proposed allocation amounts are

intended to be as close to the final figures as was possible at the

time they were developed. However, revisions may need to be made, based

on data submitted by States in accordance with Section VI of this

notice, and all population estimates and allocation amounts may change

somewhat as a result.

A detailed explanation of the development of data used in this

formula allocation can be obtained by writing to the address indicated

in Section VI of this notice.

V. Proposed Allocation Amounts

Funding will be contingent upon the submittal and approval of a

State annual services plan. The following amounts are proposed for

allocation for refugee social services in FY 1994:

Table 1.--Estimated 3-Year Refugee/Entrant Populations of States Participating in the Refugee Program and Proposed Social Service Formula Amounts and

Allocations for FY 1994; and Former Political Prisoner Arrivals and Proposed Allocations for FY 1994a

Former

political Former

prisoner political

State Refugees Entrants Total Formula amount Proposed arrivals prisoner

population allocation from proposed

Vietnam in allocation

FY 1993

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

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Alabama............................................. 894 19 913 $163,830 $163,830 39 $0

Alaska.............................................. 134 0 134 24,045 75,000 14 0

Arizona............................................. 4,052 40 4,092 734,276 734,276 183 16,029

Arkansas............................................ 296 0 296 53,115 94,143 64 0

California.......................................... 96,259 499 96,758 17,362,427 17,362,427 10,279 900,324

Colorado............................................ 3,541 2 3,543 635,762 635,762 230 20,145

Connecticut......................................... 3,413 75 3,488 625,893 625,893 130 0

Delaware............................................ 112 12 124 22,251 75,000 6 0

District of Columbia................................ 2,883 18 2,901 520,561 520,561 181 15,854

Florida............................................. 12,916 15,989 28,905 5,186,764 5,186,764 546 47,823

Georgia............................................. 8,833 51 8,884 1,591,161 1,594,161 1,294 113,340

Hawaii.............................................. 906 0 906 162,574 162,574 119 0

Idaho............................................... 897 4 901 161,677 161,677 111 0

Illinois............................................ 13,540 102 13,642 2,447,945 2,447,945 358 31,357

Indiana............................................. 1,162 6 1,168 209,588 209,588 73 0

Iowa................................................ 3,173 2 3,175 569,728 569,728 250 21,897

Kansas.............................................. 2,006 3 2,009 360,499 360,499 282 24,700

Kentucky............................................ 1,918 16 1,934 347,040 347,040 159 0

Louisiana........................................... 2,516 58 2,574 461,883 461,883 306 26,802

Maine............................................... 630 0 630 113,048 113,048 4 0

Maryland............................................ 7,456 174 7,630 1,369,141 1,369,141 342 29,955

Massachusetts....................................... 10,985 294 11,279 2,023,924 2,023,924 601 52,641

Michigan............................................ 7,242 38 7,280 1,306,336 1,306,336 241 21,109

Minnesota........................................... 7,471 0 7,471 1,340,609 1,340,609 421 36,875

Mississippi......................................... 178 0 178 31,941 75,000 19 0

Missouri............................................ 5,195 26 5,221 936,865 936,865 330 28,904

Montana............................................. 345 0 345 61,907 100,000 0 0

Nebraska............................................ 2,259 0 2,259 405,359 405,359 215 18,832

Nevada.............................................. 841 168 1,009 181,057 181,057 38 0

New Hampshire....................................... 572 0 572 102,641 102,641 88 0

New Jersey.......................................... 7,563 496 8,059 1,446,121 1,446,121 262 22,948

New Mexico.......................................... 1,093 164 1,257 225,558 225,558 39 0

New York............................................ 65,309 760 66,069 11,855,538 11,855,538 527 46,159

North Carolina...................................... 3,551 22 3,573 641,145 641,145 177 15,503

North Dakota........................................ 1,049 0 1,049 188,234 188,234 48 0

Ohio................................................ 6,064 39 6,103 1,095,133 1,095,133 164 0

Oklahoma............................................ 1,633 1 1,634 293,208 293,208 288 25,226

Oregon.............................................. 5,944 58 6,002 1,077,009 1,077,009 373 32,671

Pennsylvania........................................ 11,066 86 11,152 2,001,135 2,001,135 353 30,919

Rhode Island........................................ 1,066 11 1,077 193,259 193,259 3 0

South Carolina...................................... 454 2 456 81,825 100,000 79 0

South Dakota........................................ 830 0 830 148,937 148,937 0 0

Tennessee........................................... 3,324 32 3,356 602,207 602,207 196 17,167

Texas............................................... 16,762 178 16,940 3,039,744 3,039,744 2,272 199,001

Utah................................................ 1,772 0 1,772 317,971 317,971 135 0

Vermont............................................. 723 0 723 129,736 129,736 16 0

Virginia............................................ 6,222 22 6,244 1,120,434 1,120,434 805 70,509

Washington.......................................... 19,220 1 19,221 3,449,050 3,449,050 1,522 133,310

West Virginia....................................... 85 0 85 15,253 75,000 0 0

Wisconsin........................................... 4,817 1 4,818 864,550 864,550 22 0

Wyoming............................................. 0 0 0 0 75,000 0 0

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Total......................................... 361,172 19,469 380,641 68,302,894 68,681,700 24,204 2,000,000

aBased on arrivals through September 30, 1993.

VI. State Evidence on Refugee Population

If a State wishes ORR to reconsider its population estimate, it

should submit written evidence. Requests will be evaluated according to

a strict standard. The following evidence should be provided:

Documentation and discussion should be confined to the

population entering the United States during the fiscal years 1991,

1992, and 1993, and should clearly identify what refugee or entrant

groups are being discussed.

Documentation should include a list of refugees identified

by name, alien number, date of birth, date of arrival, and case size,

if appropriate. Listings of refugees who are not identified by their

alien numbers will not be considered. Data should be submitted in

machine readable form, preferably in ASCII format on diskette.

Any State evidence on population estimates should be submitted

separately from comments on the proposed allocation formula no later

than 30 days from date of publication of this notice and should be

addressed to: Loren Bussert, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 370

L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington DC 20447. Telephone: (202) 401-4732.

VII. Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice does not create any reporting or recordkeeping

requirements requiring OMB clearance.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.566 Refugee

Assistance--State Administered Programs)

Dated: March 4, 1994.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 94-5823 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]

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