Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of FY 1995 Funds for Refugee Social Services and for Refugees Who Are Former Political Prisoners From Vietnam

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program: Proposed Allocations to States of

FY 1995 Funds for Refugee Social Services and for Refugees Who Are

Former Political Prisoners From Vietnam

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocations to States of FY 1995 funds for

refugee\1\ [[Page 12776]] social services and for refugees who are

former political prisoners from Vietnam.

\1\In addition to persons who meet all requirements of 45 CFR

400.43, ``Requirements for documentation of refugee status,''

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

Haitian entrants, under section 501 of the Refugee Education

Assistance Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-422); (2) certain Amerasians

from Vietnam who are admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under

section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

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

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

Amerasians from Vietnam, including U.S. citizens, under title II of

the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Pub. L. No. 100-461), 1990 (Pub. L. No.

101-167), and 1991 (Pub. L. No. 101-513). For convenience, the term

``refugee'' is used in this notice to encompass all such eligible

persons unless the specific context indicates otherwise.

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

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

served under the social service program (or under other programs

supported by Federal refugee funds) during their period of coverage

under their sponsoring agency's agreement with the Department of

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

obtain permanent resident alien status, whichever comes first.

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

1995 funds for social services under the Refugee Resettlement Program

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

prisoners from Vietnam, the Director has added to the formula

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

discretionary projects. In the final notice, allocation amounts could

be adjusted slightly based on final adjustments in FY 1994 arrivals in

some States.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Comments on the proposed allocations contained in this

notice must be received by April 7, 1995.

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

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Amounts Proposed for Allocation

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

in FY 1995 refugee social service funds as part of the FY 1995

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

No. 103-333).

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

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

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

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

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

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

additional services to former political prisoners from Vietnam.

Although we had indicated in the FY 1994 social service allocations

notice that FY 1994 would be the last year in which a special set-aside

would be allocated for additional services for former political

prisoners from Vietnam, we propose to continue this special set-aside

in FY 1995 due to continued arrivals of this population in FY 1995.

A. Discretionary Social Service Funds for Vietnamese Political

Prisoners

In recognition of the special vulnerability of refugees who are

former political prisoners from Vietnam, the Director of ORR proposes

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

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

the number of actual political prisoner arrivals in FY 1994. This

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

States are required to use this allocation to provide additional

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

former political prisoners and members of their families.

Allowable services for the above-cited funds for political

prisoners include the following direct services: (1) Specialized

orientation and adjustment services, including peer support activities;

and (2) specialized employment-related services, as needed. Adjustment

services include any service listed under 45 CFR 400.155(c) of the ORR

regulations. Under no circumstances may these funds be used for direct

cash payments or stipends, for the purchase of advertising space or air

time, or for services covered under the Department of State Reception

and Placement Cooperative Agreements.

Allowable services under this allocation for Vietnamese political

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

provided to refugees in general under the social service formula

allocation, discussed below.

ORR intends to provide technical assistance to States and

organizations that request it to assure effective program development

and implementation.

Because these funds are proposed to provide specifically for

services for former political prisoners from Vietnam, States which

allocate social service funds to other local administrative

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

formula which reflects arrivals of this target population during FY

1994.

ORR strongly encourages States and other contracting jurisdictions,

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

the extent possible, to qualified refugee mutual assistance

associations (MAAs) with experience serving the target population. All

contractors receiving these funds should have Vietnamese language

capacity and Vietnamese cultural understanding.

States are required to provide to ORR program performance

information on the Vietnamese political prisoner program that meets the

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

conditions of the social services grant awards to States. The

information to be contained in the narrative portion of State quarterly

performance reports must include: (1) Names of service contractors; (2)

categories of activities provided; (3) numbers of persons served; and

(4) outcomes, to the extent possible.

B. Refugee Social Service Funds

The population figures for the social service allocation include

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

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

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

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

well as refugees.)

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

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

who had been in the U.S. 3 years or less as of October 1, 1994

(including a floor amount for States which have small refugee

populations).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the beginning of the fiscal year.''

As established in the FY 1991 social services notice published in

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

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

[[Page 12777]] have small refugee populations is calculated as follows:

If the application of the regular allocation formula yields less than

$100,000, then--

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

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

less; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

ORR has consistently supported floors for small States in order to

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

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

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

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

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

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

to provide funds for individual projects intended to contribute to the

effectiveness and efficiency of the refugee resettlement program. Grant

announcements on discretionary initiatives will be issued separately.

Population To Be Served

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

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

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

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

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

appropriate portion of its social service funds, based on population

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

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

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

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

assistance, social service programs should not be limited exclusively

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

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

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

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

provide services to those refugees.

ORR expects States to ensure that refugee social services are made

available to special populations such as Amerasians and former

political prisoners from Vietnam, in addition to special funding that

ORR may designate to address the special needs of these populations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs

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

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

after October 1, 1988.

Service Priorities

Refugee social service funding should be used to assist refugee

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

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

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

until attainment of economic independence. Each service plan should

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

needed social services.

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

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

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

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

encourages the use of bilingual women on service agency staffs to

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

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

strategies which address simultaneously the employment potential of

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

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

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

with children the opportunity to participate in employment services or

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

treated as a priority employment-related service under the refugee

social services program. Refugees who are participating in employment

services or have accepted employment are eligible for day care

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

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

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

publicly funded mainstream programs as a prior resource and are

expected to work with service providers to assure maximum access to

other publicly funded resources for day care.

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

dependency rate for refugees (as defined in Sec. 400.146(b)) is 55% or

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

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

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

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

services which directly enhance refugee employment potential, have

specific employment objectives, and are designed to enable refugees to

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

sufficiency. This reflects the Congressional objective that

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

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

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

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

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

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

such training should be provided concurrently, rather than

sequentially, with employment or with other employment-related

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

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

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

Since current welfare dependency data are not available, those

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

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

can provide reliable documentation that demonstrates a lower dependency

rate.

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

meets one of the following conditions:

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

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

months or less is below 55% in the State.

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

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

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

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

[[Page 12778]] which are so extreme as to justify an allowance above

the basic 15%. Or

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

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

local governments) which the Director determines provides for the

maximum appropriate provision of employment-related services for, and

the maximum placement of, employable refugees consistent with

performance standards established under section 106 of the Job Training

Partnership Act.

Refugee social services should be provided in a manner that is

culturally and linguistically compatible with a refugee's language and

cultural background. In light of the increasingly diverse population of

refugees who are resettling in this country, refugee service agencies

will need to develop practical ways of providing culturally and

linguistically appropriate services to a changing ethnic population.

Refugee-specific social services should be provided which are

specifically designed to meet refugee needs and are in keeping with the

rules and objectives of the refugee program, particularly during a

refugee's initial years of resettlement. When planning State refugee

services, States are strongly encouraged to take into account the

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

agencies in order to utilize these resources in the overall program

design and to ensure the provision of seamless services to refugees.

In order to provide culturally and linguistically compatible

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

resources, ORR encourages States and counties to promote and give

special consideration to the provision of refugee social services

through coalitions of refugee service organizations, such as coalitions

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

providers. ORR believes it is essential for refugee-serving

organizations to form close partnerships in the provision of services

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

refugee picture. Coalition-building and consolidation of providers is

particularly important in communities with multiple service providers

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

funding for services by minimizing the funds used for multiple

administrative overhead costs.

States should also expect to use funds available under this notice

to pay for social services which are provided to refugees who

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

provides that:

The Secretary [of HHS] shall develop and implement alternative

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

thirty-six months, under which refugees are provided interim support,

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

needed, in a manner that encourages self-sufficiency, reduces welfare

dependency, and fosters greater coordination among the resettlement

agencies and service providers.

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

Department has already issued a separate notice in the Federal Register

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

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

for the allocation of additional social service funds beyond the

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

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

planning its use of social service funds being allocated under the

present notice.

Funding to MAAs

ORR no longer provides set-aside funds to refugee mutual assistance

associations as a separate component under the social service notice;

instead we have folded these funds into the social service formula

allocation to States. Elimination of the MAA set-aside, however, does

not represent any reduction in ORR's commitment to MAAs as important

participants in refugee resettlement. ORR believes that the continued

and/or increased utilization of qualified refugee mutual assistance

associations in the delivery of social services helps to ensure the

provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services as well

as increasing the effectiveness of the overall service system.

Therefore, ORR expects States to use MAAs as service providers to the

maximum extent possible. ORR strongly encourages States when

contracting for services, including employment services, to give

consideration to the special strengths of MAAs, whenever contract

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

capability to deliver services in a manner that is culturally and

linguistically compatible with the background of the target population

to be served. ORR also expects States to continue to assist MAAs in

seeking other public and/or private funds for the provision of services

to refugee clients.

ORR defines MAAs as organizations with the following

qualifications:

a. The organization is legally incorporated as a nonprofit

organization; and

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

or governing board of the mutual assistance association is comprised of

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

State Administration

States are reminded that under current regulations at 45 CFR

400.206 and 400.207, States have the flexibility to charge the

following types of administrative costs against their refugee program

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

administrative costs incurred for the overall management and operation

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

policy and program development, oversight and monitoring, data

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

88-40.

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

III. Allocation Formula

Of the funds available for FY 1995 for social services, $68,681,700

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

specified below. A State's allowable allocation is calculated as

follows:

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

available for this purpose; divided by--

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

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

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

the number of Amerasians from Vietnam eligible for refugee social

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

capita amount will be multiplied by--

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

October 1, 1994, adjusted for estimated secondary migration.

The calculation above yields the formula allocation for each State.

Minimum allocations for small States are taken into account.

Proposed allocations for political prisoners are based on FY 1994

arrival numbers for this group in each State from the Refugee Data

Center and are limited to States with 320 or more political prisoner

arrivals. We have limited the population base to FY 1994 political

prisoner arrival numbers because these funds are intended to

[[Page 12779]] serve recent arrivals. We have not included States with

fewer than 320 former political prisoners in the political prisoner

allocations formula because the resulting level of funding would be

insignificant. In these States, we believe the small number of

political prisoners could be adequately served under the State's

refugee social services program.

IV. Basis of Population Estimates

The population estimates for the proposed allocation of funds in FY

1995 are based on data on refugee arrivals from the ORR Refugee Data

System, adjusted as of October 1, 1994, for estimated secondary

migration. The data base includes refugees of all nationalities,

Amerasians from Vietnam, and Cuban and Haitian entrants.

For fiscal year 1995, ORR's proposed formula allocations for the

States for social services are based on the numbers of refugees and

Amerasians who arrived, and on the numbers of entrants who arrived or

were resettled, during the preceding three fiscal years: 1992, 1993,

and 1994, based on final arrival data by State. Therefore, estimates

have been developed of the numbers of refugees and entrants with

arrival or resettlement dates between October 1, 1991, and September

30, 1994, who are thought to be living in each State as of October 1,

1994. Refugees admitted under the Federal Government's private-sector

initiative are not included, since their assistance and services are to

be provided by the private sponsoring organizations under an agreement

with the Department of State.

The estimates of secondary migration were based on data submitted

by all participating States on Form ORR-11 on secondary migrants who

have resided in the U.S. for 36 months or less, as of September 30,

1994. The total migration reported by each State was summed, yielding

in- and out-migration figures and a net migration figure for each

State. The net migration figure was applied to the State's total

arrival figure, resulting in a revised population estimate. Because

Form ORR-11 now covers the full 36-month period through September 30,

1994, there will no longer be a need for ORR to reconsider State

secondary migration estimates based on additional evidence submitted by

States during the public comment period for this notice. Therefore, we

are eliminating Section VI--State Evidence on Refugee Population--in

this notice.

Estimates were developed separately for refugees and entrants and

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

for each State. Eligible Amerasians are included in the refugee

figures.

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

October 1, 1994, of refugees (col. 1), entrants (col. 2), and total

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

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

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

shows the number of former political prisoner arrivals in FY 1994 (col.

6); and the proposed allocation amounts for services to this population

(col. 7).

These population estimates and proposed allocation amounts are

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

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

reflect final adjustments in FY 1994 arrival data in some States.

V. Proposed Allocation Amounts

Funding will be contingent upon the submittal and approval of a

State annual services plan, as required by 45 CFR 400.11(b)(2). The

following amounts are proposed for allocation for refugee social

services in FY 1995:

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

Allocations for FY 1995; and Former Political Prisoner Arrivals and Proposed Allocations for FY 1995

Former

political Former

Total Proposed prisoner political

State Refugees Entrants population Formula amount allocation arrivals from prisoner

Vietnam in FY proposed

1994 allocation

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

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Alabama................................. 760 22 782 $136,600 $136,600 18 $0

Alaskaa................................. 182 0 182 31,792 75,000 16 0

Arizona................................. 3,759 138 3,897 680,727 680,727 299 0

Arkansas................................ 323 0 323 56,422 97,688 84 0

Californiab............................. 90,100 671 90,771 15,855,858 15,855,858 11,666 872,223

Colorado................................ 3,617 1 3,618 631,991 631,991 359 26,841

Connecticut............................. 3,362 138 3,500 611,379 611,379 154 0

Delaware................................ 132 12 144 25,154 75,000 9 0

Dist. of Columbia....................... 2,062 2 2,064 360,539 360,539 257 0

Florida................................. 12,780 24,371 37,151 6,489,528 6,489,528 651 48,673

Georgia................................. 9,479 66 9,545 1,667,318 1,667,318 1,784 133,383

Hawaii.................................. 905 0 905 158,085 158,085 172 0

Idaho................................... 1,015 4 1,019 177,999 177,999 76 0

Illinois................................ 13,606 116 13,722 2,396,956 2,396,956 526 39,327

Indiana................................. 1,137 12 1,149 200,707 200,707 55 0

Iowa.................................... 3,147 2 3,149 550,067 550,067 323 24,150

Kansas.................................. 2,080 3 2,083 363,858 363,858 360 26,916

Kentuckyc............................... 1,942 28 1,970 344,119 344,119 205 0

Louisiana............................... 2,316 116 2,432 424,821 424,821 458 34,243

Maine................................... 580 0 580 101,314 101,314 4 0

Maryland................................ 7,755 83 7,838 1,369,140 1,369,140 387 28,935

Massachusetts........................... 11,454 347 11,801 2,061,396 2,061,396 772 57,720

Michigan................................ 7,806 37 7,843 1,370,013 1,370,013 342 25,570

Minnesota............................... 9,554 0 9,554 1,668,891 1,668,891 472 35,290

Mississippi............................. 128 9 137 23,931 75,000 32 0

Missouri................................ 5,432 14 5,446 951,306 951,306 367 27,439

Montana................................. 167 0 167 29,172 75,000 3 0

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Nebraska................................ 1,916 0 1,916 334,686 334,686 365 27,290

Nevadac................................. 714 335 1,049 183,239 183,239 8 0

New Hampshire........................... 559 0 559 97,646 100,000 192 0

New Jersey.............................. 7,410 704 8,114 1,417,352 1,417,352 255 0

New Mexico.............................. 1,153 479 1,632 285,077 285,077 95 0

New York................................ 70,291 990 71,281 12,451,349 12,451,349 530 39,626

North Carolina.......................... 3,081 23 3,104 542,206 542,206 306 0

North Dakota............................ 1,181 0 1,181 206,297 206,297 24 0

Ohio.................................... 6,067 39 6,106 1,066,595 1,066,595 183 0

Oklahoma................................ 1,390 1 1,391 242,980 242,980 363 27,140

Oregon.................................. 6,201 81 6,282 1,097,338 1,097,338 792 59,215

Pennsylvania............................ 11,125 89 11,214 1,958,859 1,958,859 365 27,290

Rhode Island............................ 943 11 954 166,645 166,645 12 0

South Carolina.......................... 493 2 495 86,466 100,000 127 0

South Dakota............................ 777 0 777 135,726 135,726 8 0

Tennessee............................... 3,457 32 3,489 609,458 609,458 267 0

Texas................................... 17,827 533 18,360 3,207,121 3,207,121 3,252 243,140

Utah.................................... 1,646 0 1,646 287,523 287,523 221 0

Vermont................................. 748 0 748 130,660 130,660 73 0

Virginia................................ 6,221 31 6,252 1,092,098 1,092,098 678 50,692

Washington.............................. 16,598 1 16,599 2,899,510 2,899,510 1,938 144,897

West Virginia........................... 69 0 69 12,053 75,000 0 0

Wisconsin............................... 5,991 1 5,992 1,046,681 1,046,681 20 0

Wyoming................................. 11 0 11 1,921 75,000 0 0

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Total............................. 361,449 29,544 390,993 $68,298,569 $68,681,700 29,925 $2,000,000

aThe Alaska allocation has been awarded for a Wilson/Fish demonstration project.

bA portion of the California allocation is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project in San Diego.

cThe allocation for Kentucky and Nevada is expected to be awarded to continue a Wilson/Fish project.

VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice does not create any reporting or recordkeeping

requirements requiring OMB clearance.

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.566 Refugee

Assistance--State Administered Programs]

Dated: February 27, 1995.

Lavinia Limon,

Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.

[FR Doc. 95-5667 Filed 3-7-95; 8:45 am]

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