[Federal Register: March 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 54)] [Notices] [Page 13819-13821] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22mr99-96] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Job Training Partnership Act: Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers; Reallotment of Title III Funds AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is publishing for public information the Job Training Partnership Act Title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) funds identified by States for reallotment, and the amount to be reallotted to eligible States. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Holl, Office of Worker Retraining and Adjustment Programs, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Room N-5426, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone: 202-219-5577 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA or the Act), as amended by the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA), the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) is required to recapture funds from States identified pursuant to section 303(b) of the Act, and reallot such funds by a Notice of Obligation (NOO) adjustment to current year funds to ``eligible States'' and ``eligible high unemployment States'', as set forth in section 303(a), (b), and (c) of JTPA. 29 U.S.C. 1653. The basic reallotment process was described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 4-88, dated November 25, 1988, Subject: Reallotment and Reallocation of Funds under Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), as amended, 53 FR 43737 (December 2, 1988). The reallotment process for Program Year (PY) 1997 funds was described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 6-97, dated April 14, 1998, Subject: Reallotment of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Title III Formula-Allotted Funds. NOO adjustments to the PY 1998 (July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999) formula allotments are being issued based on expenditures reported to the Secretary by the States, as required by the recapture and reallotment provisions at Section 303 of JTPA. 29 U.S.C. 1653. Excess funds are recaptured from PY 1998 formula allotments, and are distributed by formula to eligible States and eligible high unemployment States, resulting in either an upward or downward adjustment to every State's PY 1998 allotment. Unemployment Data The unemployment data used in the formula for reallotments, relative numbers of unemployed and relative numbers of excess unemployed, were for the October 1997 through September 1998 period. Long-term unemployment data used were for calendar year 1997. The determination of ``eligible high unemployment States'' for the reallotment of excess unexpended funds was also based on unemployment data for the period October 1997 through September 1998, with all average unemployment rates rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. The unemployment data were provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon the Current Population Survey. The table below displays the distribution of the net changes to PY 1998 formula allotments. BILLING CODE 4510-30-M [[Page 13820]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN22MR99.003 BILLING CODE 4510-30-C [[Page 13821]] Explanation of Table Column 1: This column shows each State's unemployment rate for the twelve months ending September 1998. Column 2: This column shows the amount of excess funds which are subject to recapture. PY 1998 funds in an amount equal to the excess of funds identified will be recaptured from such State and distributed as discussed below. Column 3: This column shows total excess funds initially distributed among all ``eligible States'' by applying the regular Title III formula. ``Eligible States'' are those with unexpended PY 1997 funds at or below the level of 20 percent of their PY 1997 formula allotments as described above. Column 4: Eligible States with unemployment rates higher than the national average, which was 4.6 percent for the 12-month period, are ``eligible high unemployment States.'' These eligible high unemployment States received amounts equal to their share of the excess funds (the amounts shown in column 3) according to the regular Title III formula. This is Step 1 of the reallotment process. These amounts are shown in column 4 and total $3,025,519. Column 5: The sum of the remaining shares of available funds ($1,474,005) is distributed among all eligible States, again using the regular Title III allotment formula. This is Step 2 of the reallotment process. These amounts are shown in column 5. Column 6: Net changes in PY 1998 formula allotment are presented. This column represents the decreases in Title III funds shown in column 2, and the increases in Title III funds shown in columns 4 and 5. NOOs in the amounts shown in column 6 are being issued to the States listed. Equitable Procedures Pursuant to section 303(d) of the Act, Governors of States required to make funds available for reallotment shall prescribe equitable procedures for making funds available from the State and substate grantees. 29 U.S.C. 1653(d). Distribution of Funds Funds are being reallotted by the Secretary in accordance with section 303(a), (b), and (c) of the Act, using the factors described in section 302(b) of the Act. 29 U.S.C. 1652(b) and 1653(a), (b), and (c). Distribution within States of funds allotted to States shall be in accordance with section 302(c) and (d) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 1652(c) and (d)), and the JTPA regulation at 20 CFR 631.12(d). Signed at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of March, 1999. Raymond Bramucci, Assistant Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. 99-6859 Filed 3-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M