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BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA); Notice of Incentive Funding Availability Based on Program Year

(PY)2013 Performance AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), in collaboration with the Department of Education (ED), announces that three States are eligible to apply for WIA (Public Law 105-220, 29 U.S.C. 2801 *et seq.* ) incentive grant awards authorized by section 503 of the WIA. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, signed into law on July 22, 2014, Public Law 113-128, eliminates incentive awards for state performance. PY 2013 is the last year that incentive grants will be awarded to states under WIA. DATES: The three eligible States must submit their applications for incentive funding to the address listed below by June 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Strategic Planning and Performance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210, *Attention:* Caterra Castile and Luke Murren. Telephone number: 202-693-3733 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202-693-2766. Email: *castile.caterra@dol.gov* and *murren.luke@dol.gov.* Information may also be found at the ETA Performance Web site: *http://www.doleta.gov/performance.* Additional information on how to apply can be found in Training and Employment Guidance Letter 20-01 Change 13, which will be forthcoming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Murren at *Murren.Luke@dol.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three States (see Appendix) qualify to receive a share of the $9 million available for incentive grant awards under WIA section 503. These funds, which were contributed by ED from appropriations for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act at WIA title II (AEFLA), are available for the eligible States to use through June 30, 2017, to support innovative workforce development and education activities that are authorized under WIA title IB (Workforce Investment Systems) or WIA title II (AEFLA), or under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV), 20 U.S.C. 2301 *et seq.,* as amended by Public Law 109-270. In order to qualify for a grant award, a State must have exceeded its performance levels for WIA title IB and WIA title II. (Perkins IV removed the requirement that funds be reserved to carry out section 503 of WIA which only referenced Public Law 105-332 (Perkins III); thus, DOL and ED do not consider States' performance levels under Perkins IV in determining eligibility for incentive grants under section 503 of WIA). The performance related goals used to determine a State's eligibility status include:

(1)Employment after training and related services, as well as retention in employment, and

(2)improvements in literacy levels, among other measures. After review of the performance data submitted by States to DOL and ED, each Department determined which States exceeded their performance levels for its respective program(s) (the Appendix at the bottom of this notice lists the eligibility of each State by program). These lists were compared, and States that exceeded their performance levels for both programs are eligible to apply for and receive an incentive grant award. The States eligible to apply for incentive grant awards and the amounts they are eligible to receive are listed in the following chart: State Total award Minnesota $3,000,000 North Dakota 3,000,000 Rhode Island 3,000,000 Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. Appendix State Incentive grants program year 2013 exceeded state performance levels WIA title IB AEFLA (WIA title II—Adult education) WIA title IB; AEFLA Alabama Alaska X Arizona Arkansas California Colorado X Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia X Hawaii Idaho X Illinois X Indiana X Iowa X Kansas X Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland X Massachusetts X Michigan Minnesota X X **X** Mississippi Missouri X Montana X Nebraska X Nevada New Hampshire X New Jersey New Mexico New York X North Carolina North Dakota X X **X** Ohio X Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania X Puerto Rico Rhode Island X X **X** South Carolina X South Dakota X Tennessee X Texas X Utah X Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia X Wisconsin Wyoming Total 14 15 3 * States in bold exceeded their performance levels for both WIA title IB and WIA title II programs. [FR Doc. 2015-10223 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]

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