This document provides guidance for calculating, establishing, and reviewing annual allowance budgets for the WCI Partner jurisdictions.  The WCI Partners believe there is value in developing a budget-setting process prior to establishing budgets.  For this reason, the CSAD Committee is releasing this draft guidance ahead of when allowance budgets must be established, recognizing that changes to the method or process described within the guidance may be necessary in response to federal developments, results of mandatory reporting data, etc.  A webinar to review and discuss the draft guidance will be hosted by the Committee on December 15 at 10:30 a.m. PST.  Written comments can be submitted via the WCI website through January 13, 2010.