TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 14-10
Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 14-10
Oil Spill Reimbursement and Cost Documentation
To provide guidance to states impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform regarding: 1) documentation and reimbursement for oil spill related activities; 2) identification of workers unemployed as a result of the oil spill; 3) reporting requirements related to oil spill activities; 4) confidentiality provisions that apply to information sharing between the state and the "responsible party" (RP) and/or the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF); and 5) information on the disposition of the reimbursed funds.
This guidance does not supplant current or future guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ), agency, or state counsels’ office pertaining to documentation for cost recovery under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA).
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONERS
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIRECTORS
JANE OATES
Assistant Secretary
Questions should be addressed to the appropriate Regional Office.