To advise states about the extension of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08) program.

To provide an opportunity for comment on proposed changes to the Assurance of Disaster Recovery Capability and the Assurance of Automated Information Systems Security sections within ET Handbook 336.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will issue formal guidance to all states within 30 days of enactment for implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Wagner-Peyser funding under the Recovery Act. This notice describes the initial plans ETA has developed for implementing these programs under the Recovery Act. Formal guidance is forthcoming.

To advise states of amendments to Federal law providing for unemployment compensation (UC) modernization incentive payments to states, a special administrative transfer to states, relief from interest on advances to state unemployment funds, and the partial suspension of Federal income tax on UC.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the opportunity to submit a supplemental budget request (SBR) for costs associated with implementation of the new temporary Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program.

To provide states with instructions for implementing and operating the new temporary Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program, including fiscal and reporting instructions.

To advise states of temporary changes to the permanent federal-state extended benefits (EB) program.

To issue the revised federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

To announce the release and availability of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Occasional Paper 2009-7: An Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers: 2005 CPS Supplement Results.

The purpose of this guidance is to announce receipt of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the reporting and administrative forms for the consolidated WOTC Program and transmit the newly revised forms and on-line reporting instructions.