To announce a planned BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminar to be held December 3 – 7, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. We expect to offer three additional BTQ seminars during FY 2008. Dates and locations will be announced later.

To invite state staff participation in two RJM training webinar sessions scheduled to be held November 14 – 15, 2007, and December 5-6, 2007.

To announce the implementation of a new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved quarterly financial reporting form, U.S. DOL ETA FINANCIAL REPORT (ETA-9130). This form will be required for use by all ETA grantees starting with the quarter ending September 30, 2007.

The purpose of this guidance is to clarify Department of Labor policy regarding existing flexibility under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to serve military spouses as dislocated workers under the WIA Dislocated Worker formula grant.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 base allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training and job search and relocation allowances.

To request Area of Substantial Unemployment (ASU) designations in each state as defined in the WIA in order to allot funds under the Act for the period beginning July 1, 2008.

To summarize the UI program’s GPRA performance for FY 2006 and announce the FY 2007 and FY 2008 GPRA goals and targets.

To provide requirements for requesting advances (loans) from and making voluntary repayments to the FUA in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) through a new optional electronic system designated the Loan and Repayment Application System (LARAS). Requests initiated in the Title XII LARAS will now be accepted in place of letters.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper 2007-14: The Employer as the Client: State-Financed Customized Training.

The purpose of this guidance is to announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program under the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) and provide procedural guidance to the states for processing requests for certifications under the consolidated program.