To inform states and local areas that OFCCP has published new regulations (41 CFR 60-300) to implement the amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) required by the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) enacted in 2002. These regulations are effective September 7, 2007.

To announce the postponement of the Technology-Based Learning (TBL) Regional Forum, scheduled for September 12, 2007 at the San Francisco Federal Building Auditorium, 90 Seventh Street, San Francisco, California.

To announce the availability of two ETA Occasional Papers:

• ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 08 titled Literature Review: Business/Faith-Based and Community Organization (FBCO) Partnerships; and
• ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 09 titled Action Steps for Businesses: A Guide to Developing Partnerships with Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs).

To announce the release and the availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 07 titled Ready4Work Peer Review of Data Collection.

The attached checklists update the status of the following ETA Advisories:

• General Administration Letters (GALs)
• Training and Employment Information Notices (TEINs)
• Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGLs)

The intent of this guidance is to further clarify the application of the literacy/numeracy measure, initially provided in Attachment C, Educational Functional Level Descriptors, in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-05, issued February 17, 2006. This change TEGL only addresses specific reporting changes for the Youth literacy/numeracy measure.

To inform the states of the revised requirements for submitting unemployment compensation (UC) legislative and other materials using the Form MA 8-7.

To provide procedures implementing the amendment to Section 193 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 enacted by the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Public Law (P.L.) 110-5.

To provide all SCSEP applicants with grant application instructions and procedures for Program Year (PY) 2007, beginning July 1, 2007.

To inform state workforce agencies that the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will not approve any costs related to new/enhanced automation of DUA activities. In addition, FEMA requires prior approval of costs related to: 1) announcements of the availability of DUA; and 2) administrative costs exceeding 15 percent of the total DUA benefit funding request.