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

To update guidance to reflect the processing of H-2A applications through ETA’s National Processing Centers and provide clarification regarding the information employers must report to State Workforce Agencies regarding worker abandonment, rejection or termination.

To establish special procedures as part of the H-2A labor certification process for employers who desire to employ temporary foreign workers in the United States for occupations involved in the open range production of livestock.

To announce to the public workforce investment system that the week of February 24-March 3, 2007, is being designated as EntrepreneurshipWeek USA and, as part of the weeklong event, ETA will host an entrepreneurship Webinar on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.

To announce the initial release and availability of the report: Significant Measures of State Unemployment Insurance Tax Systems (available for CY 2006 and CY 2005).

To provide instructions to states for modifying their State Strategic Plans for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act (“the State Plan”) for years three and four of the current five-year planning cycle to ensure that states have approved plans in place to receive formula allotments; and to provide instructions to states for extending existing waivers and requesting new waivers. The deadline for these submissions is April 1, 2007.

To announce a planned BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminar.

To explain the measure used to indicate performance in meeting the GPRA goal of facilitating the reemployment of UI beneficiaries and to give the baseline value and the FY 2007 target for this performance indicator.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.

To transmit minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007.