To advise states of the extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08) and the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) programs, and the extension of the temporary provisions for the Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) program, and to make a correction to UIPL No.12-09, Change 1.

To announce the release and availability of Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Occasional Paper 2009-19: Nurturing America’s Growth in the Global Marketplace Through Talent Development: An Interim Report on the Evaluation of Generations II and III of WIRED.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2009-21: Implementing the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, the Baseline Evaluation Report.

To provide clarification concerning Attachment 2 of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 8-09: Guidance on Section 163 of the Continuing Resolution Regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2009-20: Characteristics of the Community-Based Job Training Grants: Interim Report

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with a revised version of ET Handbook 336, 18th Edition, Change 2

To clarify the definition of “school dropout” as it pertains to YouthBuild program participants under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper: The Power of Partnership: American Regions Collaborating for Economic Competitiveness, 2009 Generation I WIRED Interim Evaluation Report

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the release and availability of four reports on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program:

• Initial Implementation of the Trade Act of 2002;
• Assessment, Case Management, and Post-Training Assistance for TAA Participants;
• Linkages between TAA, One-Stop Career Center Partners, and Economic Development Agencies; and
• Rapid Response and TAA.

To request Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 166 grantees to submit nominations for consideration by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, for appointment to fill expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council).