To transmit estimated employer contribution rates for 1993 and 1994.

To interpret and clarify the method to be employed to calculate economically disadvantaged under the Section 401 Indian and Native American Program (INA).

To advise State JTPA Liaisons of the required JTPA program reports for PY 1994 and to provide information on the Annual JTPA Fall MIS Conferences.

To announce the results of the UI Quality Appraisals conducted for FY 1994.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies that new procedures for distribution of the Interstate Claimstaking Handbook and the Local Office Directory have been implemented.

To inform you of a Department of Education symposium Creating a Literate Future: A National Forum on Strengthening Policies and Partnerships for Native American Adult and Occupational Education which will be held October 13-15, 1994 in St. Paul, Minnesota

(a) To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of Department of Labor (DOL) plans to develop an Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) to support SESAs through the introduction of technology change and the use of information technology to enhance operations of the UI system, and (b) to request that interested SESAs submit proposals to develop and implement an ITSC to the National Office (NO).

To announce the schedule for full implementation of the Revenue Quality Control (RQC) program, whichincludes revised tax measure- ment criteria using data fromrevised form ETA 581, Contribution Operations report, andreplacement of the Quality Appraisal (Q

To provide State Employment Security Agency (SESA) staff with answers to questions that have been asked during implementation of the Revenue Quality Control (RQC) program.

To transmit to States the updated instructions for the preparation of the JTPA Standardized Program Information Report (SPIR) for JTPA program participants.