To announce the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the extension of the TPS Handbook ET 407.

To provide information about the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH); to provide the results of a pilot study of the effectiveness of using NDNH data in preventing and detecting overpayments due to unreported earnings by UI beneficiaries who have returned to work and continue to receive benefits; and to encourage state workforce agencies to take full advantage of the NDNH as a tool for UI program integrity.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide planning guidelines and instructions to Native American grantees for the development of a strategic two-year Comprehensive Services Program (CSP) plan and Supplemental Youth Services Program (SYSP) plan. Native American entities must submit a two-year plan for meeting the employment training needs of Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians consistent with the purposes described in Section 166 of the Act.

UIPL 21-06 -- Not Issued

This guidance letter and its attachments replace and supersede prior operating procedures and policy guidance within the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for H-2B certifications in the entertainment industry, including attachments I - IV of ETA Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 4-03 (TEGL 4-03). This letter describes the special procedures in ETA governing the H-2B nonimmigrant labor certification process for temporary positions in the entertainment industry. This TEGL, as revised, identifies the Chicago National Processing Center as the Center designated to issue ETA determinations on applications for certification to employ temporary workers in the entertainment industry which are initially filed by employers with designated Offices Specializing in Entertainment (OSEs) within the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). This is the only substantive change from previous procedures, under which ETA’s New York City, Dallas, and San Francisco Regional Certifying Officers were designated to issue determinations on these applications.

To inform the state workforce agencies (SWAs) of a revised interpretation of the deadline for enrollment in approved training as a condition of Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) eligibility for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) participants and its effect on Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) eligibility.

To provide State Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) applicants with grant application instructions and procedures for Program Year (PY) 2006 beginning July 1, 2006.

To inform states of the guidelines for (a) negotiating PY 2006 performance levels for Wagner-Peyser Act-funded activities under the common measures and (b) re-negotiating Average Earnings targets for the WIA Title IB Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. These negotiated performance goals for PY 2006 will be incorporated in the WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act Two-Year Strategic Plans. This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) also clarifies the set of youth measures to which states are accountable for the upcoming program year.

To inform states and local areas of the expansion of ETA’s strategic vision, (as described in TEGL 3-04, dated July 16, 2004) to serve out-of-school and our most at-risk youth, including Indian and Native American youth and youth with disabilities under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

To announce ¬the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 funds to improve UI Information Technology Security.