To provide information on the "high emphasis" that selected states will receive through the State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) process to improve first payment time lapse and first level appeals promptness, and to outline the process that will be followed beginning with the 2011 SQSP.

To provide instructions for the preparation and submission of Program Year (PY) 2010 NFJP grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper: Pre-Design Study for the Evaluation of Recovery Act Green Jobs, Health care, and Other High Growth Competitive Grants

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.

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.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information on:

• Options for states to have in place approved Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act (WIA/W-P) State Plans and waivers for Program Year (PY) 2010.
• When State Plan modifications are required.

Notice to inform the workforce community of the availability of additional Financial Management Training Tutorials on the Workforce3One Web site.

To announce the one-time availability of up to $90 million in funding for On-the-Job Training (OJT) National Emergency Grants (NEGs) funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

To provide updated pages for the ETA 191, Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers (UCFE/UCX), ET Handbook No. 401, 4th Edition.

Over the past two years, the workforce investment system has had to confront daily difficult recession challenges by working tirelessly to address the needs of the unemployed, dislocated workers, and many others. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) commends all stakeholders for the remarkable work you are doing and we know that the programs you are managing will continue to make positive change that benefits workers and employers.