To announce the release and availability of the subject ETA Occasional Paper and its accompanying appendixes on the methodology used in the sample design and the baseline survey.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-02 titled, Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services: An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa (Final Report), prepared by The Urban Institute.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-05: Implementing Efficiency Measures for Employment and Training Programs Final Report

To provide additional guidance on the “Nonreduction Rule” under the Federal Additional Compensation (FAC) program.

The purpose of this advisory is to clarify the requirements regarding timing of submission of the Youth Self-Attestation Form and to transmit the revised instructions to the Youth Self-Attestation Form.

This guidance provides SCSEP grant applicants with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for Program Year (PY) 2010 funds, with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2010.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance for use of WIA Youth formula funded activities in PY 2010 building from the experience and lessons learned during the implementation of the Youth program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice is to describe training required for workers involved in oil spill response and clean-up, and to describe the relevant role of the workforce investment system.

• To explain current waiver policy and clarify conditions that ETA placed on certain waivers.
• To provide guidance on the elements of a waiver request and the submission and approval process.
• To provide information on waiver accountability, including monitoring.

To clarify the Department of Labor’s position about the use of unemployment fund moneys to pay interest and other administrative costs on non-federal loans used to pay unemployment compensation (UC) under state law.