To provide the following information for FY 2005: UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding and SBRs.

To transmit the revised Federal Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program based on the January 1, 2005, military pay increase.

To announce the availability of the Performance Enhancement Project (PEP) on-line tutorial for WIA performance measures, in which is designed to explain WIA performance measures in a simple and easy to understand manner and to show the effect of the actions of program staff on reported performance outcomes.

To announce Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 training seminars for SWA BAM PCA/DCA investigators

To announce Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the extension for the RJM data collection.

To provide states with the Program Year (PY 2004) ACSI Table of Weights.

To announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit under the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-311) and to transmit a policy clarification regarding acceptance and processing of certification requests for new hires who work in one state but received public assistance benefits in a different state.

To inform the state workforce agencies (SWAs) of their responsibility to provide certain services under the TAA for Farmers program established by the Trade Act of 2002 and administered by the USDA.

To inform state workforce agencies (SWA) of updated addresses for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for use in verifying military pensions and annuitant pay information.

To announce the Office of Management and Budget's approval to extend the collection of information for the Income and Eligibility Verification System.