To inform the workforce investment system of observed differences in the counts of individuals who received training under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA.)

To provide policy clarification and guidance regarding the special procedures governing the temporary labor certification process for the entertainment industry.

To announce the potential for collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Brownfields Economic Redevelopment and workforce training.

To inform H-1B grantees of the upcoming implementation of OMB¿s common performance measures for job training and employment programs in 2004.

To inform states and National Program grantees of the Employment and Training Administration¿s data validation policy, and the plans to implement data validation requirements for the following programs: Workforce Investment Act Title IB, Labor Exchange, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Native American Employment and Training, and Senior Community Service Employment Program. The data validation policy and supplemental guidance on implementing data validation will be conveyed to National Program grantees through the issuance of program bulletins.

To respond to state workforce agencies¿ questions about their responsibilities for the advance Health Coverage Tax Credit.

To transmit estimated employer contribution rates for CY 2003.

To transmit interim operating instructions for implementing the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for Older Workers Program established by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002.

To announce fiscal year 2003 (FY `03) training seminars for SWA BAM/DCA Investigators.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Forms ETA 843 and ETA 841, contained in ET Handbook No. 384, Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Handbook.