To transmit the CY 1998 Supplement to ET Handbook 394, Unemployment Insurance Financial Data.

To transmit two tools for workforce development practitioners in One-Stop Centers to be used in professional development and skills enhancement to further the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

To provide tables for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994 through FY 1998 showing estimated FUTA payments attributable to employment in each State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981 through FY 1998 are also included.

To announce the Department of Labor's (DOL) plans to conduct an evaluation study of service delivery areas (SDAs) that have successfully integrated year-round and summer employment opportunities in transition from the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

To provide State Employment Security Agencies with guidance in the event that the TAA and NAFTA-TAA programs' sunset date is not amended before October 1, 1999.

To announce the publication and distribution of The Lifelong Learning Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report on the Experimental Site.

Notice of availability of the UIS Annual Report, comprised of data reported through UI PERFORMS Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM), Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ), and Tax Performance System (TPS) for CY 1998.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) a guide for using RiskWatch software to conduct a UI Risk Analysis.

To remind States that Canada is a signatory to the Interstate Benefit Payment Plan via an executive agree-ment with the United States, and that all interstate program procedures and policies apply to claims filed from and against Canada under traditional and remote claimstaking procedures.

To transmit a revised Directory of Benefit Payment Control (BPC) Staff.