To provide additional Year 2000 Guidance (Y2K) to the JTPA State system to ensure that its mission critical systems can provide services to participants in the event of disruption in services caused by Y2K or other infrastructure failures.

To announce the publication and distribution of a report on Measuring Accountability in the SYETP.

To notify the workforce development system of the Employment and Training Administration's disAbility Employment Grant program and current disAbility Employment Grantees.

To announce two additional training seminars and provide information on remaining FY 1999 training seminars including hotel and other logistics information for training participants.

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1999.

To inform States of the Department of Labor¿s position regarding the use of former employees¿ pre- employment income or circumstances in determining employer experience rates.

To announce the establishment of a Rapid Response Peer Expert Directory containing information on practitioners with experience with design and delivery of dislocated worker services with emphasis on rapid response and early intervention services who can

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESA) with information on new special salary rates for some Federal Civilian employees to assist SESA personnel in completing UCFE Form ES-935, Claimant Statement of Federal Civilian Service.

To transmit to States the updated instructions for the preparation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Standardized Program Information Report (SPIR) for JTPA program participants.

To announce the first public release of O*NET (Occupational Information Network), known as O*NET 98. This transitional product has been developed to help Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) users prepare for O*NET in the 21st century.