To announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program and extension of the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit under the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-277), &#sect; 1002 and 1003 respectively.

To provide updated guidance to Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) grantees on applying the Selective Service registration requirement and to rescind TEIN No. 20-94.

To provide the States information on the availability of Title III Demonstration Funds for Incumbent Worker System Building at the State level for Program Year 1998.

To announce the release of the new brochure entitled, "Succeeding in the World of Work: Living Without Welfare".

To distribute recommendations to State Employment Security Agencies (SESAS) for proposed revisions to the field audit policy outlined in the Employment Security Manual (ESM) and to solicit comments on those recommendations.

To disseminate proposed criteria representing minimum performance for UI PERFORMS Tier I measures and to solicit comment on the proposed criteria.

To transmit updated economic data for use with performance standards model adjustment worksheets for Program Years (PY) 1998 and 1999 pertaining to the JTPA Titles II-A, II-C, III, and Section 204 (d).

To provide tables for Fiscal Years (FY) 1995-97 showing estimated Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payments made by employers of each State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-97 are also included.

To provide tables for Fiscal Years (FY) 1995-97 showing estimated Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payments made by employers of each State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-97 a

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 first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1999.