To provide detailed instructions for the preparation and submission of State reports for the new reporting system on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program performance and participant out

To provide information to State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) on RiskWatch software refresher training.

To notify the States of the availability of a new publication -- Training and Employment Report of the Secretary of Labor.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department's policy concerning independent verification and validation (IV&V) of year 2000 compliance of SESAs' unemployment insurance (UI) automated benefit and tax systems; to provide guidelines for use in performing IV&V; and to require the submission of IV&V plans.

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances during calendar year 1998.

To announce the "Safety During the Summer" Workshops and to increase awareness of the need for safety in Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs (SYETP).

To transmit most recent economic data for SDA-level adjustments to performance standards models for Program Years (PY) 1998 and 1999 for Titles II-A, II-C, III, and Section 204(d), plus the accompanying worksheets. This information is used to apply the o

To provide clarification regarding the availability and maximum time periods of these two tax credits and how employers can claim them.

To inform the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service network of steps being taken in the redirection of the Federal Bonding Program.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of procedural changes in the handling of interstate claims and of the elimination of certain IB forms.