To distribute three SCSEP resource manuals that evolved from a series of workshops at the National Senior Citizens Education and Research Center's 1997 Annual Directors Training Conference.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has extended approval of the recordkeeping requirement to retain work application and job order information under 20 CFR 652.8 (d) (5).

To advise States of the Department's position concerning the application of State-wide personnel actions such as hiring freezes, shutdowns and furloughs to the UI program.

To add "D. Forestry Workers." to the list of nonagricultural occupations which vary from the standard GAL No. 1-95 procedures and to provide instructions for special processing of applications for those occupations.

To clarify cost classification and allocation of charges to appropriate cost categories for SCSEP sponsors, especially for individuals who plan, execute and review SCSEP budgets, cost allocations and expenditures, including sponsor financial management st

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of a Departmental interpretation of Federal statutes relating to aliens' eligibility for unemployment compensation when satisfactory immigration status is not established through the primary verification process with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

To announce that Social Policy Research (SPR) will be offering System Building Training sessions to interested States and Local One-Stop Career Center System staff based on SPR's evaluation of the initial One-Stop implementation experience and their "Guide for Practitioners".

To transmit the CY 1996 Supplement to ET Handbook 394, Unemployment Insurance Financial Data.

To transmit a revised directory of individuals to contact for information on unemployment compensation (UC) tax matters. Tax Performance System (TPS) reviewers are also listed.

To advise States of the status of Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) that were erroneously cancelled or inadvertently omitted from the checklists of UIPLs attached to UIPL 44-94.