To provide information and expand awareness of the expiration of the HCTC Program on December 31, 2019 and to advise States in assisting job seekers and workers.

This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that they: (1) must exclude Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), which include Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), from the Debt Account Identification (ID) field of the record layout for UC debts referred to TOP for offset recovery; (2) must follow the provisions of the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Public Law (P.L.) 115-59) that restricts the inclusion of TINs on documents Federal departments and agencies send by mail; and (3) must discontinue aggregating UC debts referred to TOP for offset recovery.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 - March 31, 2020, (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020).

To provide a checklist of all currently active ETA advisories as well as a checklist of all ETA advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

To announce the next steps for state implementation of the UI Benefits Operations State Self-Assessment Tool (State Self-Assessment Tool): The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) intends to refine the State Self-Assessment Tool and processes based on feedback from the states and ETA plans to move to a biennial or triennial review cycle for future State Self-Assessment reviews.

To announce that OMB has approved (under the same OMB approval number provided below) the extension of RJM data information collection.

To provide States with guidance and expectations regarding the implementation of the RESEA evaluation and evidence requirements.

To provide States with guidance and expectations regarding the implementation of the RESEA evaluation and evidence requirements.

To cancel Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 3-18 and TEN 3-18, Change 1. The IRAP regulation that is under development will provide the policy framework for IRAPs moving forward.

To clarify eligible entities, explicitly identifying Palau as an entity eligible to apply for funding. All other information in TEGL 17-18, as amended by TEGL 17-18, Change 1, remains the same.