To respond to questions concerning implementation of the TEUC program.

To announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit under the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-147).

To provide states and outlying areas with WIA title I Adults and Dislocated Workers and Youth Activities allotments for PY 2002; preliminary planning estimates for PY 2002 public employment service (ES) activities, as required by Section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; Reemployment Services allotments for PY 2002; and the Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2002.

To announce the new premier conference for the Employment and Training Administration and for America¡¯s workforce investment professionals, Workforce Innovation 2002. The conference is scheduled for July 9-11, 2002 in Nashville, TN.

To announce the Office of Management and Budget¡¯s (OMB) approval on December 17, 2001, of the UI DV Program, provide target dates for the implementation, and provide instructions for implementing the validation program.

To provide clarification to states on selected issues identified by the Youth Services WIA Readiness Reviews.

To clarify Aautomatic data processing (ADP) installations@ in Section H of Attachment I to Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 39-97.

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances during calendar year 2002.

This guidance letter describes criteria and procedures the Department of Labor (DOL) will use when considering state requests to revise negotiated levels of performance established under title I-B of WIA.