To transmit guidance and instruction for submitting state performance reports required under the Act. Final submissions must be received by December 1, 2001. Contents of these reports will be released to the appropriate Congressional committees and the public in both print format and on ETA¿s Website.

To announce dates for the subject conference and provide information about the plans under way.

To provide revisions and clarification to technical guidance previously issued to states for reporting participant data required under Title 1B of the Workforce Investment Act. Additionally, to notify states that in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB has granted a 90 day extension to this reporting packet to allow for the collection of data on the quarterly and annual reports, and the WIASRD. This action extends the reporting packet to January 31, 2002.

To announce changes to the advisory system (formerly called the directives system), used by ETA to communicate guidance and information to the states, grant recipients, and other interested parties.

To transmit information about the activities of the WIA Readiness Workgroups to the workforce investment system.

To transmit to states a copy of the Final Rule that amended the Department of Labor's (Department's) regulations governing the permanent labor certification program (Attachment A); and Reduction-in-Recruitment (RIR) Conversion "Q's & A's" (Attachment B), which provide policy and procedural guidance clarifying the intent of the Final Rule.

To transmit the list of the centralized locations for the processing of H-2A labor certification requests.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2002.