To describe a new competitive award co-sponsored by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and to encourage local programs that work in partnership with community colleges to apply for this award.

To remind States of the requirement to submit proposed and enacted unemployment compensation (UC) legislation.

To inform States of revisions made to OMB Circular A-133; of the impact of the Single Audit Act amendments on Circulars A-128 and A-133; and of a recently issued proposed revision to Circular A-133.

To provide information on upcoming Risk Analysis Training.

To advise States and other TAG recipients of the changes made to the Eligibility Documentation Guide.

To announce the availability and distribution of the Capacity Building Update (Fall, 1996): Special Quality Forum Edition.

To provide tables for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 showing Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) receipts by State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-95 are also included.

To transmit a correction to General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 2-97.

To provide notice of an error on Page1, Box 5 of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Individual Characteristics Form (ETA Form9061), and an error in the instructions for Box 17 of the same form. Employment Service Program Letter (ESPL) No. 5-97, dated November 25, 1996, transmitted The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Individual Characteristics Form. This ESPL transmits a revised Individual Characteristics Form (ICF) that corrects errors in that form.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department's interpretation of Federal statutes and regulations relating to telephone and other electronic methods of claimstaking.