To transmit the Program Years (PY) 1995-1996, section 401, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) grantee designation procedures and forms, and to inform grantees of the Department's intention to waive the requirement for competition as provided in section 4

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the 3-year plan to provide on-site technical assistance to the SESAs to ensure that all Interstate Telecommunications Network (INTER NET) Interstate and combined wage applications are interfaced with the State's operating system.

To announce ETA's proposed plan to work with our employment and training delivery system partners to jointly develop customer service standards for our ultimate customers -- the men, women, youth and employers we serve.

To transmit the Department's Publication 7, dated January 1994, entitled "Temporary Duty Guide for Department of Labor Employees". This publication lists the prescribed maximum per diem rates for the Continental U.S.

To inform grantees about the availability of onsite technical assistance.

To transmit the OMB approved extension of the format and instructions for the JSSR (ETA 9009) (Rev. June 1994).

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with information regarding the need for their participation in the newly funded Short-time Compensation (STC) study and to encourage their cooperation with these upcoming solicitations.

To transmit guidance to States for dual enrollment of trade impacted workers in TAA and JTPA Title III programs, and application procedures for JTPA Title III discretionary funding for special projects related to coordination between JTPA Title III and TA

To provide DINAP grantees with a copy of the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) policy and proposed plan on customer service and seek input on future directions from the DINAP grantee community.