To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of decisions with regard to issues and concerns associated with remote claimstaking as they impact the reporting and use of claims data and the Interstate Statistical Data Exchange.

To transmit copies of relevant excerpts from the subject appropriation law documents and to provide notice and guidance on their applicability.

To advise the States of amendments made to Federal law by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) program.

To correct data incorrectly reported in UIPL 30-95 Change 3. Estimated FUTA revenues were incorrectly reported for some States. This transmission provides tables for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 showing Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) receipts by State and

To provide policy on the sampling procedures to be followed by the States for the Benefits Quality measures.

To announce the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Program Year (PY) 1996 funding strategy for the One-Stop Career Center System.

To distribute the Program Year 1995/Fiscal Year 1996 Employment and Training Administration's Customer Satisfaction Report prepared for the Vice President's National Performance Review (NPR).

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

To transmit the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), section 401 grantee designation procedures and forms for Program Years (PY) 1997-1998.