To provide additional guidance to states on the requirements for approval of demonstration projects under Section 2102 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act; Pub. L. 112-96).

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012.

To provide State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) with the formula methodology used in developing the FY 2012 Second Distribution of TAA program funds to states, which follows the FY 2012 Initial Allocation of funds, and to describe the process for states to use to request TAA program reserve funds for Training, Employment and Case Management Services, Job Search Allowances, and Relocation Allowances, including the State Administration of these benefits.

To transmit procedures to be used by all ETA grant recipients for reporting allegations of fraud, program abuse or criminal conduct involving grantees or other entities and subrecipients receiving Federal funds either directly or indirectly from ETA.

To initiate the process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2013 SQSP.

To provide guidance to grantees on compliance with the requirements of handling and protecting PII in their grants.

To advise state workforce agencies of the Department of Labor’s (Department) interpretation of Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (SSA) and 20 CFR 603.5(i) as requiring states to disclose unemployment compensation (UC) information, including confidential wage and claim information, needed for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved evaluations of UC programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor.

To provide resources from ETA investments related to green jobs. ETA strongly encourages workforce practitioners to review the grant products and research cited in this notice, which provide valuable information that can help inform the design and implementation of green training and employment programs.

To provide an updated directory of Federal civilian and military agencies that requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data, which support the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To transmit corrections for the Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Report, ETA Form 5148, and the One-Stop Career Center Complaint/Referral Record, ETA Form 8429.