To provide states and outlying areas with WIA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program allotments for Program Year (PY) 2008; final allotments for PY 2008 Wagner-Peyser Act activities or programs, as required by Section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2008; and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) allotments for FY 2008.

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2008 annual grant allocations for the Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) programs.

To provide a checklist of all active UCPLs and UIPLs as of February 1, 2008.

To revise the status of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 11-06 Exemption of SCSEP Wages from Income Eligibility Determinations for Federal Housing Programs and/or Food Stamps and TEGL 12-06 Revised Income Inclusions and Exclusions and Procedures for Determining Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Eligibility.

To provide updated guidance on UI DV activities for VY 2008 and beyond.

To provide guidance regarding the application of Federal unemployment compensation (UC) law to the mandatory collection of fees related to child support collection

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the release and availability of a report titled: Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Study.

To announce the release and the availability of the report Current Strategies to Employ and Retain Older Workers.

To provide additional instructions to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) on the use of the NDNH as a mandatory part of the BAM case investigation methodology.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with guidelines and key dates for the completion of CY 2007 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of CY 2007 BAM data.