To distribute copies of "Audit of Benefit Payment Controls -- Examination of UI Benefit/Wage Crossmatch and Analysis of Employers Who Fail to Respond to the States' Requests for Weekly Wage Data" and to make recommendations for State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to take appropriate action in areas of weakness.

To change instructions issued by General Administration Letter (GAL) 4-97 regarding the cessation of reporting data on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program for the ETA-227 Report. Without this change, performance measures for Benefit Pay

To change instructions issued by General Administration Letter (GAL) 4-97 regarding the cessation of reporting data on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program for the ETA-227 Report. Without this change, performance measures for Benefit Payment Control (BPC) will be adversely affected.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies with guidance upon the reauthorization of the Trade Act of 1974.

To announce the completion and distribution of the One-Stop Training Curriculum for Older Worker Specialists which includes a broad base of curricula addressing the workforce development needs of older workers.

To provide States a copy of the solicitation announcing the Youth Opportunity Grants and to describe the States¿ roles in giving support to Youth Opportunity Grant applicants.

To provide adjusted 1999 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) tables (100 percent) for use in determining eligibility for needs-related payments.

To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that the Unemployment Insurance Service (UIS) SUN computer system is fully ready for Y2K and has been certified at low risk for experiencing Y2K problems.

To alert the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) delivery system to the new WtW Census 2000 Employment project linking local WtW programs to Census 2000 temporary job opportunities, and to advise the system of the consultation requirements for project applicants.

To transmit a list of military addresses for SESAs' use in sending notices of claim filing, and subsequent notices of monetary and nonmonetary determinations to the appropriate branch of the military.