To transmit 1999 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Guidelines. These guidelines are used in determining whether individuals meet the economically disadvantaged criteria set forth in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).

To announce the completion and distribution of Tools of the Trade: A Learning Resources Catalogue for Workforce Professionals, containing more than 800 descriptions of courses, books, web sites, reports and sample materials designed to help workforce development practitioners and partners as they build their One-Stop systems under the Workforce Investment Act; and

To announce the establishment of an electronic niche site for workforce professionals on America's Learning Exchange (ALX) -- http://www.alx.org/wfd.html -- which contains the information listed in Tools of the Trade.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the publication and distribution of the new Overpayment Recovery Technical Assistance Guide (TAG).

To encourage State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to implement the Interstate Connection (ICON) frame relay network.

To distribute annual national data on internal fraud activities reported by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).

To modify previously provided procedural guidance for increasing efficiency in the permanent labor certification process under current regulations in order to handle increasing workloads with declining staff resources.

To modify previously provided procedural guidance for increasing efficiency in the permanent labor certification process under current regulations in order to handle increasing workloads with declining staff resources.

To transmit instructions on how to access and make electronic updates to the Internal Security (IS) Supervisors Directory.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that BTQ data are now accessible through the Internet at the Information Technology Support Center (ITSC) website.

To transmit a Guide developed to assist in the administration of JTPA performance standards for Program Years (PYs) 1998 and 1999. This Guide supersedes the "Guide to JTPA Performance Standards for Program Years 1996 and 1997".