To transmit the new expiration date for reporting requirements approved under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) No. 1205-1207, burden hour estimates for completing petitions, and procedures for classifying Labor Surplus Areas.

To announce Fiscal Year 1998 training seminars for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) BTQ nonmonetary determination personnel.

To remind States of the requirements of the prevailing conditions of work provision of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and to provide additional guidance.

To provide detailed instructions for the preparation and submission of State reports for the new reporting system on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and the NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program performance and participant out

To provide information to State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) on RiskWatch software refresher training.

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances during calendar year 1998.

To announce the "Safety During the Summer" Workshops and to increase awareness of the need for safety in Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs (SYETP).

To notify the States of the availability of a new publication -- Training and Employment Report of the Secretary of Labor.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department's policy concerning independent verification and validation (IV&V) of year 2000 compliance of SESAs' unemployment insurance (UI) automated benefit and tax systems; to provide guidelines for use in performing IV&V; and to require the submission of IV&V plans.

To transmit most recent economic data for SDA-level adjustments to performance standards models for Program Years (PY) 1998 and 1999 for Titles II-A, II-C, III, and Section 204(d), plus the accompanying worksheets. This information is used to apply the o