To provide specific procedural guidance to States for processing requests for certification under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program after it expires. WOTC is in effect through June 30, 1998. This guidance covers the period July 1 - September 30, 1998. If the WOTC has not been reauthorized by September 30, additional guidance will be issued.

To transmit the directory of Federal and military agencies that have requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data which supports the Department of Labor quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To circulate the UI/ES Dialogue paper and encourage participation in the dialogue and the submission of comments.

To circulate the UI/ES Dialogue paper and encourage participation in the dialogue and the submission of comments.

To circulate for comment the UI/ES Dialogue paper. Companion directives transmitting this information will be issued by the UI and Job Training Partnership Act program offices.

To transmit a copy of the FRN (Vol. 63, No. 113, pp. 32563-32578) published June 12, 1998, which requests comments regarding proposed W-P Act labor exchange performance measures.

To transmit 1998 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 emphasize to SESAs when a multi-claimant "other" nonmonetary determination should be reported

To transmit guidance regarding: (1) the handling of waiver extensions for waivers granted in PY 1997; (2) performance outcomes under PY 1998 waiver extensions; (3) the development and submission of PY 1998 requests for waivers of JTPA and W-P Act general statutory/regulatory provisions; and (4) the handling of general statutory waivers granted to States which have been designated as Workforce Flexibility Partnership Demonstration States (Work-Flex States).

To transmit an analysis of the accuracy of monetary determinations and UI wage records.