To inform States of the guidelines for the negotiation process for the first two years of implementation of the WIOA title I programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth) and the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program, as amended by title III of WIOA, for PY 2016 and PY 2017. Once negotiated levels are agreed upon by each State and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the State Unified or Combined Plan. This guidance also provides information on the negotiations process for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act programs under title II of WIOA and the Vocational Rehabilitation program as amended by title IV of WIOA for PY 2016 and 2017.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.

To announce that OMB has approved (under the same OMB approval number provided below) of the extension, with changes, of RJM data information collection, and to provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with a revised version of ET Handbook 410, 5th edition, RJM.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), Change 1 provides current SCSEP national grantees with the application instructions, allocations, and the process and procedures for the first quarter of Program Year (PY) 2016. It also provides information on the transition to grants that will be awarded under the SCSEP Funding Announcement (FOA) to provide SCSEP services.

To inform and provide procedural guidance to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), Participating Agencies, and Federal and State partners on the retroactive legislative reauthorization of all Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) target groups, the Empowerment Zones that expired on December 31, 2014, and the introduction of a new target group and WOTC ETA Forms. Also, to provide procedural guidance to SWAs for processing and issuing determinations for all certification requests.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in collaboration with the Department's Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), is pleased to announce commencement of an exploratory evaluation to help the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or Department) learn more about the customer experience in American Job Centers (AJCs). DOL has contracted with IMPAQ International, LLC and ideas42 (the IMPAQ team) to conduct this study.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in collaboration with the Department's Chief Evaluation Office (CEO), is pleased to announce commencement of a study to help the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or Department) learn more about the range of institutional features that shape day-to-day American Job Center (AJC) operations and customer experiences. DOL has contracted with Mathematica Policy Research, Social Policy Research Associates, The George Washington University, and Capital Research Corporation (the study team) to conduct this study.

To rescind the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 35-14 and replace it with TEGL 35-14, Change 1, which clarifies the Department's policy on providing housing assistance and updates the definition of "emergency assistance." The remainder of the TEGL provides guidance and planning information to NFJP grantees on the activities associated with the implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

To request nominations for consideration by the Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, for appointment to fill the expiring terms of membership on the Native American Employment and Training Council (Council) by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 166 grantees.

To provide INA grantees with Comprehensive Services (CS) and Supplemental Youth Services (SYS) funding allotments for Program Year (PY) 2016 for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Section 166, INA program.