To announce the 2014 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Interstate Benefits and Federal Programs (IBFP) Training Conference scheduled to be held April 29-30, 2014, in Madison, Wisconsin, and encourage state administrators to send their Interstate/Federal Program Coordinators and Interstate Connection (ICON) programmer(s) to the conference

To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2014.

To provide checklists of all currently active ETA Advisories as well as checklists of all ETA Advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

To inform the workforce community of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) consolidation and publication of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Final Rule on December 26, 2013.

To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) in administering the TAA program by identifying the FY 2014 Initial Allocation amounts to states and describing the formula methodology the Department of Labor (Department or We) used to calculate these amounts; and to describe the process for states to request TAA program reserve funds for training, employment and case management services, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and related state administration.

To inform states of additional optional provisions that are approved for short-time compensation (STC) laws under section 3306(v)(10) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

To further advise states of the expiration of the HCTC program and provide guidance regarding the phase out of the state data transmittals on eligible TAA recipients to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for HCTC purposes.

To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2014 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

To provide guidance regarding the use of HCTC NEG funds available for health insurance coverage assistance and support for eligible Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) recipients and other eligible individuals, due to the expiration of the HCTC Program on January 1, 2014.