To provide guidance to States and local areas for Program Year 2001 youth services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

To provide guidance to the States about a policy decision concerning the relationship between the AWN Toll-Free Help Line (1-877-US-2JOBS) and the Internet-based ASL (www.servicelocator.org), and the impact of this decision on the partnership between these two national tools and resulting State and local responsibilities.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection for the Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report, Forms ETA 232 and ETA 232A, and the Narrative Plan for conducting the wage survey.

To notify State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Department of Labor's request to modify the BAM information collection program and to provide additional guidance on the implementation of BAM denied claims accuracy (DCA) and the inclusion of interstate liable claims in BAM paid claims accuracy (PCA) samples

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2001.

To respond to questions concerning the treatment of Indian tribes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that web-based reporting of Standard Form (SF) 269 financial data into the Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS) will be accessible beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2001. This applies to SESA administered Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs for which SF 269 reporting is currently required. The automation implementation process is set forth in this directive.

To transmit a revised Welfare-to-Work (WtW) financial and participant reporting format and corresponding revised instructions for WtW formula grantees.

To provide information on the plans for a national training effort on America's Career Kit (ACK) to be conducted on a State-by-State basis for One-Stop center staff beginning in April 2001.

To provide policy clarification and procedural guidance for the processing of nonagricultural sheep and goat herder applications as H-2A .