To modify Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 395 to incorporate crossmatches with the NDNH as a mandatory part of the BAM case investigation methodology and to provide State Workforce Agencies with instructions on use of the NDNH as part of BAM audits.

To announce details of two RJM training sessions for state staff.

To announce extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Forms ETA 843 and ETA 841 contained in ET Handbook No. 384, Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Handbook, Chapter VI, pages 8-21.

To extend the eligibility date the Department of Labor (Department) uses for determining whether RIR re-application requests are timely.

To provide final Fiscal Year 2006 TAA training funds to states and provide guidance on the appropriate use of TAA reserve funds to be used on MIS improvements.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Form ETA 191, Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of training on foreign labor certification programs being offered by ETA in early December 2006. The training opportunity will update SWA staff on policy guidance regarding prevailing wage determinations, discuss the transition to processing temporary labor certification applications through the National Processing Centers (NPCs), and reinforce standards and timeframes for the review and preparation of employer applications for temporary labor certification.

To announce the designation of September 24-30, 2006, as National Employ Older Workers Week and to encourage State Workforce Agencies, State and Local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers to provide leadership in activities to promote National Employ Older Workers Week.

To assure that all SCSEP national and state grantees focus efforts on helping minorities gain and continue access to the program, especially through the transition period ending October 1, 2006.