To provide State Emplyment Security Agencies with guidance in the event that the Trade Act's sunset date is not amended before October 1,1998.

To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2003 allotments for the Dislocated Worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) through the recapture and reallotment mechanism.

To provide State Emplyment Security Agencies with guidance in the event that the Trade Act's sunset date is not amended before October 1,1998.

To provide procedural guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) on processing of requests for certification under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WtWTC) after these tax credits expired on December 31, 2003. This guidance covers the period January 1 - September 30, 2004. If the WOTC and WtWTC program has not been reauthorized by September 30, 2004, additional guidance will be issued.

To provide clarifications to Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 38-98, in which State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) were advised of the Department's policy concerning independent verification and validation (IV&V) of year 2000 compliance of SESAs' unemployment insurance (UI) automated benefit and tax systems.

To provide states and grantees of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) policy and procedures relating to program termination, transition of participants and closeout pursuant to the rescission of the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) State formula program funded in Fiscal Year 1999 under Section 403(a)(5)(H)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act. A list of the applicable grants (30) and their expiration dates prior to the rescission is provided in Attachment B.

To announce the FY 1999 BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminars to prepare State Employment Security Agency (SESA) staff to administer the nonmonetary determination evaluation system.

To provide information to States and outlying areas on WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2017; final allotments for PY 2017 for the Wagner-Peyser ES Program, as required by section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; and the allotments of Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2017.

This advisory provides guidance for funding of ATAA administrative costs.

To transmit a checklist of current GALs.