The purpose of this guidance is to provide those SCSEP grantees that were awarded FY 2010 Additional Funds with further instructions and procedures for the funds that became available on January 29, 2010. The period of performance is from January 29, 2010 through June 30, 2011, even though the statute makes funding available through December 31, 2011.

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is sponsoring a study to help policymakers and program administrators understand the level of accessibility of American Job Centers (AJCs) for individuals with disabilities. The purpose is to aggregate data to capture a broad overview of the degree to which AJCs, on average, are accessible to individuals with disabilities. The issue of accessibility is of particular interest to multiple stakeholders, including customers of the public workforce system, Congress, state and local leaders, AJC Managers, and the Department, as we seek to help identify ways to improve accessibility. The study will not be used to audit for compliance with laws and regulations regarding accessibility of AJCs.

To advise state workforce agencies of the completion of the Federal State Data Exchange Billing (FSDEB) component of the Federal State Data Exchange System (FSDES) website.

To announce the release and availability of Comparison of State Unemployment Insurance Laws 2010.

To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2015.

To provide additional guidance to state workforce agencies concerning: 1) DUA documentation requirements for individuals filing DUA claims; and 2) applying the state law provision(s) for late filing of regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) appeals to DUA appeals.

To initiate the process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2011 SQSP.

To ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.

To provide guidance and direction regarding the availability of Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) National Emergency Grant (NEG) resources for health insurance coverage assistance and support services for eligible Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) recipients and other eligible individuals, as authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and to inform potential applicants and current grantees of changes made to the program by the TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2009.

To request that states provide to the Department of Labor (Department), in their submissions under Form MA 8-7, information pertaining to state work search requirements in effect as of October 1, 2018, for conformity purposes.