To announce the new premier conference for the Employment and Training Administration and for America¡¯s workforce investment professionals, Workforce Innovation 2002. The conference is scheduled for July 9-11, 2002 in Nashville, TN.

To inform states of the guidelines for negotiating Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1B performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for the Wagner-Peyser Act Program for Program Year (PY) 2007 and PY 2008. These negotiated performance goals will be incorporated into the State Strategic Plans for the WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act as part of the modifications states will be making for Years Three and Four of the Strategic Five-Year State Planning cycle.

To provide states and outlying areas with WIA title I Adults and Dislocated Workers and Youth Activities allotments for PY 2002; preliminary planning estimates for PY 2002 public employment service (ES) activities, as required by Section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended; Reemployment Services allotments for PY 2002; and the Workforce Information Grants to States for PY 2002.

To inform states and local areas about the phase-out of AJB, scheduled for June 30, 2007, and the transition actions that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is conducting.

To announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit under the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-147).

To announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-432) and provide procedural guidance to the states for processing requests for certification under the amended program.

To respond to questions concerning implementation of the TEUC program.

To announce the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 funds to improve UI Information Technology Security.

To advise State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the Provisions of Title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002), to provide instructions for implementing the legislation, and to provide fiscal and reporting instructions.

To update procedures for State Workforce Agencies and ETA National Processing Centers to process H-2B labor certification applications in non-agricultural occupations.