To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.

To announce the availability of up to $50 million for Dislocated Worker Training (DWT) National Emergency Grants (NEGs). If more than the currently anticipated level of funds becomes available and the number of acceptable proposals exceeds $50 million, the Department reserves the right to make awards in excess of $50 million.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with advance notice of distribution of new Sun Server T2000 computer systems.

To transmit the updated National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) reporting forms and requirements: the Budget Information Summary (BIS) Report (Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Form 9093), the Program Planning Summary (PPS) Report (ETA Form 9094), the Program Status Summary (PSS) Report (ETA Form 9095), the Housing Assistance Summary (HAS) Report (ETA Form 9164), the Workforce Investment Act Standardized Participant Record (WIASPR), and a grant plan narrative.

To advise states of the amended definition of an “eligible TAA recipient” for purposes of the HCTC administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

To transmit a revision of the benefits portion of the UI DV Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 361.

TEGL 14-08, Change 1 has five purposes:

• To clarify the period of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act) funding availability at the local level for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs;
• To address recapture and reallocation of unobligated local WIA Recovery Act funds;
• To change the funds transfer limit between Recovery Act Adult and Dislocated Worker programs from 20 to 30 percent;
• To encourage local areas to serve migrant and farmworker youth with Recovery Act youth formula funds; and
• To announce the location of frequently asked questions and answers on the Employment and Training Administration Web site.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.

This notice announces the launch of the CareerOneStop Worker ReEmployment Portal. The Web site is designed to assist impacted workers following job loss, and to connect laid off workers to needed resources for training, reemployment, career planning, financial and emotional help during the process of job transition. The new ReEmployment portal was launched in conjunction with the ReEmployment Summit held in Baltimore, Maryland in January, 2009 and can be found at www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment.

To provide information to states about FY 2013 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.