The purposes of this directive are to: a) Provide guidance to the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) about the role of the OIG in the criminal investigation of UI fraudulent claims and activities in light of the recent U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion; and b) Inform SESAs of the responsibility for tracking the resolution of UI fraud cases which had previously been referred to the OIG.

To announce the rate of interest the U.S. Treasury Department will charge on Title XII advances during calendar year 1990.

To transmit a list of military addresses for SESAs use in sending notices of claim filing, and subsequent notices of monetary and nonmonetary determinations to the appropriate branch of the military.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies SESAs) with guidelines for the annual release of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits Quality Control (BQC) program data for Calendar Year (CY) 1989.

To advise the state Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of procedural requirements for the telecommunication of the Combined Wage Transfer Request and Response using the TC-IB4

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department of Labor's (DOL) concerns regarding the increasing technicality and complexity of UI Appeals hearings and to provide draft legislation which may assist the SESAs in resolving this problem.

To provide information on the Annual Conference of the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards (NAUIAB) in Madison, Wisconsin from June 24 through June 28, 1990.

To transmit copies of the cited document which was published on May 6, 1990.

To advise States of the Department of Labor's position on the issuance of subpoenas in interstate appeals.

To transmit the second annual Experience Rating Index (ERI) for States for rate year 1989.