To advise State agencies of the provisions of title II of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-177), as amended by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (P.L .100-119) and section 11002 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-239) which. concern unemployment compensation; to provide suggested draft legislation for amending State extended benefit laws where appropriate; and to notify States of reductions in Federal reimbursements for extended benefits for FY 1990 which became effective October 1, 1989.

To provide States and service delivery areas (SDAs) with an updated compilation of requirements under JTPA's Section 504, including a minor change in the procedure for obtaining advisory opinions from the Selective Service System (SSS), and more detailed guidelines for newly legalized and other aliens

To offer procedures for State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to provide the Department with justification for not meeting the Quality Control (QC) case completion timeliness requirements.

To advise State agencies of the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA 89), P.L. 101-239, and the Joint Resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt (Debt Act) (P.L. 101-140) which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program.

To transmit the subject technical assistance guide TAG for consideration by the States in administering Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance (EDWAA) provisions which require the States to coordinate their worker readjustment and dislocated worker programs with the UI system.

To transmit the revised Federal Schedule of Remuneration (UCX) based on the January 1, 1990, military pay increase.

To transmit a copy of the Interim Final Rule amending the DUA regulations (20 CFR Part 625).

To provide the attached fact sheet to all grantees.

To provide grantees with a clarification of the regulations concerning the allocation of travel costs to appropriate cost categories.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies(SESAs)of the update to the previously issued Department of the Air Fore* Civilian Personnel Office (CPO) address Listing and reemphasize the need to use the correct address for nailing UCFE claim documents to the appropriate personnel or payroll office address of all Federal agencies.