To provide clarification of previously issued guidance on a variety of issues pertaining to the implementation of SPIR.

To transmit updates to the Secretary's national numerical standards for Program Years 1992-1993.

To provide revised operating instructions for States and State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) for the administration of Section 105(c)(1) of Title I of the "Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991," as amended.

To provide information to State employment security agencies (SESA) on the implementation of alternative methodologies for conducting BQC investigations.

To solicit volunteers for a pilot effort to assess the accuracy of contribution reports and completeness of timely payment of contributions of registered employers by performing "random" audits.

To advise State Agency Administrators that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is nearing completion of a training program for UC Tax Field Auditors, designed to complement State UC tax compliance training, and to announce Train-the-Trainer S

To provide States with information on procurements under the "Summer Challenge" program to be implemented in calendar year (CY) 1993 under Title II-B of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).

To provide States information on "off the shelf" educational training packages available for possible use in the 1993 summer academic enrichment program.

(1) To provide information to States and Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) on several public agencies and private non-profit organizations that may be used as work sites in the "Summer Challenge" program and (2) To provide suggestions that may be helpf

To transmit Modules, 9, 10, 11, 12, the 1990 TAG Index and the TAG + Merged Index of the supplemental technical assistance guide, TAG + (TAG PLUS), on JTPA follow-up. The modules are respectively entitled Post Program Data and Performance Management; Lev

To announce the availability of limited resources for State employment security agencies (SESAs) to implement QC/PI recommendations within their mainstream unemployment insurance (UI) program.

To solicit comment on options for assessing the accuracy of benefit charges through the Revenue Quality Control (RQC) program.

To provide information on the Annual Conference of the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate Boards (NAUIAB) in Denver, Colorado from June 20 through June 24, 1993.

To announce the 46the Annual National Conference of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, May 12-14, 1993, at the Cervantes Convention Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

To transmit a "Federal Register" notice containing the final rule implementing the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982.

To transmit the AWBA for each State for the third quarter of FY 1993.

To provide States, Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), and other involved organizations with a policy framework for the expanded and enriched summer jobs program to be implemented in calendar year 1993 under Title II-B of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA

To transmit 1993 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) Guidelines. These guidelines are used in determining whether individuals meet the economically disadvantaged criteria set forth in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The LLSIL guidelines

This is a follow-up to my July 29, 1993, memorandum which an- nounced ETA's plan to develop and present additional procurement training for the JTPA system. General procurement training was provided to the JTPA system two years ago. This training will c

To advise the employment and training community of the development and testing of a wide area communications network (WAN) for the employment and training community.