To transmit a correction to General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 2-97.

To provide notice of an error on Page1, Box 5 of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Individual Characteristics Form (ETA Form9061), and an error in the instructions for Box 17 of the same form. Employment Service Program Letter (ESPL) No. 5-97, dated November 25, 1996, transmitted The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Individual Characteristics Form. This ESPL transmits a revised Individual Characteristics Form (ICF) that corrects errors in that form.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department's interpretation of Federal statutes and regulations relating to telephone and other electronic methods of claimstaking.

To provide: A.) A compilation of Q&As which are still pertinent from the five preceding segments in the Q&A series. This series was issued by the Revenue Quality Control (RQC) initiative which is now a part of UI Performs. B.) Answers for recent question

To provide grantees with the opportunity to express their opinions and concerns related to funding technical assistance and training (TAT) efforts for Program Year (PY) 1997 from Title IV-A program funds.

To transmit checklists which show status of TEINs and TEGLs as of July 1, 1996.

To transmit administrative and quarterly reporting forms for Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program, and to provide related guidance.

To outline the status of BAM program changes and announce the date and procedures to be followed in implementing the changes to the program recently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

To correct typographical error in UIPL 30-95, Change 2. Column heading 95% of ESAA was incorrectly labeled EUCA in both tables. The data remain unaffected. This transmission provides tables for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 showing Federal Unemployment Tax Act

To provide language from the fiscal year 1997 appropriation process which grants limited statutory and regulatory waiver authority for provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.

To transmit a revised directory of individuals to contact for information on unemployment compensation (UC) tax matters. Tax Performance System (TPS) reviewers (formerly Revenue Quality Control - RQC), are also listed.

a.announce the publication of a final GAO Report entitled UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Millions in Unemployment Insurance Overpaid to Reservists (Report No. GAO/HEHS-96-101); and

b.recommend that State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) review and revise, as necessary, their UI program procedures and claims forms to clearly delineate he claimant's responsibility to report Reserve income if the applicable State law so requires.

To announce further progress as America's Job Bank (AJB) products and services assist State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) in their national leadership delivering labor exchange services to employers and job seekers.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Employment Service Complaint/Referral Form.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with video tapes illustrating: (1) job duties and work skills of select agricultural and livestock occupations, and (2) the agricultural prevailing survey fact finding process and employer/worker interviews.

To alert State Public Employment Service Agencies that the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) has extended the approval to use subject forms.

To amend operating instructions issued in GAL 7-94 that address applicant processing procedures for workers certified as eligible to apply for benefits under both subchapters A (the regular TAA program), and D (the North American Free Trade Agreement-Tran

To inform grantees of the subject data which will be published in the Federal Register.

To inform SS402 grantees of the current Federal Representative responsibilities and assignments, and 2) to remind grantees to submit a grant modification to provide the final PY'95 carryover dollars and participant levels.

To announce the publication and distribution of two Peer-to-Peer Manuals: U.S. DOL Region IV Peer-to-Peer System Learning and Teaching: How to Get Started on building State and Regional Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Systems