To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of IPIA 2016 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of IPIA 2016 BAM data.

To provide information to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) about application of sequestration in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, how the Department of Labor (Department) will apply sequestration to mandatory Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs and on delayed benefit payments from prior fiscal years, and the resulting administrative costs.

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) 2016.

To inform all SCSEP state and national grantees about the requirements for the SCSEP State Plan as mandated by the 2006 Older Americans Act (OAA) Amendments. Due to the requirements of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, there have been some changes to the submission process for the SCSEP State Plans. This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides guidance for the SCSEP portion of the State Plan.

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2016 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the release and availability of a final report, Exploring the Role and Adoption of Technology-Based Training and Employment Services.

This guidance informs states that the Department will not reallot PY 2015 funds among states based on obligations made during PY 2014, as indicated in TEGL 29-14, Change 1. This is a one-time occurrence allowing states to use Rapid Response funds for WIOA implementation activities, as referred in TEGL 26-14. This guidance also provides States and outlying areas with revised WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker PY 2015 program allotments, which became available to states in October 2015. The Change 3 to TEGL 29-14 revised the funding available to states on October 2015 to reflect the 0.2108 percent reduction enacted in the short-term Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2016. This Change 4 to TEGL 29-14 rescinds the 0.2108 percent reduction and fully restores appropriated original funding.

To announce the release and availability of an interim report, "Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants: Interim Findings on Multiagency Collaboration and Cluster Progress," and to explain the context and background on multiagency collaboration for regional industry clusters; describe the goals and activities of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (JIAC) and Advanced Manufacturing - Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (AM-JIAC) regional industry clusters; provide Federal perspectives on progress through the summer of 2014; summarize industry cluster reports including participant characteristics, services and workforce outcomes through June 2014; and share next steps for the study.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) conveys the following to States:

• The vision and content requirements for Unified and Combined State Plans under WIOA;
• The deadline and submission process for Unified and Combined State Plans under WIOA (Section 11);
• The requirements to have approved Unified or Combined State Plans in place for Program Year (PY) 2016 and beyond for the six core programs of WIOA; and
• The options for States to incorporate all or portions of partner programs into their State plan submissions if they choose to submit a Combined State Plan.

To provide information to states about FY 2016 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.

To announce the release and availability of the research report, Evaluation of Programs Funded by the Technology-Based Learning (TBL) Grants Final Report.

To announce the 2016 National UI BTQ Review - Summer Session that will be held the week of June 13-17, 2016, at the Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, and request that Administrators from selected states ensure that two of their BTQ experts attend.

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws Effective January 2016.

To remind states to provide to the U.S. Department of Labor (Department), in their submissions under Form MA 8-7, information pertaining to confidentiality requirements in effect as of January 1, 2016, for conformity purposes.

Through this guidance, the Department of Labor is providing updated hourly State Wage Cap data for OJT under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Department is also providing guidance on the transition of funds from the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to WIOA as it relates to the OJT wage cap reimbursement rate.

To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the SCSEP.

This notice announces and solicits nominees for a State UI Profiling Methods Training Seminar to be held April 26 - 29, 2016, in Tempe, AZ.

To advise state workforce agencies about their responsibilities related to the reinstatement of the HCTC program and information that individuals will need to confirm their status as an eligible TAA or ATAA/RTAA recipient to apply for HCTC, which is administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2016.

The purpose of this document is to notify workforce system leaders, and stakeholders of the standards for contractor recruiters involved in the Guam Military Base Realignment.