To transmit the OMB approved changes to the Title II JTPA Quarterly Financial Status Report (JQSR) and instructions for the JQSR for use by the States.

To transmit Equal Opportunity Guidance Letter (EOGL) No. 4, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Civil Rights Center on May 18, 1998.

To disseminate copies of the National Association of State Units on Aging s (NASUA) newest publication, Assessing Workforce Development Systems: Benchmarks for Mature and Older Workers.

To transmit changes to the instructions for the JTPA Summary Program Report, ETA 9047.

To provide information on the process of setting performance criteria for key UI performance measures.

To provide specific procedural guidance to States regarding the use of the Conditional Certifications Issued (ETA 9057) and Certification Workload and Characteristics of Certified Individuals (ETA 9058) Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits quarterly report forms during the authorization lapse effective July 1- September 30, 1998.

To correct the date by which responses to the UI/ES Dialogue paper are needed.

To transmit a revised Attachment 1 to TELL 12-97.

To transmit additional guidance on JTPA Performance Standards pursuant to Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 2-97, dated February 19, 1998.

To encourage the employment and training community to work with employers, associations, government agencies, and other appropriate groups to assist in addressing the Year 2000 and beyond information technology training and hiring needs.

To announce two September 1998 BTQ nonmonetary determination quality review training seminars for SESA staff.

To transmit the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) financial reporting format and corresponding instructions for formula WtW grants and to advise States of the procedures to follow in submitting the required data.

To transmit the directory of Federal and military agencies that have requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data which supports the Department of Labor quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To provide specific procedural guidance to States for processing requests for certification under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program after it expires. WOTC is in effect through June 30, 1998. This guidance covers the period July 1 - September 30, 1998. If the WOTC has not been reauthorized by September 30, additional guidance will be issued.

To announce schedule of four user group forums on the Risk Analysis Project.

To circulate the UI/ES Dialogue paper and encourage participation in the dialogue and the submission of comments.

To circulate the UI/ES Dialogue paper and encourage participation in the dialogue and the submission of comments.

To circulate for comment the UI/ES Dialogue paper. Companion directives transmitting this information will be issued by the UI and Job Training Partnership Act program offices.

To transmit 1998 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).

To transmit a copy of the FRN (Vol. 63, No. 113, pp. 32563-32578) published June 12, 1998, which requests comments regarding proposed W-P Act labor exchange performance measures.