To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2011.

To provide information about available National Emergency Grant (NEG) options, now that the availability of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds has been exhausted.

Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 16-10, Change 2, instructs the State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") to operate the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (TAA) after February 12, 2011 under the provisions of the Trade Act in effect before the TGAAA.

This Change 1 replaces and makes corrections to the previously issued Training and Employment Notice 22-10 to inform workforce system agencies and practitioners about Free File and other resources available to assist individuals in preparing and filing Federal and state income tax returns for tax year 2010.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and to provide the Department of Defense’s information on the subject.

To issue the revised Federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program

To ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.

To ensure states are aware of the revised Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program, which was issued December 28, 2010, and reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2011.

To update guidance provided to the State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) to implement the regulatory requirement for states to adopt merit staffing by December 15, 2010, in consideration of the retroactive extension of the deadline by the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (Omnibus Trade Act).

Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 16-10 (issued December 15, 2010) provided guidance to the State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as “Cooperating State Agencies” (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as “states”) for phasing out the amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 enacted by the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (TGAAA or the 2009 Amendments). This Change 1 updates that guidance by explaining that the Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 (Omnibus Trade Act), enacted subsequent to TEGL No. 16-10 on December 29, 2010, provided a six-week statutory extension for the application of the 2009 Amendments.