To advise State agencies of the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA 89), P.L. 101-239, and the Joint Resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt (Debt Act) (P.L. 101-140) which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program.

To transmit the subject technical assistance guide TAG for consideration by the States in administering Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance (EDWAA) provisions which require the States to coordinate their worker readjustment and dislocated worker programs with the UI system.

To transmit the revised Federal Schedule of Remuneration (UCX) based on the January 1, 1990, military pay increase.

To transmit a copy of the Interim Final Rule amending the DUA regulations (20 CFR Part 625).

To provide the attached fact sheet to all grantees.

To provide grantees with a clarification of the regulations concerning the allocation of travel costs to appropriate cost categories.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies(SESAs)of the update to the previously issued Department of the Air Fore* Civilian Personnel Office (CPO) address Listing and reemphasize the need to use the correct address for nailing UCFE claim documents to the appropriate personnel or payroll office address of all Federal agencies.

To provide new annual salary rates for Federal Civilian employees to assist state Employment Security Agency (SESA) personnel in completing UCFE Form ES-935, Claimant Statement of Federal Civilian Service.

To inform States of the due date for monthly letters to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) certifying new Reed Act obligation and deobligated amounts subsequent to November 30, 1989.

To respond to questions concerning the purpose for requiring States to establish aging schedules of delinquent UI contributions, payments in lieu of contributions and benefit overpayments and to revise the frequency of recording the ace of receivables.

To clarify the requirements of the MOU between the Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services, developed pursuant to Section 453(e)(3), SSA, for an agreement to participate in the FPLS Locator System.

To inform States that, under a revised interpretation, properly obligated Reed Act funds need not be expended for benefit payments prior to obtaining a Title XII advance and to provide procedures to identify and set aside such funds in State Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) accounts.

To advise State agencies of the applicability of provisions of The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, P.L. 100-503, to State agency operations, and to provide State agencies with the office of Management and Budget's guidance interpreting the provisions of the Act.

To Provide grantees with additional information on the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

1. To inform SESAs of the future installation of computer equipment in each SESA to support several projects within the UI program, and
   
   
2. to inform States of the Department of Labor (DOL) administrative requirements for such equipment.

To provide State agencies with corrected draft language to implement Section 3304(a)(14)(A) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

a) To clarify and emphasize to State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) their responsibilities for complying with EO data collection and maintenance requirements for the UI program; and b) to announce the procedures of the Department of Labor (DOL) , Directorate of Civil Rights (DCR), for monitoring EO data, e.g., race, ethnicity, age, sex, and handicap status, pertinent to all claims activities for UI claimants for the purpose of compliance review monitoring and/or complaint investigations.

To Advise State agencies of the Department of Labor's interpretation of those provisions of Federal law relating to permissible deductions from payments of unemployment compensation to individuals and to correct an error in UIPL 15-82 concerning the deduction of spousal support from payments of unemployment compensation.

To advise the State agencies of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security, decided on March 29, 1989.

To transmit the first annual Experience Raging Index (ERI) for States for rate year 1988.