To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the measurement method and the Acceptable Level of Performance (ALP) for the detection of overpayments measure; to clarify the methods for measuring the average age of pending lower and higher authority appeals; and to clarify the implementation schedule for Tax Quality Measure CAPs.

To announce the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) request to collect data on the facilitation of the reemployment of UI benefit recipients and to provide implementation instructions to the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice is to announce the availability of several recently released resources designed to facilitate the coordination of human service transportation systems. These resources were developed under the United We Ride initiative. United We Ride is an interagency Federal initiative that supports states and localities in developing coordinated human service delivery systems. In addition to awarding state coordination grants, United We Ride provides state and local agencies a transportation coordination and planning self-assessment tool, technical assistance, and other resources to help communities succeed.

To provide guidance to the states in determining and allocating the costs of assessing and collecting state taxes that are collected along with state unemployment compensation (UC) taxes, but are not used solely for UC purposes.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide states with a list of provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) that have previously been waived or new provisions that have not been waived but are within the statutory waiver authority under the WIA regulations at 20 CFR 661,440. These waivers will provide states with increased flexibility to respond to job seekers and business needs in hurricane-affected areas and areas receiving an influx or evacuees. Included is an explanation of the flexibility provided by the workforce flexibility (work-flex) provisions of the regulations.

To provide information to the workforce investment system on the requirements for employee identification at the point of hire for Hurricane Katrina impacted individuals.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 base allocations and describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training,job search allowances,relocation allowances,and administration.

To announce the postponement of the Dallas and Orlando Agricultural Business and Workforce System Integration Forums,originally scheduled for September 19-20,2005(Dallas),and October5-6,2005 (Orlando).

To remind the system of WIA performance reporting requirements for the upcoming months.

To reissue estimated employer contribution rates for CY 2005 because of a typographical error in the attachment to UIPL 27-05 dated August 1, 2005.

To notify State Workforce Agencies of the publication of CY 2004 UI BAM paid and denied claims data and to provide an Executive Summary of the data.

To announce the upcoming workshops entitled, "Frontline Workforce Development: Promoting Partnerships and Emerging Practices in Health and Health Care" sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

To encourage states to participate in interstate overpayment detection and recovery activities for state and federal programs and to remind states about the requirements for reporting information related to these activities.

To provide grantees with updated information on the Payment Management System (PMS) subaccounts for Program Year (PY) 2005 funds.

To announce upcoming Agricultural Business and Workforce System Integration Forums during which ETA will share its vision for integration of services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and agricultural employers.

The purposes of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) are to: