To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2004.

To transmit guidance for the development and management of PY 2003 Workforce Information Core Products and Services grant plans.

To provide states with the Program Year (PY) 2003 ACSI Table of Weights.

To provide states with the underlying formula for the TAA funds disbursement process and FY 2004 planning estimates and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA funds for training and administration.

To provide States with their allocation for TAA funds under the continuing resolution for FY 2004.

To inform states and other Department of Labor (DOL)-funded workforce investment system partners of the veterans¿ priority provisions of the ¿Jobs for Veterans Act¿ and to provide general guidance as to the implementation of these provisions.

To provide tables for Fiscal Years (FY) 2001 and 2002 showing estimated FUTA receipts attributable to employment in each state and the amounts of FUTA funds provided to each state for program administration and benefit payments. Cumulative totals for FY 1981-2002 are also included.

To inform the workforce investment system of observed differences in the counts of individuals who received training under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA.)

To provide policy clarification and guidance regarding the special procedures governing the temporary labor certification process for the entertainment industry.

To inform H-1B grantees of the upcoming implementation of OMB¿s common performance measures for job training and employment programs in 2004.

To announce the potential for collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Brownfields Economic Redevelopment and workforce training.

To inform states and National Program grantees of the Employment and Training Administration¿s data validation policy, and the plans to implement data validation requirements for the following programs: Workforce Investment Act Title IB, Labor Exchange, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Native American Employment and Training, and Senior Community Service Employment Program. The data validation policy and supplemental guidance on implementing data validation will be conveyed to National Program grantees through the issuance of program bulletins.

To respond to state workforce agencies¿ questions about their responsibilities for the advance Health Coverage Tax Credit.

To transmit estimated employer contribution rates for CY 2003.

To transmit interim operating instructions for implementing the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for Older Workers Program established by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002.

To announce fiscal year 2003 (FY `03) training seminars for SWA BAM/DCA Investigators.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Forms ETA 843 and ETA 841, contained in ET Handbook No. 384, Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Handbook.

To advise State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) that Web-based reporting of required financial data for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement ¿ Transition Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) training programs was effective for the quarter that ended June 30, 2003. The required reporting format is the Financial Status Report, Standard Form (SF) 269.

To transmit instructions for the electronic submission of the quarterly ETA 5148 Reporting Form, "Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers." States will now submit the information on ETA 5148 Reporting Form via the Web-based "Labor Exchange Agricultural Reporting System (LEARS)."

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2003.