To provide specific procedural guidance to States for processing requests for certification under the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits after these expire. This guidance covers the period July 1- September 30, 1999. If the WOTC and WtW tax credits have not been reauthorized by September 30, additional guidance will be issued.

To announce the publication and distribution of the report: Evaluation of the Title IV Indian and Native American Program.

To announce the publication of Testing and Assessment: An Employer¿s Guide to Good Practices. This Guide can help managers and workforce development professionals understand and use employment testing and assessment practices to meet their organization¿s

To announce the publication and distribution of National Job Corps Study: Report on the Process Analysis.

To change instructions issued by General Administration Letter (GAL) 4-97 regarding the cessation of reporting data on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program for the ETA-227 Report. Without this change, performance measures for Benefit Pay

To distribute copies of "Audit of Benefit Payment Controls -- Examination of UI Benefit/Wage Crossmatch and Analysis of Employers Who Fail to Respond to the States' Requests for Weekly Wage Data" and to make recommendations for State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to take appropriate action in areas of weakness.

To change instructions issued by General Administration Letter (GAL) 4-97 regarding the cessation of reporting data on the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program for the ETA-227 Report. Without this change, performance measures for Benefit Payment Control (BPC) will be adversely affected.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies with guidance upon the reauthorization of the Trade Act of 1974.

To announce the completion and distribution of the One-Stop Training Curriculum for Older Worker Specialists which includes a broad base of curricula addressing the workforce development needs of older workers.

To provide States a copy of the solicitation announcing the Youth Opportunity Grants and to describe the States¿ roles in giving support to Youth Opportunity Grant applicants.

To provide adjusted 1999 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) tables (100 percent) for use in determining eligibility for needs-related payments.

To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that the Unemployment Insurance Service (UIS) SUN computer system is fully ready for Y2K and has been certified at low risk for experiencing Y2K problems.

To transmit a list of military addresses for SESAs' use in sending notices of claim filing, and subsequent notices of monetary and nonmonetary determinations to the appropriate branch of the military.

To alert the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) delivery system to the new WtW Census 2000 Employment project linking local WtW programs to Census 2000 temporary job opportunities, and to advise the system of the consultation requirements for project applicants.

To announce the completion and distribution of Tools of the Trade: A Learning Resources Catalogue for Workforce Professionals, containing more than 800 descriptions of courses, books, web sites, reports and sample materials designed to help workforce development practitioners and partners as they build their One-Stop systems under the Workforce Investment Act; and

To announce the establishment of an electronic niche site for workforce professionals on America's Learning Exchange (ALX) -- http://www.alx.org/wfd.html -- which contains the information listed in Tools of the Trade.

To transmit 1999 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 advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the publication and distribution of the new Overpayment Recovery Technical Assistance Guide (TAG).

To encourage State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to implement the Interstate Connection (ICON) frame relay network.

To distribute annual national data on internal fraud activities reported by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).

To modify previously provided procedural guidance for increasing efficiency in the permanent labor certification process under current regulations in order to handle increasing workloads with declining staff resources.