To transmit a copy of the FRN (Vol. 63, No. 113, pp. 32563-32578) published June 12, 1998, which requests comments regarding proposed W-P Act labor exchange performance measures.

To emphasize to SESAs when a multi-claimant "other" nonmonetary determination should be reported

To transmit an analysis of the accuracy of monetary determinations and UI wage records.

To transmit guidance regarding: (1) the handling of waiver extensions for waivers granted in PY 1997; (2) performance outcomes under PY 1998 waiver extensions; (3) the development and submission of PY 1998 requests for waivers of JTPA and W-P Act general statutory/regulatory provisions; and (4) the handling of general statutory waivers granted to States which have been designated as Workforce Flexibility Partnership Demonstration States (Work-Flex States).

To transmit the directory of Federal and military agencies that have requested detailed UCFE or UCX benefit payment data which supports the Department of Labor quarterly unemployment compensation billings.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the elimination of the Interstate Continued Claim, Form IB-2, and to provide agent State instructions for providing weeks claimed information to liable States on backdated initial claims.

To provide logistical, travel, and other related information regarding State staff participation at the June 30 - July 1, 1998, WOTC/WtW Summer National Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that the Model Code for the real-time withdrawal/invalid claim information application for ICON is being distributed for installation. A system requirement document is being distributed to the non-IBM

To provide policy and procedural guidance for making prevailing wage determinations for researchers employed by colleges and universities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC's) operated by colleges and universities, and certain Feder

To transmit to States the final format and instructions for the JTPA Summary Program Report (JSPR), formerly called the JASPR, (ETA 9047).

To remind States of the responsibility of the State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC) with regard to the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act of 1991.

To announce the completion and distribution of the One-Stop Training and Technical Assistance Resources collection which includes a broad base of curricula and other resources to assist in the One-Stop system building effort.

To provide joint, coordinated guidance to encourage States and communities to take full advantage of existing resources to address the transportation challenge of moving people from welfare to work and to develop seamless, integrated transportation servic

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) information on the use of the Treasury UTF On-Line system to complete CWC reimbursement transactions, and to forward interim instructions for reporting those transactions on the ETA 2112.

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 provide information about NAUIAB's Annual Conference. The conference will be in Baltimore, Maryland from May 31 through June 4, 1998.

To advise States of the position currently taken by the IRS with respect to the levy authority on unemployment compensation (UC) provided by the Taxpayers' Relief Act (TPRA) of 1997, and to provide interim instructions for States in handling levy notices.

To announce the publication and distribution of a technical assistance guide (TAG) for providing educational services in the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP) and the distribution of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities'

To announce the approval and extension of the data collection authority for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit(WOTC) program and the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Tax Credit by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); transmit the revised administrative and redesigned reporting forms; and provide related guidance.

To provide tables for Fiscal Years (FY) 1981-96 showing estimated Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payments made by employers of each State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-96 are also included.