Purpose. To distribute the APP and request States to:
a) inform service providers of the APP performance goals and
b) pursue performance strategies related to the goals.

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1998.

To emphasize the importance of States addressing Year 2000 issues affecting the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system, provide guidance on Year 2000 compliance, and seek the assistance of States in identifying and overcoming potential problems.

To announce there will be no changes in the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) electronic reporting formats (i.e., ES and JTPA) for Year/Date in connection with Year 2000 compliance, with the exception of JTPA SPIR data reports.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the distribution of training materials for BPC investigators.

Direct inquiries to Mr. Douglas Holl, Office of Worker Retraining and Adjustment Programs, on (202) 219-5577, x115.

To announce the publication and distribution of The Aging Baby Boom: Implications for Employment and Training Programs.

To alert State Public Employment Service Agencies that the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) has extended the approval to use subject forms.

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 SESAs with guidelines for the annual release of UI BAM program data for CY 1997.

To transmit for information key background materials provided to the Performance Enhancement Group (PEG) at their first meeting.

To announce final planning allotments for PY 1998 basic labor exchange activities, required by Section 6(b)(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended.

To remind States of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) position concerning how services performed by professional athletes ("athletes") are used in determining eligibility for unemployment compensation (UC).

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESA) with information on new special salary rates for some Federal Civilian employees to assist SESA personnel in completing UCFE Form ES-935, Claimant Statement of Federal Civilian Service.

To request information from the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to update the Compendium of State Unemployment Insurance Operations, Organizations and Relationships (Compendium).

To announce the publication and distribution of Employment and Training for America's Homeless: Final Report on the Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program.

To modify Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 2-97 in order to provide guidance for the preparation and submission of PY 1999 W-P Act Plans.

To announce the establishment of the SCSEP Home Page.

To provide information to State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) on Unemployment Insurance (UI) Overpayment Recovery Training.

To inform States of a temporary change in the transmission of Section C of the ETA 204.