To transmit a copy of the January 22, 1997, Federal Register notice announcing the reallotment of JTPA Title III formula-allotted fund s.

To provide States with program guidance and allocations for the Calendar Year (CY) 1997 Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP).

To share information on how SESAs that earned recognition in the Annual National Awards Program since its inception in 1994 have used or are planning to use the award funds.

To modify the Department's instructions on reporting participant termination from Titles II-A/C, Title III, and Section 204(d) programs after more than 90 days of inactive status, and to provide revised guidance on period(s) of inactive status.

To distribute the Employment and Training Administration's PY 1996/ FY 1997 Goals.

To transmit copies of: (a) The Federal Register notice, dated November 21, 1996, which makes certain changes to the maximum per diem rates for locations within the Continental U.S. (CONUS). These new rates become effective for all travel beginning on or

To provide previously issued questions and answers together with additional information requested by State Employment Security Agencies and Regional Offices regarding BTQ implementation.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of changes to the Interstate Statistical Data Exchange format and data exchange instructions.

To transmit the CY 1995 Supplement to ET Handbook 394, Unemployment Insurance Financial Data.

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with a copy of the above UCFE program coverage ruling.

To describe a new competitive award co-sponsored by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and to encourage local programs that work in partnership with community colleges to apply for this award.

To remind States of the requirement to submit proposed and enacted unemployment compensation (UC) legislation.

To inform States of revisions made to OMB Circular A-133; of the impact of the Single Audit Act amendments on Circulars A-128 and A-133; and of a recently issued proposed revision to Circular A-133.

To provide information on upcoming Risk Analysis Training.

To advise States and other TAG recipients of the changes made to the Eligibility Documentation Guide.

To announce the availability and distribution of the Capacity Building Update (Fall, 1996): Special Quality Forum Edition.

To provide tables for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 showing Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) receipts by State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-95 are also included.

To transmit a correction to General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 2-97.

To provide notice of an error on Page1, Box 5 of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Individual Characteristics Form (ETA Form9061), and an error in the instructions for Box 17 of the same form. Employment Service Program Letter (ESPL) No. 5-97, dated November 25, 1996, transmitted The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Individual Characteristics Form. This ESPL transmits a revised Individual Characteristics Form (ICF) that corrects errors in that form.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of the Department's interpretation of Federal statutes and regulations relating to telephone and other electronic methods of claimstaking.