To advise State employment security agencies (SESAs) of the provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993, Public Law (P.L.) 103-152, which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program.

To transmit a final list of those section 401, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) grantees receiving waivers of the requirement for competition for the PY 1995-96 Designation Period as provided in section 401(l) of the Act, as amended.

To provide clarification of the Department's revised requirements on prior approval for the acquisition of Automated Data Processing Equipment.

The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide grantees with revised Forms and Instructions for implementation of the Standardized Participant Information Reporting (SPIR) system for the Section 402 program. The revised Forms and Instructions attached incorp

To provide grantees with preliminary information and instructions for the conference above.

To transmit new instructions to the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) for their use in determining individual eligibility for UCX benefits.

To provide an update on the status of capacity-building pilot projects, and a description of the projects funded through the recently awarded challenge grants.

To transmit subject directory.

To announce the publication and distribution of the PIC Member Orientation Package. This TAG is a three-part publication consisting of an Orientation Handbook for PIC members, a Pocket Guide to major federal job training programs, and a Trainer's Guide f

To provide information on revised dates for the submission of financial assistance requests from designated First Wave States and for the award of funds.

To transmit a list of those section 401, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) grantees receiving waivers and tentative waivers of the requirement for competition for the PYs 1995-96 Designation Period as provided in section 401(l) of the Act, as amended.

To transmit revised procedures for processing H-2B temporary labor certification applications in nonagricultural occupations, including revised standards for determining the temporary nature of a job under the H-2B classification.

To provide information on the expected role of JTPA Title III program operators in implementing worker profiling and reemployment services systems within each State; and to announce the availability of supplemental JTPA Title III funds to assist States in

To advise the employment and training community of the upcoming activities surrounding our capacity-building component entitled: "Consultation with our Customers: A Process to Build a Comprehensive Capacity Building Structure."

To advise the employment and training community of the upcoming activities surrounding our capacity-building component entitled: "Consultation with our Customers: A Process to Build a Comprehensive Capacity Building Structure."

To inform States of what comments were received concerning their suggestions for the rewrite of the UIRR electronic entry system and, to the extent possible, inform them of what decisions have been made concerning these suggestions.

To transmit the AWBA for each State for the first quarter of FY 1995.

This bulletin transmits contest rules and submission requirements and specifies the help we need to make this contest work.

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