To procide perliminary informatin on Title V of the North America Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act and State responsibilities for a new worker adjustment assistance program.

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

To inform State employment security agencies of program letters that have been extended for the above period.

To ensure that States follow correct procedures in providing training waivers for workers in the TAA Program.

To announce the publication and distribution of: -- "Assessment for At-Risk Youth: A Practitioner's Guide to Definitions, Guiding Principles, and Implementation Strategies"; -- "Assessment for At-Risk Youth: A Decision Maker's Summary

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with information regarding the incorporation and treatment of revisions to the 3-month average total unemployment rate (TUR) used as an alternative trigger for the EB Program.

To invite participation in a Workplace Literacy Test (WLT) Implementation Pilot Project.

To transmit the AWBA for each State for the first quarter of FY 1994.

To advise States that replacement Central Processing Units (CPUs) have been ordered for the SESAs' UI computer systems used for Required Reporting and to run QC applications, and that associated software will be upgraded.

To provide information on the revised Title III planning guidelines for PY 1994 and PY 1995.

To announce the schedule, participation criteria, and registration procedures for JTPA Financial Management sessions associated with the TAG currently being developed to support full implementation of the 1992 Amendments to the JTPA.

To provide a listing of appropriate Federal agency addresses for use by State agency personnel when processing UCFE claims.

To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of recent Air Force administrative changes.

To notify the States of the availability of a new publication -- "Labor Shortage Case Studies." The report details results of an evaluation study conducted for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) by James Bell Associates, Inc., of Arlington,

To submit PY 1993 edit check listings for the JTPA Quarterly Status Report (JQSR), the Worker Adjustment Formula Financial Report (WFFR) and the revised Dislocated Worker Special Project Report (DWSPR) for Program Year 1993.

To notify the States of the availability of a new publication -- "Finding One's Way: Career Guidance for Disadvantaged Youth." The report was prepared for ETA by Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), of Philadelphia.

To provide clarification of the requirements for the determination of extended compensation entitlement during a "high unemployment period" (HUP).

To provide State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) with a clarification of the instructions for the administration of Section 102(b)(2)(B) of P.L. 102-318.

To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of a Department of Labor (DOL) plan to develop an ITC to support DOL's profiling initiative and provide other automation support services to SESAs.

To advice State Employment Security Agencies of the reassignment of the signature authority for UIPLs.