To provide instructions to states for modifying their State Strategic Plans for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act (“the State Plan”) for years three and four of the current five-year planning cycle to ensure that states have approved plans in place to receive formula allotments; and to provide instructions to states for extending existing waivers and requesting new waivers. The deadline for these submissions is April 1, 2007.

To announce a planned BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminar.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal civilian employees.

To explain the measure used to indicate performance in meeting the GPRA goal of facilitating the reemployment of UI beneficiaries and to give the baseline value and the FY 2007 target for this performance indicator.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) are aware of the revised of Remuneration for the UCX program, which was issued December 18, 2006, based on the January 1, 2007, military pay increase.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies are aware of the Federal military retired pay annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) and to provide the Department of Defense Web site where the COLA information is located.

To ensure that State Workforce Agencies are aware of the increases in social security survivors and old age retirement annuities and Federal civilian pensions due to the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA).

To transmit minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007.

To provide Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grantees with information about the statutory exemption of SCSEP wages for purposes of determining income eligibility for Federal housing programs and Food Stamps.

To provide administrative guidance on changes in the SCSEP income eligibility guidelines resulting from the enactment of Public Law 109-365.