To advise State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) of a Departmental interpretation of Federal statutes relating to aliens' eligibility for unemployment compensation when satisfactory immigration status is not established through the primary verification process with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

To transmit the CY 1996 Supplement to ET Handbook 394, Unemployment Insurance Financial Data.

To announce that Social Policy Research (SPR) will be offering System Building Training sessions to interested States and Local One-Stop Career Center System staff based on SPR's evaluation of the initial One-Stop implementation experience and their "Guide for Practitioners".

To transmit a revised directory of individuals to contact for information on unemployment compensation (UC) tax matters. Tax Performance System (TPS) reviewers are also listed.

To advise States of the status of Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) that were erroneously cancelled or inadvertently omitted from the checklists of UIPLs attached to UIPL 44-94.

To transmit checklists which show the status of TEINs and TEGLs as of July 1, 1997.

To provide preliminary information about the design and implementation of a pilot project conducted at the Kalamazoo/St. Joseph SDA in Michigan to test the efficacy of profiling and referring Work First participants.

To announce the JETTCON scheduled for December 16-18, 1997, at the Sheraton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

To rescind DINAP Bulletin 97-01 and provide further guidance on the use of JTPA funds for tuition and fees in conjunction with Pell Grants.

To announce the completion and distribution of the National One-Stop Career system video.