To modify TEGL No. 11-07 to further clarify certain procedures for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA) National Processing Centers (NPCs) involved in the processing of H-2A labor certification applications for temporary agricultural employment of foreign workers in the United States (U.S.).

To announce the release and the availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2007-15: Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services: Evaluation of State Worker Profiling Models.

To advise State Workforce Agencies of their Alien Labor Certification (ALC) grant allocations under the FY 2008 Continuing Budget Resolution in effect October 1, 2007, through November 16, 2007.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2008.

To inform the workforce investment system of the launch of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS), an initiative that will provide learning and funding opportunities relevant to the workforce investment system. This initiative is funded by the Annie E. Casey, Ford, Hitachi, and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundations in collaboration with the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

To provide states guidance on the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) revised policy related to incentives and sanctions under title IB of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for performance accountability purposes.

To invite state staff participation in two RJM training webinar sessions scheduled to be held November 14 – 15, 2007, and December 5-6, 2007.

To announce a planned BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminar to be held December 3 – 7, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. We expect to offer three additional BTQ seminars during FY 2008. Dates and locations will be announced later.

To announce the implementation of a new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved quarterly financial reporting form, U.S. DOL ETA FINANCIAL REPORT (ETA-9130). This form will be required for use by all ETA grantees starting with the quarter ending September 30, 2007.

The purpose of this guidance is to clarify Department of Labor policy regarding existing flexibility under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to serve military spouses as dislocated workers under the WIA Dislocated Worker formula grant.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 base allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training and job search and relocation allowances.

To request Area of Substantial Unemployment (ASU) designations in each state as defined in the WIA in order to allot funds under the Act for the period beginning July 1, 2008.

To summarize the UI program’s GPRA performance for FY 2006 and announce the FY 2007 and FY 2008 GPRA goals and targets.

To provide requirements for requesting advances (loans) from and making voluntary repayments to the FUA in the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) through a new optional electronic system designated the Loan and Repayment Application System (LARAS). Requests initiated in the Title XII LARAS will now be accepted in place of letters.

To announce the release and availability of the ETA Occasional Paper 2007-14: The Employer as the Client: State-Financed Customized Training.

The purpose of this guidance is to announce the reauthorization of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program under the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) and provide procedural guidance to the states for processing requests for certifications under the consolidated program.

To inform states and local areas that OFCCP has published new regulations (41 CFR 60-300) to implement the amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) required by the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) enacted in 2002. These regulations are effective September 7, 2007.

To announce the postponement of the Technology-Based Learning (TBL) Regional Forum, scheduled for September 12, 2007 at the San Francisco Federal Building Auditorium, 90 Seventh Street, San Francisco, California.

To announce the availability of two ETA Occasional Papers:

• ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 08 titled Literature Review: Business/Faith-Based and Community Organization (FBCO) Partnerships; and
• ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 09 titled Action Steps for Businesses: A Guide to Developing Partnerships with Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs).

To announce the release and the availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2007 – 07 titled Ready4Work Peer Review of Data Collection.