To advise State agencies of the provisions of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988, P.L. 100-647, which affect the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program.

To announce the Secretary of Labor's decision in the 1988 conformity proceedings concerning the State of Minnesota.

To transmit the revised Fedwire Deposit System (FDS) format to be used by banks when wire transferring funds from State employment security agencies' (SESAs) Clearing accounts to the UTF.

To provide State employment security agencies (SESA) with guidelines for the annual release of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits Quality Control (QC) program data.

To provide for State review and comment on proposed revised Unemployment Insurance (UI) cash management performance measures and reports.

To provide instructions on the handling of requests for wage and separation information for Quality Control (QC) cases when the information must be obtained from an employer's agent.

To establish policy regarding State clock run QC programs and the time periods during which the National Office will have access to the State Employment Security Agency UI QC PRO-380 computer to perform the automated pick up of data.

To transmit the first annual Experience Raging Index (ERI) for States for rate year 1988.

To advise the State agencies of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security, decided on March 29, 1989.

To Advise State agencies of the Department of Labor's interpretation of those provisions of Federal law relating to permissible deductions from payments of unemployment compensation to individuals and to correct an error in UIPL 15-82 concerning the deduction of spousal support from payments of unemployment compensation.