UIPL_16-20_Change-6_acc.pdf

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CLASSIFICATION EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insuranc e ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI DUIO Washington D.C. 20210 DATE September 3 2021 RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE None Continuing ADVISORY UNEM PLOYM ENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 16-20 Change 6 O STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES ROM LENITA JACOBS-SIMMONS s Acting Assistant Secretary UB JECT Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Program Updated Operating Instructions and Reporting Changes . Purpos e . To provide states with additional operating instructions in processing PUA claims and updated instructions for reporting PUA program activities. . Action Re que s ted. The U.S. Department of Labor s Department Employment and Training Administration ETA requests that State Workforce Administrators provide the information in this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter UIPL and all attachments to appropriate program and other staff in state workforce systems to implement these changes to the PUA program. . Summary and B ackground. a. Summary This guidance provides 1 additional instructions to states in processing the expanded eligibilit y provisions as described in UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 published February 25 2021 2 guidance on establishing the correct effective date for PUA T F S 1 2 3 applications 3 instructions for handling claims for individua ls who are eligible for PUA in multiple states and the state in which they are filing has terminated participation in the program before the program expiration date 4 guidance for states regarding additional PUA activity after the program expires 5 an overview of how the Department will assess if a state m ade a good faith effort to implement the PUA program for purposes of states requesting that individua ls submit retroactive self-certification declarations 6 updated reporting requirements to include overpayment waivers on the ETA 902P report . The Department acknowledges that states need time to implement the provisions of this UIPL. States are expected to implement the expanded eligibility provisions see UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 and Section 4.a. of this UIPL if they have not already done so and to implement the provisions regarding individua ls who are eligible for PUA in 2 multiple states see Section 4.c. of this UIPL no later than December 31 2021. States are expected to implement the additional reporting requirements see Section 4.f. and Attachment IV of this UIPL no later than March 31 2022. States that need additional time to implement these provisions should work with their appropriate ETA Regional Office. In addition to the 250 000 provided to states in UIPL No. 09-21 and 100 000 provided to states in UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 states may seek additional funding of up to 100 000 to cover the costs of implementing provisions in this UIPL. States must submit the required request for funding SF-424 electronically to covid-19 dol.gov with a copy to the appropriate ETA Regional Office by Octobe r 4 2021. The Department published UIPL No. 14-21 on March 15 2021 which explains the program changes included with enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ARPA Public Law Pub. L. 117-2 . The Department published UIPL No. 20-21 on May 5 2021 which describes parameters under which a state may waive recovery of PUA overpayments and includes limited circumstances under which a state may process blanket waivers of PUA overpayments. Additionally the Department published UIPL No. 14-21 Change 1 on July 12 2021 which provides states with instructions for processing PUA claims after the date of termination or expiration of the PUA program. All other PUA program parameters as provided in Section 2102 of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Pub. L. 116-136 PUA agreements and UIPL Nos. 16-20 Changes 1-5 remain the same unless otherwise noted in this UIPL. Attachme nt I provides a list of all acceptable COVID-19 related reasons to which an individua l may self-certify eligibility that they are unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work. This includes the COVID-19 related reasons from Section 2102 a 3 A ii I aa - jj of the CARES Act and the additional reasons authorized by the Secretary of Labor Secretary under the provisions of Section 2102 a 3 A ii I kk of the CARES Act. Attachme nt II provides questions and answers regarding additional PUA activity after the program expires. Attachme nt III elaborates on Section C.7. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 to provide information on how ETA will assess whether a state made a good faith effort to implement the PUA program. Attachme nt IV provides Handbook 401 Instructions for ETA 902 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Attachme nt V provides instructions for completing the SF-424. b. Background The CARES Act includes the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act set out in Title II Subtitle A. Section 2102 of the CARES Act created a new temporary federal program called PUA and provided states with administrative funding to operate the program through an agreement with the Department. 3 In general PUA provides unemployment benefits to individua ls who are 1 not eligible for regular unemployment compensation UC Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation PEUC or Extended Benefits EB including those who have exhausted all rights to such benefits and those who are self-employed seeking part-time employment do not have sufficient wage history or otherwise would not qualify for regular UC PEUC or EB and 2 are otherwise able to work and available for work within the meaning of applicable state law except that the individua l is unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work due to a specific COVID-19 related reason identified in Section 2102 a 3 A ii I aa - kk of the CARES Act. Any weeks of benefits previously received under the regular UC or EB programs starting with week ending February 8 2020 February 9 2020 for states with a Sunday week ending date are deducted from the individual s PUA entitlement see Section C.17. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . States are reminded that PUA is 100 percent federally-funded and states may not charge employers for these benefits. The CARES Act authorized the Secretary to establish COVID-19 related reasons for which an individua l may be eligible for PUA in addition to those specific COVID-19 related reasons listed in items aa - jj of Section 2102 a 3 A ii I of the CARES Act. The Secretary provided one additional reason described in Section C.1.k. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 published on April 5 2020. See also Section 4.b. of UIPL No. 16- 20 Change 2 published on July 21 2020. The Department added three more COVID- 19 related reasons with the publication of UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 on February 25 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 Pub. L. 116-260 enacted on December 27 2020 included the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 Continued Assistance Act in Division N Title II Subtitle A. The Continued Assistance Act extended the PUA program and enacted several program integrity measures including a requirement that all individua ls receiving a PUA payment on or after December 27 2020 submit documentation substantiating employment self-employment or the planned commencement of employment or self-employment. ARPA was enacted on March 11 2021. It extends authorization of PUA as well as other CARES Act programs through weeks ending on or before September 6 2021 and increases the maximum number of weeks of PUA available from 50 to 79. See UIPL No. 14-21 for details on all Unemployment Insurance UI -related provisions under ARPA. The Department has made available 100 000 to each state for the implementation of the ARPA provisions associated with the PUA program. Detailed information about the available funding for program implementation application process and permissible implementation costs regarding these funds are provided in Section 4.e. of UIPL No. 14- 21. 4 Importance of Program Inte grity. Addressing improper payments and fraud is a top priority for the Department and the entire UI system. States play a fundamental role in ensuring the integrity of the UI system. Especially during this time of extraordinary workloads states should maintain a steadfast focus on UI functions and activities that ensure program integrity and the prevention and detection of improper payments and fraud across all programs operated within the UI system while ensuring that eligible individua ls continue to have and maintain access to benefits. It is critical that states implement processes that ensure payments are being made only to eligible individua ls and that states have aggressive strategies and tools in place to prevent detect and recover fraudulent payments with a particular emphasis on imposter fraud by claimants using false or stolen identities. Additionally under the Continued Assistance Act for states to have an adequate system for administering the PUA program states must include procedures for identity verification or validation and for timely payment to the extent reasonable and practicable for all new PUA claims filed on or after January 26 2021 see Section C.3. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . UIPL No. 28-20 published on August 31 2020 UIPL No. 28-20 Change 1 published on January 15 2021 and UIPL No. 28-20 Change 2 published on August 11 2021 provided states with funding to assist with efforts to prevent and detect fraud and identity theft and to recover fraud overpayments in the PUA and PEUC programs. UIPL No. 22- 21 published on August 11 2021 provided states with funding to assist with such efforts across all UC programs. Promoting Program Equity. As states consider additional tools to incorporate into their fraud management operations equitable access to unemployment benefits must be at the forefront of the decision-making process in line with Executive Order EO 13985 issued January 20 2021 and UIPL Nos. 02-16 and 02-16 Change 1. At the most fundamental level equity within the UC program means the provision of UC payments to eligible workers regardless of one s background in a timely and fair manner with an application process that is readily accessible to all workers. In the context of fraud management equitable access means that there are alternatives to digital mechanisms of identity proofing that the mechanisms used to prove identity or flag for fraud do not contain racial gender or other bias and that data is available to understand the impact of fraud mitigation on eliminating barriers that prevent full and equal access to benefits for all eligible individua ls. UIPL No. 23-21 published on August 17 2021 provided states with funding to assist with efforts to promote program equity for all UC programs including PUA. 5 4. Guidance. a. Proce s sing the Expande d Eligibility Provis ions unde r UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5. i. Notif ication. States have requested clarification about the notification requirements related to the newest expanded PUA eligibilit y provisions described in UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5. As provided in Section 4.b.ii. of that UIPL notification to individua ls must include the following States must notify e ve ry individua l who had previously filed a PUA claim at any time while the PUA program was in effect and was denied for any week because they were not unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work for one of the COVID-19 related reasons available at the time. Below are some examples of who is included in this population. o If the individua l selected none of the above or skipped selecting a COVID-19 related reason and was denied only for this reason they are included in this population. o If a state offered a free-form text box and upon evaluation against the COVID-19 related reasons available at the time the state determined that the individua l was not unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work for one of the listed reasons thus denying them then the individua l is included in this population. o If an individual was denied for a reason other than failure to self- certify to a COVID-19 related reason s they are not included in this population e.g. if the individua l was denied because they were eligible for regular UC instead they are not included in this population . This notification must advise the individua l of the opportunity to self-certify to the comple te lis t of COVID-19 related reasons and to identify the date the individua l first became unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work for COVID-19 related reason s . Such notification must occur individually as described in Section C.28. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4. If the state determines or previously determined that a PUA claim was filed by an individual who did not own the identity the state must not send any notification of potential entitlement based on the complete list of Covid-19 related reasons to the individua l. States have flexibilit y in how they provide the notice. A state may choose to provide a generic message to all individuals with at least one denied week 6 explaining that eligibilit y provisions for PUA have been expanded and providing the complete list of COVID-19 related reasons including instructions for how the individua l may contact the state agency to self-certify to previously denied weeks. This notice could read This notice is to inf orm you of recent changes to the eligibility provisions f or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA . You were previously denied PUA benef its because you did not meet one of the specif ic COVID-19 related reasons. On February 25 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor approved new COVID-19 related reasons under which you may self-certify eligibility f or PUA if applicable. Below is a complete list of the COVID- 19 related reasons. If any of the reasons apply to you f or a week that you were previously denied or f or a week prior to your claim start date but no earlier than either February 2 2020 or December 6 2020 depending on when the initial claim was f iled to apply f or benefits you may contact insert state-specific instructions . Alternatively a state may choose to include self-certification forms for each previously denied week or a single table providing a row for each COVID-19 related reason and a column for each previously denied week. Such forms or tables must include a notice advising the individua l that intentional misrepresentation on the self-certification is fraud consistent with Question 45 of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1. Additionally the state must allow the individua l to self-certify to the complete list of COVID-19 related reasons for a week prior to the claim start date if the individua l indicates that they were unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work due to one or more of the COVID-19 related reasons prior to their PUA claim filing date but no earlier than either February 2 2020 or December 6 2020 depending on when the initial claim was filed and subject to the backdating limitations described in Section C.15. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . ii. Processing certif ications returned f rom previously denied PUA week s. An individua l must be found eligible for a previous week if they 1 were previously denied for a week only because they did not self-certify to one or more of the COVID-19 related reason s available at the time 2 upon receiving notification of the expanded eligibilit y list of COVID-19 related reasons self-certified that they were unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work due to one or more of the COVID-19 related reasons and 3 meet all other eligibility requirements for the program. 7 If such an individua l had a week of unemployment that was previously denied only because the individua l was not unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of available COVID-19 related reason s and that denial was affirmed at the appellate level the state must reevaluate this denial in the context of the Department s guidance provided in UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5. States are encouraged to coordinate with their Lower Authority and Higher Authority appellate levels to implement this requirement. Further under the Agreement Implementing the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act Agreement that the state entered into with the Department to administer the PUA program the state agreed to administer the program in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all guidance or operating instructions issued by the Department of Labor. A state s jurisdictiona l limitation cannot prevent the Department from taking action if a state is found to be out of compliance with the requirements of this Agreement. Additionally we note that some state UC laws contain a savings clause which may be invoked in order to administer the program in conformity with federal UC law and regulations. Invoking the savings clause may be an appropriate step to ensure the state can administer the PUA program in accordance with Section 2102 of the CARES Act as amended and the Department s subsequent guidance authorized under Section 2116 of the CARES Act as amended. b. Es tablis hing the Corre ct Effe ctive Date for PUA Applications . As described in Question 4 of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 an individua l does not need to demonstrate good cause to backdate a PUA claim. Rather the claim must be backdated to the first week during the Pandemic Assistance Period that the individua l was unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of the COVID-19 related reason s described in Attachment I to this UIPL. States must include a question on their initial PUA application to determine when the individua l first became unemployed partially unemployed unable or unavailable to work because of one of the COVID-19 related reason s . With this information states must automatically backdate the PUA claim to the week that the individual first met the requirements for PUA subject to the limitations described in Section C.15. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . If a state did not gather this information at the time of initial PUA application retroactive action is not needed to obtain such information. However the state must continue to process any individua l requests. c. Individuals e ligible for PUA in multiple s tate s . To expand on Question 7 of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 an individua l whether self-employed or working in covered employment must file their PUA claim with the state where they were working at 8 the time of becoming unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of approved COVID-19 related reason s . If the individua l worked in more than one state at that time the individua l may file a PUA claim in any of those states. If the individua l was working outside of the country in a job with a connection to the U.S. labor market at the time of becoming unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work e.g. as a Peace Corps participant then the individua l should file in the state in which they reside. Absent this situation an individual may not file a PUA claim with a s tate in which the y did not work. An individua l who worked in more than one state at the initial time of becoming unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of approved COVID-19 related reason s or after filing the original PUA claim and whose state in which they originally filed for PUA terminated the program prior to its expiration date may then file a PUA claim in the other state in which they worked. States are reminded that an individua l may not receive PUA in more than one state for any given week and may only receive assistance under the PUA program for a total of 79 weeks minus any week for which the individua l received regular UC or EB during the Pandemic Assistance Period . For example an individua l worked in both State A and State B at the time of becoming unemployed due to approved COVID-19 related reason s . The individua l filed for and received PUA from State A. State A elected to terminate participation in the PUA program effective June 26 2021 State B did not terminate the program early. Upon termination of the PUA program in State A the individua l may file a PUA claim in State B. The individua l may not receive PUA from State B for the same weeks of unemployment in which they received PUA from State A. Additionally any weeks of regular UC EB and PUA that the individua l previously received must be deducted from the individua l s total PUA duration in State B. In this example the individua l received 26 weeks of regular UC 0 weeks of EB and 46 weeks of PUA in State A for a total of 72 weeks of benefits. Weeks of unemployment under the PEUC program are not deducted. The individua l would be potentially eligible for seven 7 additional weeks of PUA in State B. i. Responsibility of states that have terminated the PUA program prior to its expiration. A. Legal Authority. As noted in the Department s correspondence with states that have terminated the PUA program the state must process and pay benefits under the PUA program for all weeks of unemployment ending on or before the date of termination and comply with all responsibilit ies with respect to claims filed under these programs for those weeks. As noted in 9 Section 4.a.i.A. of UIPL No. 14-21 Change 1 this includes taking new applications for PUA for 30 days after the date of termination. B. Notifications. As noted in Section 4.b. of UIPL No. 14-21 Change 1 states are required to individua lly notify individua ls of the termination of the PUA program including anyone who was receiving PUA at the time of termination as well as anyone for whom a PUA claim was previously established i.e. individua ls with remaining PUA balances who stopped filing such claims . Additionally such states are strongly encouraged to notify this same population of individua ls that they may be eligible under specific circumstances to file a new PUA claim in states that have not terminated participation in the PUA program. By October 4 2021 the Department will provide states with a sample communication notice that they may use including information on where to direct individua l inquiries regarding this matter. C. Coordination with States that Continue to Administer the PUA Program. States that have terminated the PUA program must cooperate with information requests from states that continue to administer the PUA program including by providing information on the weeks of unemployment for which an individua l received payment under the regular UC EB or PUA program during the Pandemic Assistance Period. ii. Responsibility of states that continue to administer the PUA program prior to its expiration date. A. Legal Authority. Section 2102 of the CARES Act as amended requires that benefits be paid to individua ls who meet the definition of a covered individua l in a state that has an agreement to pay PUA in place. Under the terms of the statute if an individua l meets the eligibility requirements on the basis of employment or self-employment in more than one state benefits are to be paid by either state which has an agreement with the Department. As noted above if the individua l worked in more than one state at the time of becoming unemployed partially unemployed or unable to work because of approved COVID-19 related reason s the individua l may choose to file a PUA claim in any of those states. In the event that the paying state terminates its agreement with the Department the covered individual would remain eligible for PUA in any other state where the individua l also worked which continues to administer the PUA program so long as i the individua l has not exhausted their entitlement to PUA benefits ii there remains an agreement between the other state and 10 the Department and iii the individual meets all the other eligibilit y requirements. B. Determining Eligibil ity. The individua l must continue to meet all the eligibility criteria for PUA to receive benefits in the new state. This includes the state s obligation to verify or validate an individua l s identity see Section C.3. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . The individua l must also submit documentation substantiating employment or self-employment or the planned commencement of such performed in the state where they are filing the new PUA claim. See Section C.2. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4. For purposes of individuals filing a second PUA claim under this section the state must obtain such documentation substantiating employment or self-employment or the planned commencement of such prior to re le as ing payme nt on the ne w claim. Note that this is different from individuals who are filing a PUA claim for the first time for which an eligible individua l may receive immediate payment while they have 21 days to submit such documentation see Section C.2. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . Additionally for purposes of individua ls filing a second PUA claim under this section such documentation must demonstrate proof of employment or self- employment or the planned commencement of such employment or self- employment in the ne w s tate at s ome point be twe e n the start of the applicable taxable ye ar for the original PUA claim and the date of filing of the ne w claim. C. Calculating Benefit Entitlement. 1 Week ly Benef it Amount WBA . The base period for calculating a PUA claim s WBA is defined as the most recent tax year that has ended for the individua l prior to the individua l s unemployment partial unemployment or inability or unavailabilit y to work because of the approved COVID-19 related reason s . See Attachment II to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 for instructions on calculating the WBA. For purposes of individua ls filing a second PUA claim under this section the state should use the base period from the individua l s original PUA claim. As noted in Attachment II to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 the computation formula is based on state law and so it is possible for an individua l to have a different PUA WBA on the second claim despite using the same look-back period as the original claim. 11 Additionally because employers are not charged for PUA there is no prohibit ion on using wages from the original state in calculating the WBA for the new state. 2 Number of Week s i.e. Duration . The maximum number of weeks of PUA benefits for an individua l is 79 weeks see Section 4.c.i. of UIPL No. 14-21 for additional details . For new PUA claims filed in a state which continues to administer the PUA program the state must determine if an individua l has previously received PUA in another state and if so subtract any weeks of unemployment for which the individua l received regular UC EB or PUA during the Pandemic Assistance Period from the individua l s PUA entitlement. D. Coordination with Terminating States. States that continue to administer the PUA program must coordinate with terminating states to obtain information on the weeks of unemployment for which an individual received payment under the regular UC EB or PUA program during the Pandemic Assistance Period and such weeks must be deducted from the individual s PUA entitlement. d. State activity afte r the PUA program e xpire s. For a state that did not terminate the PUA program before the expiration date the PUA program expires with weeks of unemployment ending on or before September 6 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Saturday the last payable week of PUA is the week ending September 4 2021. In states where the week of unemployment ends on a Sunday the last payable week of PUA is the week ending on September 5 2021. See Section 4.c.i. of UIPL No. 14-21. i. Tak ing new applications af ter the date of termination or expiration. As described in Section 4.a.i.A. of UIPL No. 14-21 Change 1 states must accept new PUA applications for 30 days after the date of state termination or program expiration whichever comes first and such claims must be backdated as appropriate to the first week during the Pandemic Assistance Period in which the individua l was unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of approved COVID-19 related reason s subject to the backdating limitat ions described in Section C.15. of Attachment I to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 . ii. Tak ing new applications f rom individuals eligible f or PUA in multiple states. The Department recognizes that states may need additional time to accommodate this process described in Section 4.c. of this UIPL in their existing computer systems. As such states that did not terminate their participation in the PUA program prior to the program s expiration date on September 6 2021 must accept applications 12 meeting the following criteria for 30 days after the state s PUA system becomes capable of accepting and processing such applications Individua ls who worked in more than one state at the time of becoming unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of approved COVID-19 related reason s and The state in which such individua l originally filed for PUA terminated the program prior to its expiration date which prevented the individua l from continuing to receive PUA. Attachment II of this UIPL provides Questions and Answers to address recent state inquiries as well as a table summarizing the dates included in these answers. This includes timeframes for states to accept continued claim forms and documentation submitted by an individual to be considered for a higher WBA. e. As s essing a State s Good Faith Effort in Imple me nting the PUA Program. Section 263 of the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 Continued Assistance Act requires individua ls as a condition of continued eligibility for PUA benefits to provide a weekly recertification i.e. self-certification that they are otherwise able to work and available to work within the meaning of applicable state law except that they are unemployed partially unemployed or unable or unavailable to work because of one or more of the COVID-19 related reasons specified in Section 2102 a 3 A ii of the CARES Act. This applies with respect to weeks beginning on or after January 26 2021 30 days after the enactment of the Continued Assistance Act . If a state made a good faith effort to implement the PUA program under Section 2102 of the CARES Act and in accordance with rules similar to those provided in 20 C.F.R. 625.6 as provided for in Section 263 of the Continued Assistance Act an individual who previously received PUA must not be denied benefits for weeks of unemployment ending before February 6 2021 or February 7 2021 for states with a Sunday week-ending date solely for failing to submit a weekly recertification i.e. self-certification which identifies the specific COVID 19 reason s as described in 2102 a 3 A ii . The Department recognizes the significant operational load on states and the burden on individua ls to complete retroactive activities. ETA will assess each state s PUA implementation to determine if the state made a good faith effort to implement the PUA program in accordance with Section 2102 of the CARES Act and 20 C.F.R. 625.6. This assessment will determine what if any retroactive action is needed by the state. Attachment III of this UIPL provides information on how ETA will assess whether the state made a good faith effort in implement ing the PUA program. This assessment will determine what if any action is needed from the state to obtain retroactive self- certification declarations from individua ls. 13 f. Update d Re porting Re quire me nts. ETA has revised the ETA 902P report to include one additional data item for tracking of the PUA overpayment waiver amount. This guidance supersedes the reporting instructions provided in Attachment II to UIPL No. 16- 20 Change 4. The ETA 902P now includes the following additional data cells Section C Overpayment Activity Column 22 the total amount of all PUA overpayments waived for the reporting period. Timeline for submitting new reporting components. Any ETA 902P report submitted after the publication of this UIPL must include the additional components. For ETA 902P reports previously submitted for prior months states may submit amended reports for each month containing the following PUA waiver amount in column 22 Alternatively states have the option of including cumulative amounts for all prior months in the Comments section of the next ETA 902P report submission for PUA waiver amounts Refer to Attachment IV of this UIPL for the revised report template and instructions about this reporting. Additional obligationa l authority for the PUA program will be added to the existing PUA Administration funding line on the state s Pandemic Grant. g. Additional adminis trative cos ts for imple me ntation. In addition to the 250 000 provided to states in UIPL No. 09-21 and 100 000 provided to states in UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 states may seek additional funding of up to 100 000 to cover the costs of implementing provisions in this UIPL. States must submit a signed SF-424 form to request this funding. Permissible implementation costs include Computer programming and other technology costs Implementation of necessary business processes required for program implementation including customer experience and usability expertise as well as plain language expertise Training and travel Notices to beneficiaries and Overhead related only to the above. 14 States will receive funding to administer claims under these provisions as part of their usual submissions of workload counts to the Department. Such ongoing administrative costs must not be included in the request for implementation funding. See Attachment IV of this UIPL for updated instructions on the ETA 902P report. States must submit the required request for funding electronically to covid-19 dol.gov with a copy to the appropriate ETA Regional Office by Octobe r 4 2021. For information on completing the SF-424 refer to Attachment V of this UIPL Instructions f or Completing the SF-424. Additionally please note that grantees that receive supplemental grant awards for implementing these program changes must submit a quarterly progress report using the form ETA 9178-P to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. The form ETA 9178-P requires the grantee to provide ETA with narrative updates on supplemental grant activities. Attachments III and IV to UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 contain Form ETA 9178-P and instructions for completing the Form ETA 9178-P and timeline for the submission of these status reports. If a state exhausts resources before implementation changes are completed the state may submit a Supplemental Budget Request SBR for additional administrative funds detailing such costs along with the required SF-424 form. The basis for these estimated costs must be included in the SBR application. Calculations for costs for state staff and contractors should be shown in accordance with the SBR instructions in ET Handbook No. 336 18th Edition Change 4 Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan Planning and Reporting Guidelines. For SBR application instructions refer to UIPL No. 16-20 Attachment IV Supplemental Budget Request SBR Application Template. 5. Inquirie s. Please direct inquiries to covid-19 dol.gov with a copy to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. 6. Re fe re nces. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ARPA including Title IX Subtitle A Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Pub. L. 117-2 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 including Division N Title II Subtitle A the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 Continued Assistance Act Pub. L. 116-260 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act including Title II Subtitle A Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act Pub. L. 116-136 Families First Coronavirus Response Act including Division D Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilizat ion and Access Act of 2020 EUISAA Pub. L. 116-127 15 20 C.F.R. Part 625 Disaster Unemployment Assistance Executive Order 13985 of January 20 2021 86 FR 7009 page 7009-7013 https www.federalregister.gov documents 2021 01 25 2021-01753 advanc ing- racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communit ies-thr ough-the-federal- government UIPL No. 23-21 Grant Opportunity f or Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment Compensation UC Programs issued August 17 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 7400 UIPL No. 22-21 Grant Opportunity to Support States with Fraud Detection and Prevention Including Identity Verif ication and Overpayment Recovery Activities in All Unemployment Compensation UC Programs published August 11 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm docn 4240 UIPL No. 20-21 State Instructions f or Assessing Fraud Penalties and Processing Overpayment Waivers under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act as Amended issued May 5 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 6830 UIPL No. 14-21 Change 1 State Responsibilities Af ter the Temporary Unemployment Benef it Programs under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act as amended End Due to State Termination of Administration or When the Programs Expire issued July 12 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 9502 UIPL No. 14-21 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ARPA Key Unemployment Insurance UI Provisions issued March 15 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 5669 UIPL No. 09-21 Continued Assistance f or Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 Continued Assistance Act Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance UI Provisions issued December 30 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 3831 UIPL No. 28-20 Change 2 Additional Funding to Assist with Strengthening Fraud Detection and Prevention Ef forts and the Recovery of Overpayments in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation PEUC Programs as well as Guidance on Processes for Combatting Identity Fraud issued August 11 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm docn 7207 UIPL No. 28-20 Change 1 Additional Funding f or Identity Verification or Verif ication of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Claimants and Funding to Assist with Ef f orts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Thef t as well as Recover Fraud Overpayments in the PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation PEUC Programs issued January 15 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm docn 9897 UIPL No. 28-20 Addressing Fraud in the Unemployment Insurance UI System and Providing States with Funding to Assist with Ef f orts to Prevent and Detect Fraud and Identity Thef t and Recover Fraud Overpayments in the Pandemic Unemployment 16 Assistance PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation PEUC Programs issued August 31 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 8044 UIPL No. 23-20 Program Integrity f or the Unemployment Insurance UI Program and the UI Programs Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation FPUC Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation PEUC Programs issued May 11 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 4621 UIPL No. 16-20 Change 5 Expanded Eligibility Provisions f or the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Program issued February 25 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 3202 UIPL No. 16-20 Change 4 Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Program Updated Operating Instructions and Reporting Changes issued January 8 2021 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 6973 UIPL No. 16-20 Change 3 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Eligibility of Individuals who are Caregivers f or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA in the Context of School Systems Reopening issued August 27 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 3849 UIPL No. 16-20 Change 2 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Additional Questions and Answers issued July 21 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 5479 UIPL No. 16-20 Change 1 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Program Reporting Instructions and Questions and Answers issued April 27 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 5899 UIPL No. 16-20 Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security CARES Act of 2020 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance PUA Program Operating Financial and Reporting Instructions issued April 05 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 4628 UIPL No. 10-20 Change 1 Unemployment Compensation UC f or Individuals Af f ected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19 Interpretation of Between and Within Terms Denial Provisions in Section 3304 a 6 A of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act FUTA published May 15 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 8879 UIPL No. 05-17 Interpretation of Contract and Reasonable Assurance in Section 3304 a 6 A of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act published December 22 2016 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 8999 UIPL No. 02-16 Change 1 State Responsibilities f or Ensuring Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits Services and Information published May 11 2020 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 5491 17 UIPL No. 02-16 State Responsibilities f or Ensuring Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits issued October 01 2015 https wdr.doleta.gov direct ives corr doc.cfm DOCN 4233 and ET Handbook No. 336 18th Edition Change 4 Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan Planning and Reporting Guidelines. 7. Attachme nt s . Attachme nt I Acceptable COVID-19 Related Reasons for PUA Eligibilit y. Attachme nt II Questions and Answers State Activity After the PUA Program Expires. Attachme nt III Assessment of a State s Good Faith Effort in Implementing the PUA Program. Attachme nt IV ETA 902P Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Activities. Attachme nt V Instructions for Completing the SF-424.