To provide new instructions to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) on use of the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to obtain reemployment data for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) 9047 report and to provide additional guidance on general reporting issues.

To transmit guidance for the development and management of PY 2001 One-Stop/LMI grant plans.

To provide grantees with updated information on the Payment Management System (PMS) subaccounts for Program Year (PY) 2006 funds.

To announce the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) publication entitled "The Five-Year Strategic Plan for Pilots, Demonstrations, Research, and Evaluations."

To announce additions to the schedule for FY 2006 BTQ Nonmonetary Determination Evaluation Training Seminars.

To announce the new Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration publication: Interim Report of Youth Offender Demonstration Project Process Evaluation.

To announce the grant application process and to transmit guidance for the development and management of the PY 2006 Workforce Information Core Products and Services Grant

To announce the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration publication: Improving Career Outcomes for Youth: Lessons from the U.S. and OECD Experience.

To notify state workforce agencies (SWAs) of the availability of FY 2006 UI funds for the priority initiatives listed below and for implementation of additional optional projects if states have already received funds for or implemented the priority initiatives.

Priority initiatives include:

1) Access to the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH);
2) UI Data Validation;
3) Interstate Benefits (IB), Combined Wage Claim (CWC), Liable/Agent Data Transfer (LADT) Applications and Interfaces;
4) Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) Electronic Application; and
5) UI Required Reports (UIRR) Corrective Action.

1) Training for Adjudication Staff;
2) Improved Occupational Coding Quality;
3) Debit Cards and/or Direct Deposit for UI Benefit Payments;
4) Social Security Administration “Real Time” or Batch Data Exchange;
5) Upgraded Wage Record Databases to Record and Maintain Full Names;
6) Agent State Database for Interstate Claimants; and
7) Improved Performance.

To correct the URL link mentioned in Training and Employment Information Notice (TEIN) No. 19-00 for obtaining copies of the subject report