To change the OES Code provided in ESPL 01-01, Change 1 (see 4. "Action Required ", Item b). Since the 2000 - 2001 policy clarification provided to the State Employment Service Agencies was effective, it is being extended through the 2001-2002 season. This policy clarification applies to the processing of H-2B temporary applications for limited jobs in the landscaping industry which include only those activities addressed in this guidance.

To solicit comments on establishing the Acceptable Level of Performance (ALP) for the average age of pending single claimant lower and higher authority appeals and to provide results from an analysis of the starting parameter for measuring the timeliness of nonmonetary determinations.

To announce RJM training for state staff.

To advise state workforce agencies that the transition of oversight responsibility for the Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) from the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) to the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) need not affect the states’ data exchange for UI purposes.

To transmit changes to the guidance on ETA plans and procedures to reduce dislocated worker program formula funds under the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 2001 (Public Law 107-20).

To announce three ETA-sponsored national training sessions on federal financial and administrative requirements to be held in 2007.

The primary goal of these sessions is to provide in-depth guidance and technical support on ETA financial and administrative requirements. Topics for the forums include financial reporting, monitoring, procurement, indirect costs, salary and bonus limitations, audit requirements, and a host of other financial and administrative management topics. Each forum will provide educational opportunities for state, local and discretionary grantees and enhance their understanding of the requirements of operating Federal grants. Fiscal and administrative staff working in ETA’s formula and discretionary grant programs should attend. Interested program staff are also invited to attend.

To clarify the federal regulations governing transportation payments under the TAA and NAFTA-TAA programs.

To provide administrative guidance on changes in the SCSEP income eligibility guidelines resulting from the enactment of Public Law 109-365.

To announce the publication entitled, "Sources of Funding For Youth Services."

To provide Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) grantees with information about the statutory exemption of SCSEP wages for purposes of determining income eligibility for Federal housing programs and Food Stamps.