To transmit guidance and instruction for submitting state performance reports required under the Act. Final submissions must be received by December 1, 2001. Contents of these reports will be released to the appropriate Congressional committees and the public in both print format and on ETA¿s Website.

To issue the revised federal poverty guidelines for the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

To update guidance to reflect the processing of H-2A applications through ETA’s National Processing Centers and provide clarification regarding the information employers must report to State Workforce Agencies regarding worker abandonment, rejection or termination.

To transmit information regarding businesses and individuals affected by the activation of reservists in the U.S. Armed Forces.

To establish special procedures as part of the H-2A labor certification process for employers who desire to employ temporary foreign workers in the United States for occupations involved in the open range production of livestock.

To provide procedural guidance to States for processing requests for certification under the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit program after the December 31, 2001 expiration. This guidance covers the period January 1 through September 30, 2002, or until further notice.

To outline special procedures, determined by the U.S. Department of Labor, as part of the H-2A labor certification process for employers who desire to employ temporary foreign workers in the United States in occupations involving an itinerary for the shearing of sheep, goats, alpacas, or other animals requiring shearing.

To update guidance to reflect the processing of H-2A applications through ETA’s National Processing Centers and outline special procedures as part of the labor certification process for multi-state custom combine owners/operators, including Canadian, who desire to employ temporary foreign workers as members of their respective custom combine crews in the United States.

To provide State Workforce Agencies with guidance regarding the TAA and NAFTA-TAA programs¿ authorization and continued operations.

This guidance letter describes criteria and procedures the Department of Labor (DOL) will use when considering state requests to revise negotiated levels of performance established under title I-B of WIA.