To transmit the Draft Report of the HWC/UI dated June 20, 2001, and to request comments on the report

To transmit BAM DCA Questions and Answers to State agencies

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Form ETA 191, Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers.

To announce the availability of the UI PERFORMS CY 2000 Annual Report.

To modify Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 395 to incorporate crossmatches with the NDNH as a mandatory part of the BAM case investigation methodology and to provide State Workforce Agencies with instructions on use of the NDNH as part of BAM audits.

To transmit to the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) the system and procedural requirements for the electronic exchange of wage and separation information for the UCFE and UCX programs, and the Claims Control system for both programs. To also advise SESAs that model code for the UCFE Interstate Connection (ICON) application is also being issued under separate cover by Lockheed Martin.

To transmit estimated employer contribution rates for CY 2001.

To transmit a correction to the Minimum DUA Weekly Benefit Amount for major disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007. This issuance corrects an error in the AWBA for the Virgin Islands.

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.