To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with instructions for implementing and operating the second extension of the TEUC program.

To respond to questions regarding the Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08) program (included as Attachment A to this UIPL); to correct the ending
date(s) during which an individual may receive a final payment for EUC08 during the phase-out period of the program; and to change the expiration date of Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 23-08 to “continuing.”

To initiate the FY 2004 SQSP process and to issue supplemental instructions for the State Workforce Agencies to use to prepare the FY 2004 SQSP.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2003.

To provide an updated and consolidated list of acceptable narrative reasons for separation from military service for UCX claims purposes. Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) No. 3-95, Changes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are rescinded.

To announce the extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of Forms ETA 843 and ETA 841, contained in ET Handbook No. 384, Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) Handbook.

To notify states of imminent changes by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that will affect reporting Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payments by certain employers. The changes, which will become effective for wages paid on or after January 1, 2009, will affect single-member limited liability companies (SMLLC) or qualified subchapter S subsidiaries (QSub), who are “disregarded” by the IRS as entities separate from their owners for Federal tax purposes (disregarded entities).

To transmit estimated employer contribution rates for CY 2003.

To respond to state workforce agencies¿ questions about their responsibilities for the advance Health Coverage Tax Credit.

UIPL 27-08 -- Not Issued