In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review, as amended by EO 13422 (January 18, 2007), and the Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices, adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), ETA is maintaining this Web page to provide the public with a list of any documents that are determined to be "significant guidance documents" subject to the EO and Bulletin.
The OMB Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices establishes policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of significant guidance documents by Executive Branch departments. Specifically, the Bulletin defines "significant guidance document;" establishes standard elements for significant guidance documents; describes practices for developing and using significant guidance documents by agencies; as well as requirements for agencies to enable the public to comment on significant guidance documents or request that they be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded.
Significant guidance documents currently in effect subject to EO 12866 and OMB's Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices:
Guidance Document Name |
Identification Number |
Issuance and Revision Dates |
Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGLs) |
TEGL 24-07, Change 1 -- Revised Deadline for States to Input Information into the Workforce Investment Act $250 Million Rescission Electronic Reporting System (WRERS). |
TEGL 24-07, Change 1 |
4/7/2008 |
TEGL 24-07 -- Rescissions During Fiscal Year 2008 For Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Programs |
TEGL 24-07 |
3/26/2008 |
TEGL 9-05 -- Approval of Distance Learning Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program |
TEGL 9-05 |
12/12/2005 |
TEGL 32-04 -- State Accomplishment of Performance Goals for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) Participants |
TEGL 32-04 |
5/17/2005 |
TEGL 7-04: -- Issues Related to Real Property Used for ETA Program Purposes |
TEGL 7-04 |
10/20/2004 |
TEGL 6-03 -- Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 State Planning Estimates and Process for Requesting Additional Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Funds for Training and Administration |
TEGL 6-03 |
10/1/2003 |
TEGL 2-03 -- Interim Operating Instructions for Implementing the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for Older Workers Program Established by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 |
TEGL 2-03 |
8/6/2003 |
TEGL 2-03, Change 1 - Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for Older Workers Questions and Answers |
TEGL 2-03, Change 1 |
7/14/2004 |
TEGL 2-03, Change 2 -- Requests for Certification under the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) Program for Certain Worker Groups Covered by Certified TAA Petitions |
TEGL 2-03, Change 2 |
10/29/2004 |
TEGL 11-02 -- Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Act of 2002 |
TEGL 11-02 |
10/10/2002 |
TEGL 11-02, Change 1 -- Change 1 to the Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Act of 2002 |
TEGL 11-02 - Change 1 |
11/6/2003 |
TEGL 11-02, Change 2 -- Change 2 to the Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Act of 2002 |
TEGL 11-02 - Change 2 |
8/10/2004 |
TEGL 11-02, Change 3 - Change 3 to the Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974 Enacted by the Trade Act of 2002- Revised Eligibility Requirements for Trade Readjustment Assistance (TRA) and Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) |
TEGL 11-02 - Change 3 |
5/25/2006 |
TEGL 18-01 -- Reed Act Distribution |
TEGL 18-01 |
4/22/2002 |
TEGL 18-01, Change 1 -- Reed Act - Questions and Answers |
TEGL 18-01, Change 1 |
3/19/2002 |
Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) |
UIPL 23-08 -- Supplemental Appropriation Act, 2008, Title IV- Emergency Unemployment Compensation |
UIPL 23-08 |
7/7/2008 |
UIPL 23-08, Change 1 -- Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 - Questions and Answers |
UIPL 23-08, Change 1 |
8/15/2008 |
UIPL 07-06 -- Use of Grants for the Administration of State Unemployment Compensation Laws |
UIPL 07-06 |
12/2/2005 |
UIPL 30-04 -- SUTA Dumping - Amendments to Federal Law affecting the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program |
UIPL 30-04 |
8/13/2004 |
UIPL 30-04, Change 1 -- SUTA Dumping - Amendments to Federal Law Affecting the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program - Additional Guidance |
UIPL 30-04, Change 1 |
10/13/2004 |
UIPL 33-03 -- Questions and Answers About Implementation of the Advance Health Coverage Tax Credit |
UIPL 33-03 |
8/18/2003 |
UIPL 30-02 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 |
UIPL 30-02 |
7/5/2002 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 1 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 1 |
1/9/2003 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 2 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 - Additional TEUC for Displaced Airline and Related Workers |
UIPL 30-02, Change 2 |
4/25/2003 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 3 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 - Additional TEUC for Displaced Airline and Related Workers |
UIPL 30-02, Change 3 |
5/7/2003 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 4 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 - Second Extension |
UIPL 30-02, Change 4 |
6/5/2003 |
UIPL 30-02, Change 5 -- Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Act of 2002 -- Additional TEUC for Displaced Airline and Related Workers |
UIPL 30-02, Change 5 |
12/24/2003 |
UIPL 12-01 -- Outsourcing of Unemployment Compensation Administrative Functions |
UIPL 12-01 |
12/28/2000 |
UIPL 26-90 -- Requirement that Unemployment Insurance (UI) Appeals Hearings be Simple, Speedy, and Inexpensive |
UIPL 26-90 |
4/26/1990 |
UIPL 4-87 -- Interpretation of "Reasonable Assurance" in Section 3304(a)(6)(A), FUTA |
UIPL 4-87 |
12/24/1986 |
UIPL 29-83 -- General Principles of Experience Rating Under Section 3303(a)(1), FUTA |
UIPL 29-83 |
6/23/1983 |
UIPL 1145 -- Procedures for Implementing the Java Decision |
UIPL 1145 |
11/12/1971 |
Information on significant guidance documents published by other Department of Labor agencies is available on the Department of Labor guidance page.
If you have comments on significant guidance documents or would like to request that ETA issue, reconsider, modify, or rescind significant guidance documents, please e-mail the comment/request to GoodGuidance@dol.gov. You may use the same e-mail address to file complaints that ETA has not followed the Bulletin's procedures in developing its guidance documents or is treating guidance as a binding requirement. When submitting a comment or complaint, please identify the agency and the particular guidance document you are addressing.
Because comments are available for public inspection, the Department cautions commenters against including personal information such as social security numbers and birth dates.