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Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance activities reporting
Summary ETA instructed state workforce agencies to report quarterly activity for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, a wage subsidy program for some older workers affected by trade. It specified the first reporting dates, how to send reports, and the eleven data fields, including participants and payments. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 1-06
Date issued
July 24, 2006
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24, although its signed letter prints a Continuing expiration designation.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION TAA
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Washington, D.C. 20210 ONR
DATE
July 24, 2006
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 1-06
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Instructions for Implementing the Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) Activities Report
1. Purpose. To transmit instructions for implementing the Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) Activities Report.
2. References. The Trade Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-619, as amended), the
Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210); the Workforce Investment Act of
1998; 20 CFR Part 617; 29 CFR Part 90; TEGL No. 11-02; UIPL No. 24-
03. The amendments to the Trade Adjustment Assistance (“TAA”)
program may also be referred to as the Trade Adjustment Assistance
Reform Act of 2002 (“the Act” or “the Trade Act”). These amendments
were included in Title I of the Trade Act of 2002.
3. Background. The Act establishes ATAA as an alternative assistance
program for older workers certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance. This program is effective for petitions filed on
or after August 6, 2003. ATAA is designed to allow TAA eligible
workers for whom retraining may not be appropriate and who find
reemployment to receive a wage subsidy to help bridge the salary gap
between their old and new employment. To receive ATAA benefits,
workers must be TAA and ATAA certified.
Key workload data on ATAA is needed to measure program activities
and to allocate program and administrative funds to the state agencies
administering the TAA program for the Secretary. States will provide
this information on the ATAA Activities Report (ATAAAR).
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
Continuing
4. Approval. The reporting requirements for the ATAAAR are approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) according to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, under OMB control number 1205-
0459, expiration date May 31, 2009. Regulations published at 20 CFR
Part 617.61 give the Secretary the authority to require states to report
the data described in this directive; therefore, the obligation to fulfill
these requirements is mandatory.
5. Action Required. State Administrators are required to provide the
above information to appropriate staff. State Trade Act Coordinators
(or the individuals assigned responsibility for submitting reports) are
required to prepare and submit quarterly reports according to the
instructions attached to this advisory.
The first report will be due August 15, 2006. For the first reporting
period only, states are required to submit two reports. The first covers
the January 1 through March 31, 2006, quarter, and the second covers
the April 1 through June 30, 2006, quarter. Thereafter, states will
submit a single report within 45 days after the end of the quarter, as
provided in the attached instructions.
6. Inquiries. Inquiries related to the implementation of the new
reporting system should be directed to the appropriate regional office
or to Susan Worden at [email protected].
7. Attachments.
Attachment A: General Instructions
Attachment B: Record Layout
Attachment A: General Instructions (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2006/TEGL01-06_Att1.pdf)
Attachment A: General Instructions
Each report is quarterly and covers a three-month reporting period for all
ATAA activity within the state.
a. Scope of the Report. One report must be submitted each quarter that
covers all ATAA services in the state.
b. Requirement to Report. A report must be submitted for each reporting
period. When no activities occur during a reporting quarter, the state
should submit a report showing zeros in all fields.
c. Reporting Methods. It is anticipated that an application will be made
available in the near future that will allow states to upload reports via
Web interface. Until that time, reports must be submitted
electronically (in a spreadsheet format, e.g. MS Excel) via e-mail
attachment to Cristian Vidrascu at [email protected] with a
copy to Susan Worden at [email protected]. A copy of the
report should also be sent to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
The report should occupy one row on the spreadsheet; columns A
through K each should contain one data item in the order listed in the
record layout (Attachment B).
d. Due Date. Reports are due in the Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance (DTAA) National Office 45 days following the end of the
reporting period which the reports cover (e.g, February 15th, May 15th,
August 15th, November 15th).
e. State Contact. States are asked to complete and forward to the e-mail
address above a memorandum designating the contact person
responsible for each ATAAAR report and the agency, contact name,
title, e-mail address, telephone number, and mailing address
information for that person. A copy of the memorandum should also
be sent to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. States should keep the
contact information current by submitting a memorandum whenever
there is a change.
f. Item Coverage. When there is no activity to report for a particular
report item, enter a zero. If the item does not apply, also enter a zero.
Do not use dashes or “NA,” and do not leave any items blank.
g. Amended Reports. Amended reports should be used to correct errors
on previously-submitted reports. Do not alter the numbers on current
reports to adjust for previous reports; in particular, do not enter
negative numbers. In order to amend a previous report, the state must
recompile the original report with the numbers corrected and resubmit
the full report.
h. Agent State - Liable State. In general, the state issuing payments for
benefits should report those payments and the number of beneficiaries.
i. Dollar Amounts. All dollar amounts reported on ATAAAR should
include both decimal places and should not be rounded to the nearest
whole dollar.
j. Burden. Persons are not required to respond to this collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. Public reporting burden for this
collection is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the
Department of Labor at the address provided below (Paperwork
Reduction Project 1205-0459).
Attachment B: Record Layout (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2006/TEGL01-06_Att2.pdf)
Attachment B: Record Layout
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Activities Report (ATAAAR)
FIELD FIELD NAME Comments/Instructions
NUMBER
(Column)
1 (A) State Enter the State FIPS code
2 (B) Quarter ending date Enter the last date of the
quarter for which the
report is being submitted
Format: YYYYMMDD
3 (C) Frequency of payments Enter the frequency of
ATAA payments made to
individuals in the state.
Format:
1 = Weekly
2 = Once every 2 weeks
3 = Once a month
4 = Other
4 (D) Number of ATAA applicants Enter the total number of
individuals in the state
who submitted an initial
application for ATAA
during the quarter. Do
NOT include repeat
applications from the
same individual.
5 (E) Number of first ATAA payments Enter the total number of
individuals in the state
who receive their first
ever ATAA payment
during the quarter.
FIELD FIELD NAME Comments/Instructions
NUMBER
(Column)
6 (F) Total Number of ATAA Enter the total number of
participants individuals who received
one or more ATAA
payments during the
quarter. Include both
those receiving a first
payment and those who
have previously received
an ATAA payment.
7 (G) Number of total payments made Enter the total number of
during the quarter ATAA payments made in
the state during the
quarter.
This item will document
more than one payment
to most participants, so it
is not intended to
represent a count of
participants.
8 (H) Dollar value of total payments for Enter the total dollar
the quarter value for all ATAA
payments made during
the quarter.
Format: Do NOT include
the “$” sign.
Include both decimal
places; do NOT round to
the closest dollar.
9 (I) Number of people who hit $10,000 Enter the number of
maximum individuals who
exhausted their ATAA
payments because they
reached the $10,000
statutory limit during the
quarter.
FIELD FIELD NAME Comments/Instructions
NUMBER
(Column)
10 (J) Number of people who reach two Enter the number of
year maximum individuals who
exhausted their ATAA
payments because they
reached the two-year
statutory limit during the
quarter.
11 (K) Number of people who lose Enter the number of
eligibility individuals who lost
eligibility during the
quarter but who have
NOT reached either the
$10,000 or two-year
statutory limits.
Examples include: lost
their ATAA qualifying
job or received a
promotion that resulted
in a salary of over
$50,000.
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