[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2897-2898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00668]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration.
Announcement Regarding a Change in Eligibility for Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Claimants in Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Rhode Island,
the Virgin Islands and Washington in the Emergency Unemployment
Compensation 2008 (EUC08) Program
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) produces trigger
notices indicating which states qualify for EUC08 benefits, and
provides the beginning and ending dates of payable periods for each
qualifying state. The trigger notices covering state eligibility for
this program can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp.
The following changes have occurred since the publication of the
last notice regarding states' EUC08 trigger status:
Colorado triggers ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 12/14/
2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
November 22, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in Colorado was 6.9%, falling below the 7.0% trigger
rate threshold necessary to remain ``on'' Tier 3 of EUC08. The week
ending December 14, 2013, will be the last week in which EUC08
claimants in Colorado who have exhausted Tier 2, and are otherwise
eligible, can establish Tier 3 eligibility.
Florida triggers ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 12/14/
2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
November 22, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in Florida was 6.8%, falling below the 7.0% trigger
rate threshold necessary to remain ``on'' Tier 3 of EUC08. The week
ending December 14, 2013, will be the last week in which EUC08
claimants in Florida who have exhausted Tier 2, and are otherwise
eligible, can establish Tier 3 eligibility.
Michigan triggers ``on'' Tier 4 of EUC08 effective 12/8/
2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
November 22, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in Michigan was 9.0%, meeting the 9.0% trigger rate
threshold necessary to trigger ``on'' Tier 4 of EUC08. The week
beginning December 8, 2013, will be the first week in which EUC08
claimants in Michigan who have exhausted Tier 3, and are otherwise
eligible, can establish Tier 4 eligibility.
Rhode Island triggers ``on'' Tier 4 of EUC08 effective 12/
8/2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
November 22, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 9.1%, exceeding the 9.0% trigger
rate threshold necessary to trigger ``on'' Tier 4 of EUC08. The week
beginning December 8, 2013, will be the first week in which EUC08
claimants in Rhode Island who have exhausted Tier 3, and are otherwise
eligible, can establish Tier 4 eligibility.
Washington triggers ``on'' to Tier 3 of EUC08 effective
12/8/2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on
November 22, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in Washington was 7.0%, meeting the 7.0% trigger rate
threshold necessary to trigger ``on'' Tier 3 of EUC08. The week
beginning December 8, 2013, will be the first week in which EUC08
claimants in Washington who have exhausted Tier 2, and are otherwise
eligible, can establish Tier 3 eligibility.
The Virgin Islands triggers ``on'' to Tier 4 of EUC08
effective 11/10/2013.
Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on October
22, 2013, the estimated three month average, seasonally adjusted total
unemployment rate in the Virgin Islands was 9.8%, exceeding the 9.0%
trigger rate threshold necessary to trigger ``on'' in Tier 4 of EUC08.
The week beginning November 10, 2013, was the first week in which EUC08
claimants in the Virgin Islands who had exhausted Tier 3 and were
otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 4 eligibility.
Information for Claimants
The duration of benefits payable in the EUC08 program, and the
terms and conditions under which they are payable, are governed by
Public Laws 110-252, 110-449, 111-5, 111-92, 111-118, 111-144, 111-157,
111-205, 111-312, 112-96, and 112-240, and the operating instructions
issued to the states by the Department.
In the case of a state beginning or concluding a payable period in
EUC08, the State Workforce Agency (SWA) will furnish a written notice
of any change in potential entitlement to each individual who could
establish, or had established, eligibility for benefits (20 CFR 615.13
(c)(1) and (c)(4)). Persons who believe they may be entitled to
benefits in the EUC08 program, or who
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wish to inquire about their rights under this program, should contact
their SWA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Sznoluch, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3176 (this is
not a toll-free number) or by email: [email protected].
Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of December, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2014-00668 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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