[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30682]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for 
the State of Puerto Rico

    This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB Program for the State of Puerto Rico.

Summary

    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding States' EB status:

 August 24, 1997--Puerto Rico's 13-week insured unemployment 
rate for the week ending August 9, 1997 exceeded 6.0 percent, causing 
the State to trigger ``on'' EB effective August 24, 1997.

Information for Claimants

    The duration of benefits payable in the EB Program, and the terms 
and conditions on which they are payable, are governed by the Federal-
State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, 
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor, and the 
operating instructions issued to the States by the U.S. Department of 
Labor. In the case of a State beginning an EB period, the State 
employment security agency will furnish a written notice of potential 
entitlement to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular 
benefits and is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to 
inquire about their rights under the program, should contact the 
nearest State employment service office or unemployment compensation 
claims office in their locality.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on November 13, 1997.
Raymond J. Uhalde,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 97-30682 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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