Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices 86581 

asserted trade dress. The modification 

proceeding is terminated. 

The Commission’s vote on this 

determination took place on December 

22, 2020. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 

210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: December 22, 2020. 

Katherine Hiner, 

Acting Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28822 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of the 

Extended Benefit (EB) Program for 

Alaska, Connecticut, Kansas, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, 

Oregon, South Carolina, and 

Washington 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

change in benefit period eligibility 

under the EB program for Alaska, 

Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, South 

Carolina, and Washington. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance Room S– 

4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693– 

2991 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following changes have occurred since 

the publication of the last notice 

regarding the States’ EB status: 

• Based on the data released by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics on November 

20, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted total 

unemployment rate for Alaska, 

Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon and 

Washington fell below the 8.0% 

threshold necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ a 

high unemployment period in EB, and 

starting December 13, 2020, the 

maximum potential entitlement for 

claimants in these states in the EB 

program will decrease from 20 weeks to 

13 weeks. 

• Based on the data released by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics on November 

20, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted TUR 

for Kansas and South Carolina fell 

below the 6.5% threshold necessary to 

remain ‘‘on’’ in EB. The payable period 

in EB will end on December 12, 2020. 

• It has been determined that 

Massachusetts’ Unemployment 

Compensation law provides for the 

temporary adoption of the optional TUR 

trigger during periods of 100 percent 

Federal financing of EB, and Public Law 

116–127 authorized 100 percent Federal 

funding through December 31, 2020. As 

such, based on data released by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 19, 

2020, the seasonally-adjusted total 

unemployment rate for Massachusetts 

rose above the 8.0 percent threshold to 

trigger ‘‘on’’ to a high unemployment 

period in EB. Therefore a payable period 

for Massachusetts under the high 

unemployment period is retroactive to 

July 5, 2020, and eligibility for 

claimants has been extended from up to 

13 weeks of potential duration to up to 

20 weeks of potential duration in the EB 

program. 

• Based on the data submitted by 

New Hampshire for the week ending 

November 14, 2020, New Hampshire’s 

13-week insured unemployment rate 

(IUR) was 4.77 percent, falling below 

the 5.00 percent threshold necessary to 

remain ‘‘on’’ EB. Therefore, the EB 

period for New Hampshire ends on 

December 5, 2020. The state will remain 

in an ‘‘off’’ period for a minimum of 13 

weeks. 

The trigger notice covering state 

eligibility for the EB program can be 

found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/ 

unemploy/claims_arch.as. 

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, 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 Workforce 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 their State Workforce 

Agency. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

John Pallasch, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

Training. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28793 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of the 

Extended Benefit (EB) Program for 

Delaware, Minnesota, Mississippi, and 

Vermont 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces a change in 

benefit period eligibility under the EB 

program for Delaware, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, and Vermont. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance Room S– 

4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693– 

2991 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following changes have occurred since 

the publication of the last notice 

regarding the States’ EB status: 

• Delaware completed the mandatory 

13-week ‘‘on’’ period for a High 

Unemployment Period (HUP) stipulated 

by 20 CFR 615.11 on December 19, 

2020, and based on the most recent data 

released by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, the state no longer meets the 

criteria for the HUP. As such, beginning 

December 20, 2020, the maximum 

potential entitlement for claimants in 

the EB program will decrease from 20 

weeks to 13 weeks. 

• Based on the data submitted by 

Minnesota for the week ending 

November 28, 2020, Minnesota’s 13- 

week insured unemployment rate (IUR) 

was 4.80 percent, falling below the 5.0 

percent IUR threshold necessary to 

remain ‘‘on’’ EB. Therefore, the EB 

period for Minnesota ends on December 

19, 2020. The state will remain in an 

‘‘off’’ period for a minimum of 13 

weeks. 

• Based on the data submitted by 

Mississippi for the week ending 

November 28, 2020, Mississippi’s 13- 

week IUR was 4.70 percent, falling 

below the 5.0 IUR percent threshold 

necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ EB. Therefore, 

the EB period for Mississippi ends on