[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28350]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Alaska and Wisconsin

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility 
under the Extended Benefits program for Alaska and Wisconsin.
    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding the States' EB status:
    <bullet> The Total Unemployment Rate (TUR) data for August 2010, 
released on September 21, 2010, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
brought the three-month average seasonally adjusted TURs in Alaska and 
Wisconsin below the 8.0% threshold to remain ``on'' for a High 
Unemployment Period (HUP) in the Extended Benefits program. As a 
result, Alaska and Wisconsin concluded their HUP on October 16 and 
eligibility for claimants has been reduced from a maximum potential 
entitlement of 20 weeks to a maximum potential entitlement of 13 weeks 
in the Extended Benefits program.
    The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the Extended 
Benefit program can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp. A new trigger notice is posted at this location each 
week.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce 
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3008 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#395e505b5b56574a174a5a564d4d795d5655175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a7d737878757469346979756e6e5a7e7576347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of November 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28350 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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