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 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
 AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. 3301 
                        *et seq.*, thereby enabling employers who make contributions to State unemployment funds to obtain certain credits against their liability for the Federal unemployment tax. By letter, the certifications were transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and certifications are printed below. Signed in Washington, DC, November 3, 2006. Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
 
 
  
 
 United States Department of Labor; Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC Certification of States to the Secretary of the Treasury Pursuant to Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 In accordance with the provisions of Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I hereby certify the following named States to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2006, in regard to the unemployment compensation laws of those States which heretofore have been approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act: Alabama
NebraskaAlaska
NevadaArizona
New HampshireArkansas
New JerseyCalifornia
New MexicoColorado
New YorkConnecticut
North CarolinaDelaware
North DakotaDistrict of Columbia
OhioFlorida
OklahomaGeorgia
OregonHawaii
PennsylvaniaIdaho
Puerto RicoIllinois
Rhode IslandIndiana
South CarolinaIowa
South DakotaKansas
TennesseeKentucky
TexasLouisiana
UtahMaine
VermontMaryland
VirginiaMassachusetts
Virgin IslandsMichigan
WashingtonMinnesota
West VirginiaMississippi
WisconsinMissouri
WyomingMontana
 This certification is for the maximum normal credit allowable under Section 3302(a) of the Code. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2006. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.
 United States Department of Labor; Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC Certification of State Unemployment Compensation Laws to the Secretary of the Treasury Pursuant to Section 3303(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the unemployment compensation laws of the following named States, which heretofore have been certified pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of the Code, to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2006: Alabama
NebraskaAlaska
NevadaArizona
New HampshireArkansas
New JerseyCalifornia
New MexicoColorado
New YorkConnecticut
North CarolinaDelaware
North DakotaDistrict of Columbia
OhioFlorida
OklahomaGeorgia
OregonHawaii
PennsylvaniaIdaho
Puerto RicoIllinois
Rhode IslandIndiana
South CarolinaIowa
South DakotaKansas
TennesseeKentucky
TexasLouisiana
UtahMaine
VermontMaryland
VirginiaMassachusetts
Virgin IslandsMichigan
WashingtonMinnesota
West VirginiaMississippi
WisconsinMissouri
WyomingMontana
 This certification is for the maximum additional credit allowable under Section 3302(b) of the Code. Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2006. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.


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