[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2544]


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[Federal Register: February 4, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation; Notice of Renewal

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and Section 908 of the Social Security Act, as amended by the 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 and the Unemployment 
Compensation Amendments of 1993, the Secretary of Labor has renewed the 
charter of the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation 
(hereinafter called the Council).
    The Council will advise the President and Congress on the 
effectiveness of the unemployment compensation program and shall 
conduct a study to evaluate the unemployment compensation program, 
including the purpose, goals, countercyclical effectiveness, coverage, 
benefit adequacy, trust fund solvency, funding of State administrative 
costs, administrative efficiency and any other aspects of the program 
and make recommendations for improvement.
    No later than February 1, 1995, the Council shall prepare and 
submit a written report to the President and to the appropriate 
committees of Congress. This report will contain--
    (1) The findings and recommendations of the Council as a result of 
its evaluation of the unemployment compensation program under Section 
908 of the Social Security Act; and
    (2) The findings and recommendations with respect to determining 
eligibility for extended unemployment benefits on the basis of 
unemployment statistics for regions, States, or subdivisions of States.
    The Council's renewed charter is for two years.
    The Unemployment Insurance Service of the Employment and Training 
Administration of the Department of Labor will provide the Council with 
appropriate administrative assistance.
    Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the 
charter renewal of the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation. 
Such comments should be addressed to: Esther R. Johnson, Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance 
Service, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone 
(202) 219-7831.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 31st day of January 1994.
Doug Ross,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-2544 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 a.m.]
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