[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7946]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Changes in Status of Extended Benefit (EB) Periods for 
the State of Alaska and Puerto Rico

    This notice announces changes in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB Program for the State of Alaska and Puerto Rico.

Summary

    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding States' EB status:
     February 4, 1996--Alaska's 13-week insured unemployment 
rate for the week ending January 20, 1996 rose above 6.0 percent, 
causing the State to trigger ``on'' EM effective February 4, 1996.
     February 3, 1996--The 13-week insured unemployment rate 
for the week ending January 13, 1996 fell below 6.0 percent and was 
less than 120 percent of the average for the corresponding period for 
the prior two years, causing Puerto Rico to trigger ``off'' EB 
effective February 3, 1996.

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 
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 extended benefits (20 CFR 
615.13(c)(1)). In the case of a State ending an EB period, the State 
employment security agency will furnish a written notice to each 
individual who is filing claims for Extended Benefits informing them of 
the EB period and its effect on the individual's right to Extended 
Benefits (20 CFR 615.13(c)(4)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB benefits, or who 
wish to inquire about their rights under the programs, should contact 
the nearest State employment service office or unemployment 
compensation claims office in their locality.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on March 21, 1996.
Timothy M. Barnicle,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 96-7946 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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