[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9876]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Puerto Rico

    This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB Program for Puerto Rico.

Summary

    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     January 30, 1999--Puerto Rico's 13-week insured 
unemployment rate for the week ending January 9, 1999 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 January 30, 1999.

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 ending an EB period, the State 
employment security agency will furnish a written notice to each 
individual who is currently filing a claim for EB of the forthcoming 
end of the EB period and its effect on the individual's rights to EB 
(20 CFR 615.13(c)(4)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, 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 April 12, 1999.
Raymond Bramucci,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 99-9876 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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