[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 213 (Monday, November 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 65406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26136]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Rhode Island

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility 
under the EB Program for Rhode Island.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     Effective October 21, 2008, Rhode Island's 3-month 
seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate rose to 8.4 percent, 
exceeding the 8 percent threshold. This causes the State to be 
triggered ``on'' to a high unemployment period (HUP) in the EB program 
period beginning November 9, 2008.

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 a HUP period, the State 
Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement 
to each individual who may be eligible for increased benefits due to 
the HUP (20 CFR 615.13 (c) (1)). Persons 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: [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 28th day of October 2008.
Brent R. Orrell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. E8-26136 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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