[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1756]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility 
under the EB Program for Alaska.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     As of January 10, 2009, Alaska has completed a mandatory 
13-week ``off'' trigger period. Based on data reported by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics on December 19, 2008, Alaska's 3-month seasonally 
adjusted total unemployment rate was 7.1 percent and equals or exceeds 
110 percent of the corresponding rate in both prior years. This causes 
Alaska to be triggered ``on'' to an EB period beginning January 25, 
2009.

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 
Workforce 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 EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or 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 22nd day of January 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. E9-1756 Filed 1-27-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FW-P