[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 34 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3785]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

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 Oregon.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     Based on data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
on January 27, 2009, Oregon's 3-month seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate rose to 8.1 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 February 
15, 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 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 email: [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 13th day of February 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-3785 Filed 2-20-09; 8:45 am]
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