[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 40233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19201]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Arizona, Delaware, and New York

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 Arizona, Delaware, and New York.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding these States' EB statuses:
     Total unemployment rate (TUR) data for June 2009, released 
on July 17, 2009, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, brought the three-
month average seasonally adjusted TURs in Arizona, Delaware, and New 
York to the threshold for triggering ``on'' to a high unemployment 
period (HUP) under the EB program. Beginning on August 2, 2009, 
eligible claimants will be able to collect up to 20 weeks of additional 
Unemployment Insurance benefits. A Federal Register notice must be 
issued shortly, announcing the change in the EB status for these 
states.

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 6th day of August, 2009.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-19201 Filed 8-10-09; 8:45 am]
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