[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 69134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28348]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Announcement Regarding States Triggering ``off'' of Tiers Three 
and Four of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08)

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Announcement regarding states triggering ``off'' of Tiers 
Three and Four of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) 
program.
    Public Law 111-205 extended provisions in Public Law 111-92 which 
amended prior laws to create a Third and Fourth Tier of benefits within 
the EUC08 program for qualified unemployed workers claiming benefits in 
high unemployment states. The Department of Labor produces a trigger 
notice indicating which states qualify for EUC08 benefits within Tiers 
Three and Four and provides the beginning and ending dates of payable 
periods for each qualifying state. The trigger notice covering state 
eligibility for the EUC08 program can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp. A new trigger notice is 
posted at this location each week that the program is in effect.
    Based on data published September 21, 2010 by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, the following trigger changes have occurred for states in 
the EUC08 program:
     New Hampshire's three month average seasonally-adjusted 
TUR for August declined to 5.8%, below the 6.0% threshold to remain 
``on'' Tier Three, hence the state triggered off of Tier Three. As a 
result, New Hampshire concluded its payable period in the third tier of 
the EUC program on October 16, 2010. Eligibility for claimants in New 
Hampshire have been reduced from a maximum potential entitlement of 47 
weeks to a maximum potential entitlement of 34 weeks in the EUC 
program.
     Delaware's three month average seasonally-adjusted TUR for 
August 2010 declined to 8.4%, below the 8.5% threshold to remain ``on'' 
Tier Four hence the state has triggered off of Tier Four. As a result, 
Delaware concluded its payable period in the Fourth tier of the EUC 
program on October 16, 2010. Eligibility for claimants in Delaware has 
been reduced from a maximum potential entitlement of 53 weeks to a 
maximum potential entitlement of 47 weeks in the EUC program.

Information for Claimants

    The duration of benefits payable in the EUC program, and the terms 
and conditions under which they are payable, are governed by Public 
Laws 110-252, 110-449, 111-5, 111-92, 111-118, 111-144, 111-157, and 
111-205, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the 
U.S. Department of Labor. Persons who believe they may be entitled to 
additional benefits under the EUC08 program, 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 4th day of November 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28348 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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