[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 1192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-101]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

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 Puerto Rico.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     Puerto Rico's 13-week IUR has fallen below the 6% 
threshold and does not equal or exceed 120% of the average rate in the 
two prior years. As a result of data reported for the week ending 
November 27, 2010, Puerto Rico has triggered off of EB. Puerto Rico's 
payable period in the Federal-State Extended Benefit program will 
conclude December 18, 2010, and Puerto Rico will enter a mandatory 13 
week ``off'' period.

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 ending an EB period, the State 
Workforce Agency will furnish a written redetermination of benefit 
eligibility to each individual who was potentially eligible for EB 
under 20 CFR 615.13(c)(1).
    Persons who wish to inquire about their rights or eligibility 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 Unemployment 
Insurance, 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].

    Dated: December 30, 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-101 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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