[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44610-44611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18739]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Massachusetts, New Mexico, 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 Massachusetts, New Mexico, and New York.
    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding the States' EB status:
     Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
on June 17, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rates for Massachusetts, New Mexico, and New York fell 
below the 8.0% threshold necessary for a high unemployment period (HUP) 
in the EB program. As a result, the payable period for Massachusetts 
and New Mexico in HUP concluded July 9, 2011, and the payable period 
for New York in HUP concluded July 10, 2011. Eligibility for claimants 
has been reduced from a maximum potential entitlement of 20 weeks to a 
maximum potential entitlement of 13 weeks in the EB program.
    The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EB program 
can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp.

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 triggering ``off'' an HUP period, the 
State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential 
entitlement to each individual who is potentially affected (20 CFR 
615.13(c)(4)).
    Persons who have questions about their entitlement 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 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].


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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 19th day of July, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-18739 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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