[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51211-51212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20216]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Announcement Regarding a Change in Eligibility for Unemployment 
Insurance (UI) Claimants in Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, West Virginia 
and the Virgin Islands in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 
(EUC08) Program

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) produces trigger 
notices indicating which states qualify for EUC08 benefits, and 
provides the beginning and ending dates of payable periods for each 
qualifying state. The trigger notices covering state eligibility for 
this program can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp.
    The following changes have occurred since the publication of the 
last notice regarding states' EUC08 trigger status:

 Louisiana has triggered ``on'' to Tier 2 of EUC08 effective 
July 14, 2013.

    Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 
21, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate (TUR) in Louisiana was 6.5 percent, exceeding the 6.0 
percent trigger rate threshold to trigger ``on'' to Tier 2 of EUC08. 
However, Louisiana was in a mandatory 13 week ``off'' period that 
started April 13, 2013, and did not conclude before July 13, 2013. As a 
result, Louisiana remained in an ``off'' period in Tier 2 of EUC08 
through July 13, 2013, and triggered ``on'' to Tier 2 of EUC08 
effective July 14, 2013. The week beginning July 14, 2013, was the 
first week in which EUC08 claimants in Louisiana who had exhausted Tier 
1, and were otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 2 eligibility.

 Maine has triggered ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective July 13, 
2013.

    Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 
21, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted TUR in Maine was 
6.9 percent, falling below the 7.0 percent trigger rate threshold to 
remain ``on'' in Tier 3 of EUC08. The week ending July 13, 2013, was 
the last week in which EUC08 claimants in Maine who had exhausted Tier 
2, and were otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 3 eligibility.

 New Jersey has triggered ``off'' Tier 4 of EUC08 effective 
July 13, 2013.

    Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 
21, 2013, the three month average, seasonally adjusted TUR in New 
Jersey was 8.8 percent, falling below the 9.0 percent trigger rate 
threshold to remain ``on'' in Tier 4 of EUC08. The week ending July 13, 
2013, was the last week in which EUC08 claimants in New Jersey who had 
exhausted Tier 3, and were otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 4 
eligibility.

 The Virgin Islands has triggered ``on'' to Tier 2 and Tier 3 
of EUC08 effective June 30, 2013.

    Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 7, 
2013, the estimated three month average, seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate in the Virgin Islands was 7.6 percent, exceeding the 
7.0 percent trigger rate threshold to trigger ``on'' in Tier 2 and Tier 
3 of EUC08. However, the Virgin Islands was in a mandatory 13 week 
``off'' period until June 29, 2013. The week beginning June 30, 2013, 
was the first week in which EUC08 claimants in the Virgin Islands who 
had exhausted Tier 1 or Tier 2, and were otherwise eligible, could 
establish Tier 2 or Tier 3 eligibility.

 West Virginia has triggered ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 
July 13, 2013.

    Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 
21, 2013, the

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three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate in 
West Virginia was 6.6 percent, falling below the 7.0 percent trigger 
rate threshold to remain ``on'' in Tier 3 of EUC08. The week ending 
July 13, 2013, was the last week in which EUC08 claimants in West 
Virginia who had exhausted Tier 2, and were otherwise eligible, could 
establish Tier 3 eligibility.

Information for Claimants

    The duration of benefits payable in the EUC08 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, 
111-205, 111-312, 112-96, and 112-240, and the operating instructions 
issued to the states by the Department.
    In the case of a state beginning or concluding a payable period in 
EUC08, the State Workforce Agency (SWA) will furnish a written notice 
of any change in potential entitlement to each individual who could 
establish, or had established, eligibility for benefits (20 CFR 615.13 
(c)(1) and (c)(4)). Persons who believe they may be entitled to 
benefits in the EUC08 program, or who wish to inquire about their 
rights under this program, should contact their SWA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Sznoluch, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment 
Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S-
4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3176 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by email: [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 5th day of August, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2013-20216 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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