[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 68865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27379]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Announcement Regarding a Change in Eligibility for Unemployment 
Insurance (UI) Claimants in Alaska, Mississippi, and Wisconsin 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:
     Alaska has triggered ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 
August 24, 2013. Based on data from Alaska for the week ending August 
3, 2013, the 13 week insured unemployment rate in Alaska was 3.9 
percent, falling below the 4.0 percent trigger rate threshold to remain 
``on'' in Tier 3 of EUC08. The week ending August 24, 2013, was the 
last week in which EUC08 claimants in Alaska who had exhausted Tier 2, 
and were otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 3 eligibility.
     Mississippi has triggered ``off'' Tier 4 of EUC08 
effective September 14, 2013. Based on data released by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics on August 19, 2013, the three month average, 
seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate in Mississippi was 8.9 
percent, falling below the 9.0 percent trigger rate threshold to remain 
``on'' in Tier 4 of EUC08. The week ending September 14, 2013, was the 
last week in which EUC08 claimants in Mississippi who have exhausted 
Tier 3, and are otherwise eligible, could establish Tier 4 eligibility.
     Wisconsin has triggered ``off'' Tier 3 of EUC08 effective 
September 14, 2013. Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics on August 19, 2013, the three month average, seasonally 
adjusted total unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 6.9 percent, falling 
below the 7.0 percent trigger rate threshold to remain ``on'' in Tier 3 
of EUC08. The week ending September 14, 2013, was the last week in 
which EUC08 claimants in Wisconsin who have exhausted Tier 2, and are 
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 November 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-27379 Filed 11-14-13; 8:45 am]
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