[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13525-13526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06243]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


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

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility 
under the EB Program for Alaska.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the state's EB status:
     Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
on March 12, 2018, Alaska's 3-month average seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate (TUR) remains above 6.5 percent for the 3-months 
ending January 2018. However, this rate fails to meet the requirement 
of being at least 110 percent of the seasonally adjusted TUR for the 
corresponding period in either of the prior two years. Therefore, the 
EB period for Alaska will end on April 7, 2018. The state will remain 
in an ``off'' period for a minimum of 13 weeks.

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 notice to each individual who 
is currently filing claims for EB of the forthcoming termination of the 
EB period and its effect on the individual's right to EB (20 CFR 615.13 
(c)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to 
inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their 
State Workforce Agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and

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Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-4524, 
Attn: Anatoli Sznoluch, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210, telephone number (202)-693-3176 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or by email: [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC.
Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of 
Labor.
[FR Doc. 2018-06243 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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