[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86581-86582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28794]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program 
for Delaware, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Vermont

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB program for Delaware, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Vermont.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-
4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20210, telephone number (202) 693-2991 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following changes have occurred since 
the publication of the last notice regarding the States' EB status:
     Delaware completed the mandatory 13-week ``on'' period for 
a High Unemployment Period (HUP) stipulated by 20 CFR 615.11 on 
December 19, 2020, and based on the most recent data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state no longer meets the criteria for 
the HUP. As such, beginning December 20, 2020, the maximum potential 
entitlement for claimants in the EB program will decrease from 20 weeks 
to 13 weeks.
     Based on the data submitted by Minnesota for the week 
ending November 28, 2020, Minnesota's 13-week insured unemployment rate 
(IUR) was 4.80 percent, falling below the 5.0 percent IUR threshold 
necessary to remain ``on'' EB. Therefore, the EB period for Minnesota 
ends on December 19, 2020. The state will remain in an ``off'' period 
for a minimum of 13 weeks.
     Based on the data submitted by Mississippi for the week 
ending November 28, 2020, Mississippi's 13-week IUR was 4.70 percent, 
falling below the 5.0 IUR percent threshold necessary to remain ``on'' 
EB. Therefore, the EB period for Mississippi ends on

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December 19, 2020. The state will remain in an ``off'' period for a 
minimum of 13 weeks.
     Based on the data submitted by Vermont for the week ending 
November 28, 2020, Vermont's 13-week IUR was 4.90 percent, falling 
below the 5.0 percent IUR threshold necessary to remain ``on'' EB. 
Therefore, the EB period for Vermont ends on December 19, 2020. The 
state will remain in an ``off'' period for a minimum of 13 weeks.
    The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EB program 
can be found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.as

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 beginning an EB period, the State 
Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement 
to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular benefits and 
is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).
    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.

    Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2020-28794 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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