[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49568-49569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19070]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program 
for California, Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, and Texas

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 that has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the States' EB status:
     Based on the data released by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics on August 20, 2021, the seasonally-adjusted Total 
Unemployment Rate (TUR) for Connecticut fell below the 8.0 percent 
threshold necessary to remain ``on'' a High Unemployment Period in EB. 
Therefore beginning September 11, 2021, the maximum potential 
entitlement for claimants on EB in Connecticut will decrease from 20 
weeks to 13 weeks. Also, the seasonally-adjusted TUR for Texas fell 
below the 6.5 percent threshold necessary to remain ``on'' EB, thus the 
EB payable period for Texas will end on September 11, 2021.
     In addition, language in state laws which conditioned the 
applicability of the TUR trigger on full Federal funding resulted in 
``off'' indicators for California, Illinois, and Nevada for the week 
ending August 21, 2021. This will end any payable period associated 
with the TUR trigger for these states on September 11, 2021.
    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.
    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 Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-
4524, Attn: Thomas Stengle, 200

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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 
693-2991 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email: 
[email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC.
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-19070 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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