Announcement Regarding a Change in Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants in Alaska, Mississippi, and Wisconsin in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) Program, 59374 [2013-23479]
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exhausted Tier 2, and are otherwise
eligible, could establish Tier 3
eligibility.
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
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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:
https://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
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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:
sznoluch.anatoli@dol.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
September, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training.
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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: https://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: sznoluch.anatoli@dol.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 20th day of September, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2013-23479 Filed 9-25-13; 8:45 am]
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