Notice of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reduction Applicable in 2020, 73514 [2020-25397]
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program for Florida, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin.
The following changes have occurred
since the publication of the last notice
regarding the State’s EB status:
• Florida’s 13-week insured
unemployment rate (IUR) for the week
ending October 17, 2020, was 4.74
percent, falling below the 5.00 percent
threshold necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ EB.
Therefore, the EB period for Florida
ends on November 7, 2020. The state
will remain in an ‘‘off’’ period for a
minimum of 13 weeks.
• Tennessee’s 13-week insured
unemployment rate (IUR) for the week
ending October 17, 2020, was 4.84
percent, falling below the 5.00 percent
threshold necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ EB.
Therefore, the EB period for Tennessee
ends on November 7, 2020. The state
will remain in an ‘‘off’’ period for a
minimum of 13 weeks.
• Wisconsin’s 13-week insured
unemployment rate (IUR) for the week
ending October 17, 2020, was 4.87
percent, falling below the 5.00 percent
threshold necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ EB.
Therefore, the EB period for Wisconsin
ends on November 7, 2020. 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 state
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)).
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: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Signed in Washington, DC.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of the Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reduction
Applicable in 2020
Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and 3302(d)(3)
of the FUTA provide that employers in
a state that has outstanding advances
under Title XII of the Social Security
Act on January 1 of two or more
consecutive years are subject to a
reduction in credits otherwise available
against the FUTA tax for the calendar
year in which the most recent such
January 1 occurs, if advances remain on
November 10 of that year. Further,
Section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides
for an additional credit reduction for a
year if a state has outstanding advances
on five or more consecutive January 1
and has a balance on November 10 for
such years. Section 3302(c)(2)(C) also
provides for waiver of this additional
credit reduction and substitution of the
credit reduction provided in Section
3302(c)(2)(B) if a state meets certain
conditions.
Employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands
(USVI) were potentially liable for the
additional credit reduction under
Section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA. The
jurisdiction applied for the waiver of
this additional credit reduction. The
Employment and Training
Administration determined that USVI
met all of the criteria of the section
necessary to qualify for the waiver of the
additional credit reduction. Therefore
employers in USVI will have no
additional credit reduction applied for
calendar year 2020. However, as a result
of having outstanding advances on each
January 1 of 2010 through 2020, which
had outstanding balances on November
10, 2020, employers in USVI are subject
to a FUTA credit reduction of 3.0
percent in 2020.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘BLS Occupational Safety and
Health Statistics (OSHS) Cooperative
Agreement Application Package.’’ A
copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before January 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
email to BLS_PRA_Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628 (this
is not a toll free number.) (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
I. Background
The Secretary of Labor has delegated
to the BLS the authority to collect,
compile, and analyze statistical data on
work-related injuries and illnesses, as
authorized by the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–596).
The Cooperative Agreement is designed
to allow the BLS to ensure conformance
with program objectives. The BLS has
full authority over the financial
operations of the statistical program.
The existing collection of information
allows Federal staff to negotiate the
Cooperative Agreement with the State
Grant Agencies and monitor their
financial and programmatic
performance and adherence to
administrative requirements imposed by
the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit
Reduction Applicable in 2020
Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and 3302(d)(3) of the FUTA provide that
employers in a state that has outstanding advances under Title XII of
the Social Security Act on January 1 of two or more consecutive years
are subject to a reduction in credits otherwise available against the
FUTA tax for the calendar year in which the most recent such January 1
occurs, if advances remain on November 10 of that year. Further,
Section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides for an additional credit
reduction for a year if a state has outstanding advances on five or
more consecutive January 1 and has a balance on November 10 for such
years. Section 3302(c)(2)(C) also provides for waiver of this
additional credit reduction and substitution of the credit reduction
provided in Section 3302(c)(2)(B) if a state meets certain conditions.
Employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) were potentially liable
for the additional credit reduction under Section 3302(c)(2)(C) of
FUTA. The jurisdiction applied for the waiver of this additional credit
reduction. The Employment and Training Administration determined that
USVI met all of the criteria of the section necessary to qualify for
the waiver of the additional credit reduction. Therefore employers in
USVI will have no additional credit reduction applied for calendar year
2020. However, as a result of having outstanding advances on each
January 1 of 2010 through 2020, which had outstanding balances on
November 10, 2020, employers in USVI are subject to a FUTA credit
reduction of 3.0 percent in 2020.
John Pallasch,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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