Department of Labor December 2, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the approval for delay of Title XII interest payment for three states. Section 1202(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act permits a state to delay payment of interest accrued on Title XII advances made during the last five months of the Federal fiscal year (FY) (May, June, July, August, and September) to no later than December 31 of the next succeeding calendar year. Interest on the delayed payment will accrue from the normal due date (i.e., September 30) and in the same manner as if the interest due on the advance(s) was an advance made on such due date. During fiscal year 2011, the States of Colorado and New Jersey had requested delay of payment for interest accrued on advances taken during the last five months of FY 2011. Delay of interest payment for these States was granted until December 31, 2012, however New Jersey opted to repay their entire accrued interest liability on September 30, 2011. Section 1202(b)(9) of the Social Security Act permits a state to delay for a period not to exceed nine months the Title XII interest payment due prior to October 1 if, for the most recent 12- month period prior to such October 1 for which data are available, the state had an average total unemployment rate of 13.5 percent or greater. An interest payment delayed under paragraph (9) must be paid in full not later than the last official Federal business day prior to the following July 1, allowing that at the state's option payment of delayed interest may be accelerated. No interest shall accrue on such delayed payment. The State of Nevada had requested delay of payment for accrued interest based on these high unemployment provisions, and such delay was granted until June 30, 2012.

Announcement regarding Notice of a Change in Status of the payable periods in the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program for Colorado. Public Law 111-312 extended provisions in Public Law 111-92 which amended prior laws to create Third and Fourth Tiers of benefits within the EUC08 program for qualified unemployed workers claiming benefits in high unemployment states. The Department of Labor produces a trigger notice indicating which states qualify for EUC08 benefits within Tiers Three and Four and provides the beginning and ending dates of payable periods for each qualifying state. The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EUC08 program can be found at: https://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/ claimsarch.asp. Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on October 21, 2011, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate for Colorado fell below the 8.5% threshold to remain ``on'' in Tier Four of the EUC08 program. The week ending November 12, 2011, is the last week in which EUC claimants in Colorado can exhaust Tier 3 and establish Tier 4 eligibility. Under the phase-out provisions, claimants who were in Tier Four can receive any remaining entitlement they have in Tier Four after November 12, 2011.

The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Stion Solar Mississippi, LLC & Stion Equipment Leasing, LLC. Principal Product/Purpose: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is to enable Stion to purchase equipment to produce 75,000 solar panels annually in a plant located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 334413 (semiconductor and related device manufacturing).