Notice of a Change in Status of the Extended Benefit (EB) Program for Alaska, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, and Washington
| Published date | 30 December 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 86581 |
| Record Number | 2020-28793 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Employment And Training Administration |
86581
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices
asserted trade dress. The modification
proceeding is terminated.
The Commission’s vote on this
determination took place on December
22, 2020.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 22, 2020.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020–28822 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of a Change in Status of the
Extended Benefit (EB) Program for
Alaska, Connecticut, Kansas,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio,
Oregon, South Carolina, and
Washington
AGENCY
: Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: This notice announces a
change in benefit period eligibility
under the EB program for Alaska,
Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, South
Carolina, and Washington.
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: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
following changes have 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 November
20, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted total
unemployment rate for Alaska,
Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon and
Washington fell below the 8.0%
threshold necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ a
high unemployment period in EB, and
starting December 13, 2020, the
maximum potential entitlement for
claimants in these states in the EB
program will decrease from 20 weeks to
13 weeks.
•Based on the data released by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics on November
20, 2020, the seasonally-adjusted TUR
for Kansas and South Carolina fell
below the 6.5% threshold necessary to
remain ‘‘on’’ in EB. The payable period
in EB will end on December 12, 2020.
•It has been determined that
Massachusetts’ Unemployment
Compensation law provides for the
temporary adoption of the optional TUR
trigger during periods of 100 percent
Federal financing of EB, and Public Law
116–127 authorized 100 percent Federal
funding through December 31, 2020. As
such, based on data released by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 19,
2020, the seasonally-adjusted total
unemployment rate for Massachusetts
rose above the 8.0 percent threshold to
trigger ‘‘on’’ to a high unemployment
period in EB. Therefore a payable period
for Massachusetts under the high
unemployment period is retroactive to
July 5, 2020, and eligibility for
claimants has been extended from up to
13 weeks of potential duration to up to
20 weeks of potential duration in the EB
program.
•Based on the data submitted by
New Hampshire for the week ending
November 14, 2020, New Hampshire’s
13-week insured unemployment rate
(IUR) was 4.77 percent, falling below
the 5.00 percent threshold necessary to
remain ‘‘on’’ EB. Therefore, the EB
period for New Hampshire ends on
December 5, 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. 2020–28793 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P
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.
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: Stengle.Thomas@dol.gov.
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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