94-15415. Notice of Changes in Status of Extended Benefit (EB) Periods for Five States

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Notice of Changes in Status of Extended Benefit (EB) Periods for 
Five States

    This notice announces changes in benefit period eligibility under 
the Extended Benefit (EB) Program for five States.

Background

    The following changes have occurred in States since the publication 
of the last notice regarding States' EB status:
     January 23, 1994--Alaska triggered ``on'' to EB based on 
its 13 week Insured Unemployment Rate (IUR) exceeding 6.0 percent.
     February 26, 1994--Oregon and Washington triggered ``off'' 
EB based on their seasonally adjusted Total Unemployment Rates (TURs) 
for the three months ending December 1993 falling below 110 percent of 
the corresponding 3-month average for both of the prior two years.
     March 27, 1994--Maine triggered ``on'' to a ``high 
unemployment period'' (HUP) under the EB Program based on its 
seasonally adjusted TUR for the three months ending February 1994 
exceeding 8.0 percent and being 110 percent of the corresponding TUR 
for the 3-month period in the prior year. An HUP provides up to a 
maximum of 20 weeks of benefits to claimants.
     May 15, 1994--Rhode Island triggered ``on'' to an HUP 
under the EB Program based on its seasonally adjusted TUR for the three 
months ending March 1994 exceeding 8.0 percent and being 110 percent of 
the corresponding TUR for the 3-month period in the prior year.

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 and the operating 
instructions issued to the States by the U.S. Department of Labor. The 
State employment security agency must furnish a written notice of 
potential entitlement to each individual who has exhausted all rights 
to regular benefits and is potentially eligible for EB benefits (20 CFR 
615.13(c)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB benefits, or who 
wish to inquire about their rights under the programs, should contact 
the nearest State employment service office or unemployment 
compensation claims office in their locality.

    Signed at Washington, DC., on June 20, 1994.
Doug Ross,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-15415 Filed 6-23-94; 8:45 am]
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