96-21837. Notice of Change in Status of Extended Benefit (EB) Periods for the State of Alaska.

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44080-44081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21837]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Notice of Change in Status of Extended Benefit (EB) Periods for 
the State of Alaska.

    This notice announces changes in benefit period eligibility under 
the EB Program for the State of Alaska.

SUMMARY: The following changes have occurred since the publication of 
the last notice regarding States' EB status:
     July 6, 1996--Alaska's 13-week insured unemployment rate 
for the week ending June 15, 1996 fell below 6.0 percent and was less 
than 120 percent of the average for the corresponding period for the 
prior two years, causing Alaska to trigger ``off'' EB effective July 6, 
1996.

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 
employment security

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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 Extended Benefits (20 CFR 615.12(c)(1)). In 
the case of a State ending an EB period, the State employment security 
agency will furnish a written notice to each individual who is filing 
claims for Extended Benefits informing him/her of the EB period and its 
effect on the individual's right to Extended Benefits (20 CFR 
615.13(c)(4)).
    Persons who believe they may be entitled to Extended 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 August 19th, 1996
Timothy M. Barnicle,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 96-21837 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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