[Federal Register: May 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 95)] [Notices] [Page 28713-28714] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17my06-83] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2005 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., thereby enabling employers who make contributions to state unemployment funds to obtain certain credits against their liability for the federal unemployment tax. By letter the certifications were transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. The letter and certifications are printed below. Signed in Washington, DC, May 5, 2006. Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. November 21, 2005. The Honorable John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220. Dear Secretary Snow: Transmitted herewith are an original and one copy of the certifications of the states and their unemployment compensation laws for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2005. One is required with respect to the normal Federal unemployment tax credit by Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), and the other is required with respect to the additional tax credit by Section 3303 of the IRC. Both certifications list all 53 jurisdictions. Sincerely, Elaine L. Chao Enclosures Certification of States to the Secretary of the Treasury Pursuant to Section 3304(C) of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 In accordance with the provisions of Section 3304(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3304(c)), I hereby certify the following named states to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12- month period ending on October 31, 2005, in regard to the unemployment compensation laws of those states which heretofore have been approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act: Alabama Idaho Alaska Illinois Arizona Indiana Arkansas Iowa California Kansas Colorado Kentucky Connecticut Louisiana Delaware Maine District of Columbia Maryland Florida Massachusetts Georgia Michigan Hawaii Minnesota Mississippi Puerto Rico Missouri Rhode Island Montana South Carolina Nebraska South Dakota Nevada Tennessee New Hampshire Texas New Jersey Utah New Mexico Vermont New York Virginia North Carolina Virgin Islands North Dakota Washington Ohio West Virginia Oklahoma Wisconsin Oregon Wyoming Pennsylvania [[Page 28714]] This certification is for the maximum normal credit allowable under Section 3302(a) of the Code. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor. Certification of State Unemployment Compensation Laws to the Secretary of the Treasury Pursuant to Section 3303(B)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of Section 3303(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3303(b)(1)), I hereby certify the unemployment compensation laws of the following named states, which heretofore have been certified pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 3303(b) of the Code, to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 12-month period ending on October 31, 2005: Alabama Idaho Alaska Illinois Arizona Indiana Arkansas Iowa California Kansas Colorado Kentucky Connecticut Louisiana Delaware Maine District of Columbia Maryland Florida Massachusetts Georgia Michigan Hawaii Minnesota Mississippi Puerto Rico Missouri Rhode Island Montana South Carolina Nebraska South Dakota Nevada Tennessee New Hampshire Texas New Jersey Utah New Mexico Vermont New York Virginia North Carolina Virgin Islands North Dakota Washington Ohio West Virginia Oklahoma Wisconsin Oregon Wyoming Pennsylvania This certification is for the maximum additional credit allowable under Section 3302(b) of the Code. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. E6-7508 Filed 5-16-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P