[Federal Register: February 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 36)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

 
Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period 
for Washington

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility 
under the EB Program for Washington.
    The following change has occurred since the publication of the last 
notice regarding the State's EB status:
     Based on data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
on January 27, 2009, Washington's 3-month seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate was 6.6 percent and equals or exceeds 110 percent of 
the corresponding rate in both prior years. This causes Washington to 
be triggered ``on'' to an EB period beginning February 15, 2009.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce 
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S-
4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693-3008 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by e-mail: gibbons.scott@dol.gov.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 13th day of February 2009.
Douglas F. Small,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-3946 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]

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