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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
Employment and Training 
Administration 
Notice of a Change in Status of the 
Payable Periods in the Emergency 
Unemployment Compensation 2008 
(EUC08) Program for Indiana, the 
Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and 
Wyoming 
AGENCY: Employment and Training 
Administration, Labor. 
ACTION: Notice. 
SUMMARY: Announcement regarding 
Notice of a Change in Status of the 
payable periods in the Emergency 
Unemployment Compensation 2008 
(EUC08) program for Indiana, the Virgin 
Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 
Public law 111–312 extended 
provisions in public law 111–92 which 
amended prior laws to create a Third 
and Fourth Tier of benefits within the 
EUC08 program for qualified 
unemployed workers claiming benefits 
in high unemployment states. The 
Department of Labor produces a trigger 
notice indicating which states qualify 
for EUC08 benefits within Tiers Three 
and Four and provides the beginning 
and ending dates of payable periods for 
each qualifying state. The trigger notice 
covering state eligibility for the EUC08 
program can be found at: http:// 
ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/ 
claims_arch.asp. 
• Based on data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 
16, 2011, the three month average, 
seasonally adjusted total unemployment 
rate for Indiana rose to meet the 8.5% 
threshold to trigger ‘‘on’’ in Tier Four of 
the EUC08 program. The payable period 
for Indiana in Tier Four of EUC began 
October 9. 
• Based on data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics on October 7, 
2011, the estimated three month 
average, seasonally adjusted total 
unemployment rate for the Virgin 
Islands rose to exceed the 8.5% 
threshold to trigger ‘‘on’’ in Tier Four of 
the EUC08 program. The payable period 
for the Virgin Islands in Tier Four of 
EUC began October 23. As a result, the 
maximum potential duration of 47 
weeks will increase to a maximum 
potential duration of 53 weeks in the 
EUC08 program. 
• Based on data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 19, 
the three month average, seasonally 
adjusted total unemployment rate for 
West Virginia fell below the 8.5% 
threshold to remain ‘‘on’’ in Tier Four 
of the EUC08 program. The week ending 
September 10, 2011 was the last week 
in which EUC claimants in West 
Virginia could exhaust Tier 3, and 
establish Tier Four eligibility. Under the 
phase-out provisions, claimants who 
were in Tier Four can receive any 
remaining entitlement they have in Tier 
Four after September 10, 2011; for all 
other claimants the maximum potential 
duration is 47 weeks in the EUC08 
program. 
• Based on data released by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 19, 
the three month average, seasonally 
adjusted total unemployment rate for 
Wyoming fell below the 6.0% threshold 
to remain ‘‘on’’ in Tier Three of the 
EUC08 program. The week ending 
September 10, 2011 was the last week 
in which EUC claimants in Wyoming 
could exhaust Tier Two, and establish 
Tier Three eligibility. Under the phase- 
out provisions, claimants who were in 
Tier Three can receive any remaining 
entitlement they had in Tier Three after 
September 10, 2011; for all other 
claimants the maximum potential 
duration is 34 weeks in the EUC08 
program. 
Information for Claimants 
The duration of benefits payable in 
the EUC program, and the terms and 
conditions under which they are 
payable, are governed by Public Laws 
110–252, 110–449, 111–5, 111–92, 111– 
118, 111–144, 111–157, 111–205 and 
111–312, and the operating instructions 
issued to the states by the U.S. 
Department of Labor. Persons who 
believe they may be entitled to 
additional benefits under the EUC08 
program, 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 
Unemployment Insurance, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Frances 
Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or by email: 
gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 
Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of 
November, 2011. 
Jane Oates, 
Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
Training Administration. 
[FR Doc. 2011–30583 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
Employment and Training 
Administration 
Investigations Regarding Certifications 
of Eligibility To Apply for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 
Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Petitions have been filed with the 
Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and 
are identified in the Appendix to this 
notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, 
the Director of the Division of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance, Employment 
and Training Administration, has 
instituted investigations pursuant to 
Section 221(a) of the Act. 
The purpose of each of the 
investigations is to determine whether 
the workers are eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under Title II, 
Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations 
will further relate, as appropriate, to the 
determination of the date on which total 
or partial separations began or 
threatened to begin and the subdivision 
of the firm involved. 
The petitioners or any other persons 
showing a substantial interest in the 
subject matter of the investigations may 
request a public hearing, provided such 
request is filed in writing with the 
Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, at the address shown below, 
not later than December 9, 2011. 
Interested persons are invited to 
submit written comments regarding the 
subject matter of the investigations to 
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, at the address shown below, 
not later than December 9, 2011. 
The petitions filed in this case are 
available for inspection at the Office of 
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 
Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of 
November 2011. 
Michael Jaffe, 
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance. 
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