ETA Unified Agenda Entries

Issued December 3, 2001.

DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AMENDMENT [Final Rule Stage]

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 1302; 42 USC 5177; EO 12673

CFR Citation: 20 CFR 625.5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In 1995, ETA published an interim final rule that clarified 
and removed undue restrictions in the existing regulations implementing 
the Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program. This rule revised all of 
part 625. Its withdrawal from the current agenda reflects a 
postponement of additional rulemaking due to higher agency priorities. 
(See RIN 1205-AB02.) This new rule on the Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance Program will only address one aspect of part 625; it adds a 
definition of ``unemployment is a direct result of the major 
disaster.'' ETA had not defined this term in its previous rule. The 
purpose of the new definition is to clarify eligibility for disaster 
unemployment assistance in the wake of the major disasters as a result 
of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              11/13/01                    66 FR 56959
Interim Final Rule Effective    11/13/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      12/13/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Betty E. Castillo, Chief, Division of Unemployment 
Insurance Operations, Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration, Room S4231, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, 
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-3032

RIN: 1205-AB31