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Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

Chapter V  

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 617  

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Under the Trade Act of 1974

 

 

 

Subpart G  

Administration by Applicable State Agencies


20 CFR 617.50 - Determinations of entitlement; notices to individuals.

  • Section Number: 617.50
  • Section Name: Determinations of entitlement; notices to individuals.


    (a) Determinations of initial applications for TRA or other TAA. The 

State Agency whose State law is the applicable State law under 

Sec. 617.16 shall upon the filing of an initial application for TRA or 

other TAA promptly determine the individual's entitlement to such TRA or 

other TAA under this part 617, and may accept for such purposes 

information and findings supplied by another State agency under this 

part 617.

    (b) Determinations of subsequent applications for TRA or other TAA. 

The State agency shall, upon the filing of an application for payment of 

TRA, or subsistence and transportation under Secs. 617.27 and 617.28, 

with respect to a week, promptly determine whether the individual is 

eligible for a payment of TRA, or subsistence and transportation, with 

respect to such week, and, if eligible, the amount of TRA, or 

subsistence and transportation, for which the individual is eligible. In 

addition, the State agency promptly shall, upon the filing of a 

subsequent application for job search allowances (where the total of 

previous job search allowances paid the individual was less than $600), 

determine whether the individual is eligible for job search allowances, 

and, if eligible, the amount of job search allowances for which the 

individual is eligible.

    (c) Redeterminations. The provisions of the applicable State law 

concerning the right to request, or authority to undertake, 

reconsideration of a determination pertaining to a claim for UI under 

the applicable State law shall apply to determinations pertaining to all 

forms of TAA under this part 617.

    (d) Use of State law. In making determinations or redeterminations 

under this section, or in reviewing such determinations or 

redeterminations under Sec. 617.51, a State agency shall apply the 

regulations in this part 617. As to matters committed by this part 617 

to the applicable State law, a State agency, a hearing officer, or a 

State court shall apply the applicable State law and regulations 

thereunder, including procedural requirements of such State law or 

regulations, except so far as such State law or regulations are 

inconsistent with this part 617 or the purpose of this part 617: 

Provided, that, no provision of State law or regulations on good cause 

for waiver of any time limit, or for late filing of any claim, shall 

apply to any time limitation referred to or specified in this part 617, 

unless such State law or regulation is made applicable by a specific 

provision of this part 617.

    (e) Notices to individual. The State agency shall notify the 

individual in writing of any determination or redetermination as to 

entitlement to TAA. Each determination or redetermination shall inform 

the individual of the reason for the determination or redetermination 

and of the right to reconsideration or appeal in the same manner as 

determinations of entitlement to UI are subject to redetermination or 

appeal under the applicable State law.

    (f) Promptness. Full payment of TAA when due shall be made with the 

greatest promptness that is administratively feasible.

    (g) Procedure. Except where otherwise required by the Act or this 

part 617, the procedures for making and furnishing determinations and 

written notices of determinations to individuals, shall be consistent 

with the Secretary's ``Standard for Claim Determinations--Separation 

Information,'' Employment Security Manual, part V, sections 6010-6015 

(appendix B of this part).

[51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 59 FR 939, 943, Jan. 6, 1994]

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