# Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2006 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act
**AGENCY:**
Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
**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, November 3, 2006.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
**United States Department of Labor; Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC**
**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, 2006, in regard to the unemployment compensation laws of those States which heretofore have been approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act:
| | |
| --- | --- |
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| California | New Mexico |
| Colorado | New York |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| District of Columbia | Ohio |
| Florida | Oklahoma |
| Georgia | Oregon |
| Hawaii | Pennsylvania |
| Idaho | Puerto Rico |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Virgin Islands |
| Michigan | Washington |
| Minnesota | West Virginia |
| Mississippi | Wisconsin |
| Missouri | Wyoming |
| Montana | |
This certification is for the maximum normal credit allowable under Section 3302(a) of the Code.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2006.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
**United States Department of Labor; Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC**
**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, 2006:
| | |
| --- | --- |
| Alabama | Nebraska |
| Alaska | Nevada |
| Arizona | New Hampshire |
| Arkansas | New Jersey |
| California | New Mexico |
| Colorado | New York |
| Connecticut | North Carolina |
| Delaware | North Dakota |
| District of Columbia | Ohio |
| Florida | Oklahoma |
| Georgia | Oregon |
| Hawaii | Pennsylvania |
| Idaho | Puerto Rico |
| Illinois | Rhode Island |
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Iowa | South Dakota |
| Kansas | Tennessee |
| Kentucky | Texas |
| Louisiana | Utah |
| Maine | Vermont |
| Maryland | Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Virgin Islands |
| Michigan | Washington |
| Minnesota | West Virginia |
| Mississippi | Wisconsin |
| Missouri | Wyoming |
| Montana | |
This certification is for the maximum additional credit allowable under Section 3302(b) of the Code.
Signed at Washington, DC, on October 31, 2006.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.