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Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.654.4 Definitions

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Assistant Secretary shall mean Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor.

(b) Civil jurisdiction shall mean:

(1) Cities of 25,000 or more population on the basis of the most recently available Bureau of the Census estimates;  or

(2) Towns and townships in the States of New Jersey, New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania of 25,000 or more population and which possess powers and functions similar to cities;  or

(3) All counties, except those counties which contain any of the types of political jurisdictions defined in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section;  or

(4) All other counties are defined as “balance of county” (i.e., total county less component cities and townships identified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section);  or

(5) County equivalents which are towns in the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

(c) Labor surplus area shall mean a civil jurisdiction that, in accordance with the criteria specified in § 654.5, has been classified as a labor surplus area.

(d) Reference period shall mean the two year period ending December 31 of the year prior to the October 1 annual date of eligibility determination.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.654.4 Definitions - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-20-employees-benefits/cfr-sect-20-654-4/

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