Proposed rule published by Labor Department on May 20

The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Hazard Communication Standard.

The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds \"ineffective and duplicative services and overregulates the workplace\".

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Labor Department on May 20

Title
Hazard Communication Standard
Walking-Working Surfaces
Preparations for the 40th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS)
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; General Provisions and Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmosphere in Shipyards Employment Standards
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Forging Machines
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines in Underground Coal Mines