Notice published on Jan. 15 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed New Routine Use To an Existing System of Records.

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 Jan. 15

Title
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting
Proposed Collection; Welfare-to-Work Solicitation for Grant Applications Comment Request
Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed New Routine Use To an Existing System of Records