Labor Department publishes notice on Feb. 5

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Job Search Assistance Demonstration Followup Survey; Notice.

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 Feb. 5

Title
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Notice
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Job Search Assistance Demonstration Followup Survey; Notice
Time Extension of Secretary's Order 6-94, Establishing Pilot Project to Create Concurrent Authorities and Responsibilities for the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health and the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards With Respect to Certain Whistleblower Protection Laws and Certain Laws Establishing Labor Standards Affecting Field Sanitation and Migrant Housing
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Unemployment Insurance Benefits Quality Control Program; Notice