Proposed rule published by Labor Department on July 31

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Review of the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/ Tagout) 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 July 31

Title
Review of the Ethylene Oxide Standard
Review of the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/ Tagout) Standard
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 75- 1
Grant of Individual Exemptions; ILGWU National Retirement Fund
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 88- 59
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Availability of Benefit Accuracy Measurement Annual Report Results
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 80- 83
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Gamma Radiation Exposure Records
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Announcement of Vacancies Request for Nominations