Notice published by Labor Department on Aug. 8

The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Class Exemption for Collective Investment Fund Conversion Transactions.

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 Aug. 8

Title
Methylene Chloride; Approval of Information Collection Requirements; Extension of Start-up Dates
Class Exemption for Collective Investment Fund Conversion Transactions
Proposed Exemptions; Alloy Die Casting Co. Employees Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the Plan), et al.
99th Full Council Meeting; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Working Group Studying Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture: Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Grant of Individual Exemptions; TA Associates, Inc. (TA Associates), et al.
Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITS) [Formerly Inchcape Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITS)]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Chilco OSB, Chilco, Idaho; Including Leased Workers of Industrial Personnel, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA- Transitional Adjustment Assistance
Applied Research Laboratories, Inc.
Hickory Hills Industries, Incorporated, Savannah Manufacturing Company, Savannah, Tennessee and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance
Proposed collection; Comment Request
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Chilco OSB, Chilco, Idaho; Including Leased Workers of Industrial Personnel, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion Models
Baker School Specialty Company, Incorporated, Orange, Massachusetts; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Savannah Manufacturing Corporation, Savannah, Tennessee; and Hickory Hills Industries, Incorporated, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Reynolds Metals Company, Fulton Can Plant, Fulton, New York; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration
American Oil and Gas A/K/A KN Energy A/K/A Westar Transmission Company A/K/A HR Options, Incorporated, Amarillo, Texas; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Working Group on Studying the Merits of Defined Contribution vs. Defined Benefit Plans; Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting
Working Group Studying Employer Assets in ERISA Employer- Sponsored Plans: Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; Notice of Meeting