Notice published on Oct. 10 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Collection; Comment Request.

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 Oct. 10

Title
Industries in American Samoa; Wage Order
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
U.S. National Administrative Office; National Advisory Committee for the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of Open Meeting by Teleconference
Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions