Rule published on Sept. 13 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure.

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 Sept. 13

Title
Workforce Investment Act: Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs; Solicitation for Grant Applications: Final Grantee Designation Procedures for Program Years 2000 and 2001
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Extension of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Title XII Advances Process
Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA), Title IVPilot and Demonstration Program
Health Standards for Occupational Noise Exposure
Occupational Noise Exposure; Correction