Notice published on Aug. 18 by Labor Department

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Notice published on Aug. 18 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Job Training Partnership Act: Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs; List of Allocations by Grantee for Title II-B and Title IV-A Funds Received Under the Job Training Partnership Act for 1995.

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. 18

Title
Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions
Job Training Partnership Act: Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs; List of Allocations by Grantee for Title II-B and Title IV-A Funds Received Under the Job Training Partnership Act for 1995