Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 22

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Office of Small Business Programs 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 Jan. 22

Title
Proposed Exemptions; Keystone Brokerage, Inc. (Keystone)
Office of Small Business Programs Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Senior Community Service Employment Program; Notice of Town Hall Meeting on the 2000 Amendments to the Older Americans Act
Workforce Investment Act, Section 171(d), Demonstration Program: Incumbent/Dislocated Worker Skill Shortage II Demonstration Program; Notice of Changes to Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA)