Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 17

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 86-128 (PTE 86-128) For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers.

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. 17

Title
Labor Certification and Petition Process for the Temporary Employment of Nonimmigrant Aliens in Agriculture in the United States; Modification of Fee Structure; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule; Correction
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Independent Contractor Register
Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 86-128 (PTE 86-128) For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Part 46-Training and Retraining of Miners Engaged in Shell Dredging or Employed at Sand, Gravel, Surface Stone, Surface Clay, Colloidal Phosphate, or Surface Limestone Mines
Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility to the Administrative Review Board
Testing and Evaluation by Independent Laboratories and Non-MSHA Product Safety Standards
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Eligibility Data Form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and Veteran's Preference (USERRA/VP)