What did Labor Department publish on Feb. 22?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, 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 Feb. 22

Title
Rutgers Organics Corporation, State College, PA; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Joy Technologies, Inc. DBA Joy Mining Machinery Mt. Vernon Plant, Mt. Vernon, Illinoi; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration
PPS Group, LLC (Prestige Staffing), City of Industry, CA; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Scholle Corporation, Scholle Custom Packaging, Manistee, MI; Including an Employee of Scholle Corporation, Scholle Custom Packaging, Manistee, MI, Located in Marietta, GA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Sonoco Products Company, Chester, VA; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration
EIC Corporation, Fremont, CA; Notice of Termination of Investigation
General Cable, A/K/A Nextgen Fiber Optics, A Subsidiary Of General Cable Technologies Corporation, Datacom Business Team Dayville, Connecticut; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Barry Controls D/I, Camden, AR; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Bristol Compressors, Inc., a Division of Johnson Controls, Bristol, VA; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
National Summit on Retirement Savings
Avanex Corporation, Fremont, CA; Notice of Termination of Investigation
Proposed Modification to Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) Investigative Procedures; Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Wyeth; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Health Care Division, Rouses Point, New York; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
U.S. Airways, Inc.; Greentree Reservations, Pittsburgh, PA; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration
Sun Chemical Performance Pigments Division, Cincinnati, OH; Notice of Revised Determination of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on Reconsideration
Weston Foods Ltd., West Hazelton, PA; Notice of Termination of Investigation