Proposed rule published on Jan. 16 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Coal Mine Dust Personal Monitors.

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. 16

Title
Notice of Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) Charter
Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Exemption Involving the Merritts Antiques, Inc. Employees Pension Plan (Plan); Located in Douglasville, PA
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Effectiveness of Information Collection Requirements
Protecting the Privacy of Workers: Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction, Effectiveness of Information Collection Requirements
Coal Mine Dust Personal Monitors