Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 10

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Noise Exposure Assessment; Audiometric Testing, Evaluation, and Records and Training in All Mines.

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. 10

Title
Steelcase, Inc.; Andersons Desk, Inc.; City of Industry Plant, City of Industry, California; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Visteon Corporation Regional Assembly & Manufacturing LLC, Fuel Delivery-Climate Group Division, Concordia, MO; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration
Newpage Corporation, Formerly Known as Stora Enso North America; Stamford, Connecticut; Including Employees of Newpage Corporation, Formerly Known as Stora Enso North America, Stamford, Connecticut; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance; Working at Various Locations in the Following States
Notice of Proposed Individual Exemption Involving BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock), and the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) (Collectively, the Applicants) Located in New York, NY
Whaling Mfg. Co., Inc., Currently Known as Whaling Distributors, Inc., Fall River, MA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Independent Contractor Registration and Identification
Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Community-Based Job Training Grants
Lear Corporation, Quality Control and Inspection Department, 950 Loma Verde Drive, El Paso, Texas; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), Charter Renewal
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Noise Exposure Assessment; Audiometric Testing, Evaluation, and Records and Training in All Mines