What did Labor Department publish on Jan. 26?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Standard on Fire Brigades; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements.

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. 26

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Apria Healthcare Customer Service Department; Fourteen Locations in Missouri Cameron, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Farmington, Fenton, Joplin, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Valley, Poplar Bluff, Rolla, Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Peters and Clinton, MO; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Catawba Sox, LLC Formerly Known as Catawba Sox, Inc. Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance UI) Wages Are Paid Through Ellis Hosiery Mill, LLC, Newton, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Emerson Transportation Division, a Division of Emerson Electric, Including Workers Located Throughout the United States; Bridgeton, MO; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Polaris Industries, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Westaff and Supply Technologies, Osceola, WI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Standard on Fire Brigades; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Subsidiary of Skywest, Inc., Airport Customer Service Division, Fort Smith, AR; Notice of Negative Determination on Second Remand
Avaya Global Services, AOS Service Delivery, Worldwide Services Group, Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages Are Reported Through Diamondware, Ltd and Nortel Networks, Inc., Including Workers Working at Virtual Offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin Reporting to the Network Operations Center (NOC), Research Triangle Park, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Hewlett Packard Company Application Services Division Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages Are Reported Through Universal Music Group; Fishers, IN; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
General Motors Company Formerly Known as General Motors Corporation Technical Center Including On-Site Leased Workers From Aerotek, Bartech Group, CDI Professional Services, EDS/HP Enterprise Services, Engineering Labs, Inc., Global Technology Associates Limited, G-Tech Professional Staffing, Inc., Jefferson Wells, Kelly Services, Inc., Optimal, Inc., Populus Group, RCO Engineering, Inc., Tek Systems, Modern Engineering/Professional Services and General Physics Corporation Excluding Workers of the Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Division, Warren, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance