What did Labor Department publish on Aug. 18?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Sealing of Abandoned Areas Standard.

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 Aug. 18

Title
Information for Stakeholder Engagement for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Implementation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Energy Control Standard (Lockout/Tagout)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Sealing of Abandoned Areas Standard
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Equal Access to Justice Act
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reemployment of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Recipients
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
West Point Products Acquisition, a Subsidiary of Clover Technologies Group, LLC, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Kelly Services, Valley Grove, West Virginia; West Point Products Acquisition, a Subsidiary of Clover Technologies Group, LLC, Warehouse Division, Washington, Pennsylvania; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Catholic Health Initiatives; Information Technology Services; ITS Technical Services; Working On-Site at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center; Including On-Site Leased Workers from TEKsystems; Lincoln, Nebraska; Catholic Health Initiatives; Information Technology Services; ITS Technical Services; Working On-Site at the Physician Network; Including On-Site Leased Workers from TEKsystems; Lincoln, Nebraska; Catholic Health Initiatives; Information Technology Services; ITS Technical Services; Working On-Site at Nebraska Heart Institute; Including On-Site Leased Workers from TEKsystems and Concentric; Lincoln, Nebraska Catholic Health Initiatives; Information Technology Services; ITS Technical Services; Working On-Site at Nebraska Heart Hospital; Including On-Site Leased Workers from TEKsystems; Lincoln, Nebraska; Catholic Health Initiatives; Information Technology Services; ITS Technical Services; Including On-Site Leased Workers from TEKsystems; Englewood, Colorado; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility; To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Composition Services Group, Information Technology Department, and Manufacturing Department Indianapolis, Indiana; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance