What did Labor Department publish on Sept. 23?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Federal Employees Compensation Act Medical Report Forms, Claim for Compensation.

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 Sept. 23

Title
Travelers Insurance, a Subsidiary of the Travelers Indemnity Company, Personal Insurance Division, Account Processing/Underwriting, Syracuse, NY; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Parkdale America, LLC, a Division of Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant #22, Galax, VA; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Oncology Care Systems Division, Concord, CA; Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Global Services/Supply Chain Management Including Employees Working Off-Site Throughout the United States Reporting to Malvern, PA, Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration; Tecumseh Products Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Hartford Financial Services, Inc., Corporate/EIT/CTO Database Management Division, Hartford, CT; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Navistar Truck Development and Technology Center, a Subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation Truck Division, Fort Wayne, IN; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Federal Employees Compensation Act Medical Report Forms, Claim for Compensation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Comment Request, Guam Military Base Realignment Contractors Recruitment Standards
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Attestation by Employers Using Crewmembers for Longshore Activities at Locations in the State of Alaska