There were eight notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 17, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, was submitted on Oct. 15, 2021.

The Labor Department published five the week before, marking a 60.0 percent increase.

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 in week ending Oct. 17

Title	Publication Date
Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health	10/15/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Mine Mapping and Records of Opening, Closing, and Reopening of Mines	10/15/2021
Notice of Proposed Exemption Involving J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Wealth Management (Collectively, the Applicants); Located in Weehawken, New Jersey	10/15/2021
209th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting	10/14/2021
Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda	10/14/2021
All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average	10/13/2021
All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average	10/13/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms EE-1, EE-1-SPA EE-2, EE-2-SPA, EE-3, EE-3-SPA, EE-4, EE-4-SPA, Form EE-7, EE-7-SPA, EE/EN-8, EE/EN-9, EE/EN-10, EE/EN-11A EE/EN-11B, EE/EN-12, EE/EN-13, EE/EN-16, EE-17A, EE-17B AND EE/EN-20	10/13/2021