October: Labor Department publishes 29 notices

There were 29 notices published by the Labor Department in October, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard, was submitted on October 27, 2021.

The Labor Department published 41 the month before, marking a 29.3 percent decrease for the current month.

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 October

Title	Publication Date
Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	10/27/2021
Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	10/27/2021
Information Collection Activities, Comment Request	10/27/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: VETS' Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program Reporting	10/22/2021
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	10/22/2021
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health	10/22/2021
Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	10/21/2021
Determinations Regarding Eligiblity To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	10/21/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Web-Based Hotline	10/20/2021
On-Site Consultation Agreements; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	10/20/2021
Labor Surplus Area Classification	10/19/2021
Notice Announcing the Methodology To Distribute Outcome Payments to States for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program in Accordance With Title III, Section 306(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (SSA)	10/19/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Noise Exposure	10/19/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Guam Military Base Realignment Contractors Recruitment Standards	10/18/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; O*Net Data Collection Program	10/18/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)	10/18/2021
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
Efforts by Certain Foreign Countries To Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor; Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced or Indentured Child Labor in the Production of Goods in Foreign Countries; and Business Practices To Reduce the Likelihood of Forced Labor or Child Labor in the Production of Goods	10/08/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Miner's Claim for Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefit's Act (CM-911) and Employment History (CM-911A) Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation	10/07/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate (OWCP-17)	10/07/2021
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	10/05/2021
Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy	10/05/2021