Public notices: Labor Department publishes 12 in week ending Nov. 20

There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 20, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reduction Applicable in 2021, was submitted on November 19, 2021.

The Labor Department published six the week before, marking a 100 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 Nov. 20

Title	Publication Date
Notice of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reduction Applicable in 2021	11/19/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials	11/19/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Standard Job Corps Contractor and Grantee Information Gathering	11/19/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public Comment	11/18/2021
Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions	11/18/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Uniform Billing Form	11/18/2021
Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	11/17/2021
Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	11/17/2021
President's Committee on the International Labor Organization Charter Renewal	11/15/2021
Update to Appendix A to the Preamble-Education and Training Categories by O*NET-SOC Occupations; Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Immigrants in the United States and Procedures To Establish Job Zone Values When O*NET Job Zone Data Are Unavailable	11/15/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; H-2A Sheepherder Recordkeeping Requirement	11/15/2021
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2021 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act	11/15/2021