12 notices published in week ending Dec. 18 by Labor Department

There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 18, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard, was submitted on December 17, 2021.

The Labor Department published eight the week before, marking a 50 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 Dec. 18

Title	Publication Date
Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	12/17/2021
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	12/17/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Form ETA-9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report	12/16/2021
Workforce Information Advisory Council; Meeting	12/16/2021
Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations in 2022	12/15/2021
Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate for Range Occupations in 2022	12/15/2021
The 13 Carcinogens Standards; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	12/15/2021
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition	12/15/2021
Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Notice of Meeting	12/15/2021
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Request for Renewal of Recognition	12/15/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Short-Time Compensation (STC) Grants	12/13/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Public Comment	12/13/2021