35 notices published in January by Labor Department

There were 35 notices published by the Labor Department in January, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program, was submitted on January 28, 2022.

The Labor Department published 33 the month before, marking a 6.1 percent increase 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 January

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program	01/28/2022
UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards	01/26/2022
Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition	01/26/2022
QPS Evaluation Services, Inc.: Grant of Renewal of Recognition	01/26/2022
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	01/26/2022
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Main Fan Operation and Inspection (I-A, II-A, III, and V-A mines)	01/26/2022
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Ground Control for Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines	01/26/2022
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	01/25/2022
Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Exemption Involving the Retirement System of the American National Red Cross Located in Washington, DC	01/24/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance Data Validation (DV) Program	01/24/2022
Report to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget Regarding the Review Financial Assistance and the Requirements of Buy America	01/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Information on Earnings, Dual Benefits, Dependents and Third Party Settlement, CA-1032	01/21/2022
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Explosive Materials and Blasting Units (Pertains Only to Underground Metal and Category III Nonmetal Mines Deemed To Be Gassy)	01/21/2022
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	01/21/2022
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Training Plans, New Miner Training, Newly-Hired Experienced Miner Training	01/21/2022
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)	01/21/2022
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition	01/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Authorization for Release of Medical Information for Black Lung Benefits	01/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Report of Issuance of Policy	01/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; DOL Generic Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcements	01/20/2022
Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	01/20/2022
Workforce Information Advisory Council Meeting; Correction	01/20/2022
Investigations Regarding Eligiblity To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance	01/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Rehabilitation Maintenance Certificate	01/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Benefit Rights and Experience Report	01/13/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Onsite Consultation Agreements	01/13/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Pre-Apprenticeship-Pathways to Success Database Comment Request	01/12/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities for H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Program; Comment Request	01/12/2022
UL LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards	01/12/2022
Virtual Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)	01/11/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training	01/11/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Statement of Recovery Forms	01/11/2022
Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving Credit Suisse Group AG (CSG or the Applicant), Zurich, Switzerland	01/10/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Agricultural Workers Survey	01/07/2022
Revised Schedule of Remuneration for the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers	01/03/2022