Labor Department publishes 14 notices in week ending Feb. 19

There were 14 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 19, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards, was submitted on February 18, 2022.

The Labor Department published eight the week before, marking a 75 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 Feb. 19

Title	Publication Date
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards	02/18/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Standard on Blasting Operations and the Use of Explosives	02/18/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Safety and Health Act Variance Regulations	02/18/2022
National Fall Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction; Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	02/15/2022
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	02/15/2022
Acrylonitrile Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	02/15/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment Standard	02/15/2022
Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	02/15/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Activity	02/14/2022
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	02/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Claims and Payment Activities	02/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Older Workers Implementation and Descriptive Study, New Collection	02/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Distribution of Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed	02/14/2022
Request for Information on Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threats of Climate-Related Financial Risk	02/14/2022