Public notices: Labor Department publishes 7 in week ending March 5

There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 5, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard, was submitted on March 4, 2022.

The Labor Department published 25 the week before, marking a 72 percent decrease.

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 March 5

Title	Publication Date
Petition for Modification of Application of an Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	03/04/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Representative Fee Request (CA-143/CA-155)	03/02/2022
Commercial Diving Operations Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	03/02/2022
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	03/01/2022
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition	03/01/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Uniform Billing Form	03/01/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms	03/01/2022