Labor Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records on March 10

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The notice is focused on Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records.

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 on March 10

Title
Agency Information Collection Activities for H-2A Foreign Labor Certification Program; Comment Request
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Requirements of the Federal Regulation on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Unemployment Compensation Information