Labor Department discusses Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications on April 12

The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications.

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 April 12

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Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal Mines, Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas at Coal Mines
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petitions for Modification of Mandatory Safety Standards