Public notices: Labor Department publishes 5 in week ending Dec. 31

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 31, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Workforce Information Advisory Council, was submitted on December 29, 2022.

The Labor Department published 12 the week before, marking a 58.3 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 Dec. 31

Title	Publication Date
Workforce Information Advisory Council	12/29/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Overpayment Detection and Recovery Activities	12/29/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Trade Adjustment Assistance Efforts To Improve Outcomes	12/29/2022
Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting	12/29/2022
The Benzene Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	12/27/2022