31 notices published in December by Labor Department

There were 31 notices published by the Labor Department in December, according to the Federal Register.

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

The Labor Department published 45 the month before, marking a 31.1 percent decrease for the current month.

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 December

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
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	12/23/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Transit Act Urban Program Transit Worker Protections	12/23/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications	12/23/2022
Technical Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations	12/22/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Inflation Reduction Act Wage Rates and Wage Determinations	12/22/2022
Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard (29 CFR 1910.95) Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	12/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: VETS' Competitive Grant Program Reporting	12/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice Requirements of the Health Care Continuation Coverage Provisions	12/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Model Employer Children's Health Insurance Program Notice	12/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petition for Finding of Plan Established or Maintained Under or Pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreements	12/20/2022
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	12/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for State Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Modernization Projects	12/19/2022
Posting of Hearing Transcript Regarding Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) and Closing of Reopened Comment Period	12/16/2022
Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate for Range Occupations in 2023	12/16/2022
Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations in 2023	12/16/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by In-House Asset Managers	12/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Statutory Exemption for Cross-Trading of Securities	12/14/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Purchase of Securities Where Issuer May Use Proceeds To Reduce or Retire Indebtedness to Parties in Interest	12/14/2022
Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)	12/12/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes	12/12/2022
Lead in General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	12/09/2022
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	12/09/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: Required Components of the Jobs for Veterans State Grants State Plans	12/09/2022
Digital Literacy and Resilience, Request for Information (RFI)	12/08/2022
Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Charter Renewal	12/05/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Eligibility Data Form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and Veterans' Preference	12/01/2022