Public notices: Labor Department publishes 11 in week ending Feb. 4

There were 11 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards, was submitted on February 3, 2023.

The Labor Department published nine the week before, marking a 22.2 percent increase.

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 Feb. 4

Title	Publication Date
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	02/03/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	02/03/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	02/03/2023
Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part	02/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Intervention, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act	02/02/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information Reports	02/02/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Cleanup Program for Accumulations of Coal and Float Coal Dusts, Loose Coal, and Other Combustibles	01/31/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Certification by School Official	01/31/2023
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation; Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request	01/31/2023
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards	01/30/2023
Standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	01/30/2023