There were three notices published by the Labor Department in week ending April 1, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, was submitted on March 31, 2023.

The Labor Department published 21 the week before, marking an 85.7 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 April 1

Title	Publication Date
Asbestos in Shipyards Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	03/31/2023
Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Newport Beach, California	03/28/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program Data Exchange Standardization	03/28/2023