There were 42 notices published by the Labor Department in March, 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 33 the month before, marking a 27.3 percent increase 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 March

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
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Occupational Requirements Survey	03/24/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	03/24/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages	03/24/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	03/24/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	03/24/2023
215th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting	03/24/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates	03/23/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards	03/23/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for Coal Miners	03/21/2023
Student Data Form; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	03/21/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Safety Defects; Examination, Correction, and Records	03/21/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Respirator Program Records	03/21/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines)	03/21/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Application for Waiver of Surface Facilities Requirements	03/21/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package	03/21/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records	03/21/2023
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group: Notice of Meeting	03/21/2023
Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Shipyards, and Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	03/21/2023
Notice on Reallotment of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Title I Formula Allotted Funds for Dislocated Worker Activities for Program Year 2022	03/20/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Lead in General Industry Standard	03/20/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Job Corps Hall of Fame	03/20/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard (29 CFR 1910.95)	03/17/2023
Proposed Revision of Information Collection; FECA Medical Report Forms, Claim for Compensation	03/15/2023
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	03/15/2023
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards	03/15/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Work Opportunity Tax Credit	03/13/2023
Oregon State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed Final Approval, Request for Public Comment, and Notice of Opportunity To Request Informal Public Hearing	03/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Eligibility Data Form (VETS-1010)	03/13/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Disclosures to Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act	03/10/2023
Traylor-Shea Joint Venture: Grant of Permanent Variance	03/10/2023
McNally/Kiewit Joint Venture: Grant of Permanent Variance	03/10/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, as Amended	03/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employee Benefit Plan Claims Procedure	03/07/2023
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	03/03/2023
Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO); Meeting	03/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Ventilation Plan and Main Fan Maintenance Record	03/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Monitoring Report and Complaint/Apparent Violation Form	03/02/2023
Hexavalent Chromium Standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment, and Construction; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements	03/02/2023
Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)	03/01/2023