There were nine notices published by the Labor Department in week ending July 29, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, 217th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting, was submitted on July 28, 2023.

The Labor Department published seven the week before, marking a 28.6 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 July 29

Title	Publication Date
217th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting	07/28/2023
Vacancy Posting: Member of the Administrative Review Board	07/28/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Department of Labor Generic Clearance for the Collection of Feedback on Agency Service Delivery	07/26/2023
Workforce Information Advisory Council	07/25/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request	07/25/2023
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Notice of Membership Appointments	07/25/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Hazard Communication	07/24/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Examinations and Testing of Electrical Equipment, Including Examination, Testing, and Maintenance of High Voltage Longwalls	07/24/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Rock Burst Control Plan, (Pertains to Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines)	07/24/2023