There were 17 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Aug. 19, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part, was submitted on August 17, 2023.

The Labor Department published eight the week before, marking a 112.5 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 Aug. 19

Title	Publication Date
Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part	08/17/2023
218th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting	08/16/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant Directed Individual Account Plans	08/16/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consent To Receive Employee Benefit Plan Disclosures Electronically	08/16/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	08/16/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Certification and Qualification To Examine, Test, Operate Hoists and Perform Other Duties	08/16/2023
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Refuse Piles and Impoundment Structures	08/16/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	08/16/2023
Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard	08/16/2023
NSF International: Application for Expansion of Recognition	08/16/2023
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	08/15/2023
CSA Group Testing & Certification, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	08/15/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Disclosures for Participant Directed Individual Account Plans	08/15/2023
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	08/15/2023
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition	08/15/2023
Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan and the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan Trust Located in Englewood, Colorado	08/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Application for Use of Public Space by Non-DOL Agencies in the Frances Perkins Building	08/14/2023