On December 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's fall 2020 regulatory agenda was published on www.reginfo.gov. The regulatory agenda is a listing of all the regulations the Department expects to have under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review during the coming 6- to 12-month period.
Regulations Open for Comment
The following regulations are currently open for comment at Regulations.gov:
- OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard – The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published on February 16, 2021, and the comment period has been extended from April 19, 2021 to May 19, 2021.
- WHD's Tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act: Partial Withdrawal – The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published on March 25, 2021, and the comment period ends May 24, 2021.
- ETA's Request for Information: Data Sources and Methods for Determining Prevailing Wage Levels for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States – The Request for Information was published on April 2, 2021, and the comment period ends June 1, 2021.
- ETA’s Adjudication of Temporary and Seasonal Need for Herding and Production of Livestock on the Range Applications under the H-2A Program – The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published on May 6, 2021, and the comment period ends June 7, 2021.
- MSHA's Retrospective Study of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Rule – The Request for Information was published on July 9, 2019, and the comment period ends July 9, 2022.