Department of Labor December 30, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This rule rescinds the final rule published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2020, (2020 Form T-1 rule), which established the Form T-1, Trust Annual Report, required to be filed by labor organizations about certain trusts in which they are interested pursuant to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Upon further review of the 2020 Form T-1 rule, including the pertinent facts and legally relevant policy considerations surrounding that rulemaking, the Department of Labor (Department) withdraws the rule implementing the Form T-1, because it has determined that the 2020 rulemaking record, particularly its analysis of the burden and the benefit of the rule, was insufficient as a matter of policy to justify the trust reporting requirements set forth in the 2020 Form T-1 rule. Further, by requiring reporting on entities not controlled or dominated by labor unions, the Department has determined that the trust reporting required under the rule is overly inclusive and is not necessary to prevent the circumvention and evasion of the Title II reporting requirements.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this request for continued authorization of portions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.