68 notices published in December by Homeland Security Department

There were 68 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in December, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Direct Housing Assistance Forms, was submitted on December 30, 2021.

The Homeland Security Department published 90 the month before, marking a 24.4 percent decrease for the current month.

The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.

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 Homeland Security Department in December

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Direct Housing Assistance Forms	12/30/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Form G-639; Online FOIA Request	12/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record	12/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	12/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: USCIS Case Status Online	12/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony	12/29/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification	12/29/2021
Notice of the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council	12/28/2021
Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License	12/27/2021
Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families; Extension of Comment Period	12/27/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/27/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/27/2021
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	12/27/2021
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	12/27/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/27/2021
Collection of Advance Information From Certain Undocumented Individuals on the Land Border	12/27/2021
Intent To Request an Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Cybersecurity Measures for Surface Modes	12/23/2021
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Rail Transportation Security	12/23/2021
Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (Form I-775)	12/22/2021
Request for Information	12/22/2021
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for Air Cargo Test: Extension of Test	12/22/2021
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	12/21/2021
Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Aviation Security Customer Satisfaction Performance Measurement Passenger Survey	12/21/2021
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone	12/21/2021
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Aircraft Repair Station Security	12/20/2021
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; January 2022 Teleconference	12/20/2021
Report of Diversion	12/17/2021
California; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities: Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Request for Case Assistance Form (DHS Form 7001)	12/16/2021
Texas; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
New York; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee; Correction	12/16/2021
Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration	12/16/2021
California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
Michigan; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
Connecticut; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
New York; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	12/16/2021
Notice; Major Disaster Declarations	12/16/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)	12/15/2021
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0058	12/15/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur	12/15/2021
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0029	12/15/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Mitigation Grant Programs (including Mitigation (MT) Grants Management (formerly Mitigation (MT) Electronic Grants (eGrants) and FEMA GO) for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)	12/14/2021
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget	12/14/2021
Guidance: Change 1 to NVIC 21-14 Guidelines for Qualification for STCW Endorsement for Vessel Security Officers	12/13/2021
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancy	12/13/2021
Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families	12/10/2021
Appointment of RADM William G. Kelly, to the Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association	12/09/2021
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program	12/09/2021
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	12/08/2021
Enforcement Actions Summary	12/08/2021
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program	12/08/2021
Trusted Traveler Programs and U.S. APEC Business Travel Card	12/08/2021
Monitoring of Certain High Frequency, Voice-Distress Frequencies	12/07/2021
Guidance: Change 3 to NVIC 19-14 Policy on Qualified Assessors	12/06/2021
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0003	12/06/2021
Meetings To Implement Pandemic Response Voluntary Agreement Under Section 708 of the Defense Production Act	12/03/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Allegation of Counterfeiting and Intellectual Piracy	12/03/2021
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence	12/03/2021
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program	12/02/2021