Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 11 in week ending Jan. 22

There were 11 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Jan. 22, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Update to the Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program List, was submitted on January 21, 2022.

The Homeland Security Department published 15 the week before, marking a 26.7 percent decrease.

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 week ending Jan. 22

Title	Publication Date
Update to the Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program List	01/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: H-1B Registration Tool	01/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Family Reunification Task Force Travel Questionnaire and website Application	01/20/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)-Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Unified Reporting Tool	01/20/2022
Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Flight Training Security	01/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant	01/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: H-1 Classifications	01/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: National Interest Waiver; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485	01/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Employment Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse	01/19/2022
Screening Requirements for Carriers	01/19/2022
Meetings To Implement Pandemic Response Voluntary Agreement Under Section 708 of the Defense Production Act	01/18/2022