Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 44 in January

There were 44 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in January, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Finding That Certain Palm Oil and Derivative Products Made Wholly or In Part With Palm Oil Produced by the Malaysian Company Sime Darby Plantation Berhad Its Subsidiaries, and Joint Ventures, With the Use of Convict, Forced or Indentured Labor Are Being, or Are Likely To Be, Imported Into the United States in Violation of 19 U.S.C. 1307, was submitted on January 28, 2022.

The Homeland Security Department published 68 the month before, marking a 35.3 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 January

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Finding That Certain Palm Oil and Derivative Products Made Wholly or In Part With Palm Oil Produced by the Malaysian Company Sime Darby Plantation Berhad Its Subsidiaries, and Joint Ventures, With the Use of Convict, Forced or Indentured Labor Are Being, or Are Likely To Be, Imported Into the United States in Violation of 19 U.S.C. 1307	01/28/2022
Notice of Finding That Certain Seafood Harvested by the Taiwanese Da Wang Fishing Vessel With the Use of Convict, Forced or Indentured Labor Is Being, or Is Likely To Be, Imported Into the United States in Violation of 19 U.S.C. i307	01/28/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: e-Request Tool	01/27/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase (CBP Form 226)	01/27/2022
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/27/2022
Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy	01/26/2022
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget	01/25/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Civil Rights and Equity	01/25/2022
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget;	01/25/2022
Notice Seeking Public Comments on Methods To Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured With Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China, Especially in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Into the United States	01/24/2022
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
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0068	01/14/2022
Argentina Beef Imports Approved for the Electronic Certification System (eCERT)	01/13/2022
Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council	01/12/2022
New Zealand Beef Imports Approved for the Electronic Certification System	01/12/2022
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act and Retired Badge/Credential	01/12/2022
Notice of President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting	01/11/2022
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0036	01/11/2022
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0032	01/11/2022
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	01/10/2022
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	01/10/2022
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	01/10/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/10/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/10/2022
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	01/10/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/10/2022
Meetings To Implement Pandemic Response Voluntary Agreement Under Section 708 of the Defense Production Act	01/06/2022
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties	01/04/2022
Port Access Route Study: Northern New York Bight	01/03/2022