Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 15 in week ending Feb. 26

There were 15 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Feb. 26, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Application Reporting, was submitted on February 25, 2022.

The Homeland Security Department published 20 the week before, marking a 25 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 Feb. 26

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Application Reporting	02/25/2022
Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities	02/25/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans	02/25/2022
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	02/24/2022
Trusted Traveler Programs and U.S. APEC Business Travel Card	02/23/2022
Petition for Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures and Penalties Incurred (CBP Form 4609)	02/23/2022
Stakeholder Scheduling Application	02/23/2022
Arrival and Departure Record, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure, Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)	02/23/2022
Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)	02/23/2022
Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, and Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit	02/23/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds	02/22/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration	02/22/2022
Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation (Form 3173)	02/22/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household; Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information	02/22/2022
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-Evaluation of Teledyne FLIR SF280HDEP	02/22/2022