Public notices: State Department publishes 18 in February

There were 18 notices published by the State Department in February, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Three (3) Passport Services Information Collections-Application for a U.S. Passport; U.S. Passport Renewal Application for Eligible Individuals; and Application for a U.S. Passport: Corrections, Name Change Within 1 Year of Passport Issuance, and Limited Passport Holders, was submitted on February 24, 2022.

The State Department published 22 the month before, marking an 18.2 percent decrease for the current month.

The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.

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 State Department in February

Title	Publication Date
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Three (3) Passport Services Information Collections-Application for a U.S. Passport; U.S. Passport Renewal Application for Eligible Individuals; and Application for a U.S. Passport: Corrections, Name Change Within 1 Year of Passport Issuance, and Limited Passport Holders	02/24/2022
Determination and Certification of the Foreign Assistance Act Relating to the Largest Exporting and Importing Countries of Certain Precursor Chemicals	02/22/2022
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction	02/22/2022
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for the International Maritime Organization PPR 9 Meeting	02/22/2022
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Igshaan Adams: Desire Lines” Exhibition	02/18/2022
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents” Exhibition	02/18/2022
Notice of Determinations; Additional Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Through Vincent's Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources” Exhibition	02/17/2022
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Louise Bourgeois: Paintings” Exhibition	02/17/2022
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Courier Drop-Off List for U.S. Passport Applications	02/17/2022
Notice of Determinations; Additional Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “The Language of Beauty in African Art” Exhibition	02/14/2022
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Employment Application for Locally Employed Staff or Family Member	02/11/2022
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Conservation and Exhibition-Determinations: “Juan de Pareja” Exhibition	02/08/2022
Request for Information on Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens	02/08/2022
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “	02/04/2022
Notice of Determinations; Additional Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World” Exhibition	02/03/2022
Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Membership	02/03/2022
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	02/03/2022
Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization SSE 8 Meeting	02/01/2022