Homeland Security Department publishes 12 notices in week ending March 19

There were 12 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending March 19, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Notice of Public Hearing on the Use of Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China and Measures To Prevent the Importation of Goods Produced, Mined, or Manufactured, Wholly or in Part, With Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China Into the United States, was submitted on March 18, 2022.

The Homeland Security Department published 14 the week before, marking a 14.3 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 March 19

Title	Publication Date
Notice of Public Hearing on the Use of Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China and Measures To Prevent the Importation of Goods Produced, Mined, or Manufactured, Wholly or in Part, With Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China Into the United States	03/18/2022
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties	03/18/2022
Streamlining I-94 Issuance at the Land Border	03/18/2022
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Waterways Commerce Cutter Acquisition Program	03/18/2022
CBP Hiring Center Medical Records Release Privacy Act Form	03/16/2022
Enhanced Transparency and Access to Information for Debtors and Sureties in the Automated Commercial Environment	03/16/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	03/15/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	03/15/2022
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC); Meeting	03/15/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	03/15/2022
Application To Use Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)	03/14/2022
Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement	03/14/2022