Week ending Sept. 24: Homeland Security Department publishes 16 notices

There were 16 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Sept. 24, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Final Record of Decision for the Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition Program's Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement, was submitted on September 23, 2022.

The Homeland Security Department published eight the week before, marking a 100 percent increase.

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 Sept. 24

Title	Publication Date
Final Record of Decision for the Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition Program's Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement	09/23/2022
Homeland Security Advisory Council	09/22/2022
New Mexico; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	09/21/2022
Kentucky; Amendment No. 11 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	09/21/2022
Kentucky; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	09/21/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: Outstanding Americans by Choice Nominee Questionnaire and Citizenship Ambassador Nominee Questionnaire	09/21/2022
Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration	09/21/2022
Minnesota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	09/21/2022
Kentucky; Amendment No. 10 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	09/21/2022
Kentucky; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	09/21/2022
Missouri; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	09/21/2022
Faith-Based Security Advisory Council	09/20/2022
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties	09/20/2022
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the GUNDERSON MARINE OIL SPILL RECOVERY BARGE (OSRB-5), HULL NO 129	09/20/2022
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Winneshiek County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas	09/19/2022
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management Federal Award	09/19/2022