Week ending Jan. 7: Homeland Security Department publishes 12 notices

There were 12 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, was submitted on January 6, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published seven the week before, marking a 71.4 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 Jan. 7

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act	01/06/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	01/06/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/06/2023
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; January 2023 Meetings	01/06/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/06/2023
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting; February 2023 Meeting	01/05/2023
Employment Authorization for Yemeni F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Crisis in Yemen	01/03/2023
Extension and Redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status	01/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FEMA Region II Community and Faith-Based Organizations Needs/Capabilities and Continuity Program Survey	01/03/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training Assessment	01/03/2023
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; January 2023 Virtual Meeting	01/03/2023
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts	01/03/2023