Public notices: Homeland Security Department publishes 32 in week ending Feb. 4

There were 32 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0069, was submitted on February 2, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published 13 the week before, marking a 146.2 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 Feb. 4

Title	Publication Date
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0069	02/02/2023
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; March 2023 Meeting	02/01/2023
Employment Authorization for Ethiopian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Ethiopia	02/01/2023
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts	02/01/2023
Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
Kentucky; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
California; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration	01/31/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration	01/31/2023
Kentucky; Amendment No. 10 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
Louisiana; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
California; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Kentucky; Amendment No. 12 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Florida; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Nebraska; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
California; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
Illinois; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget	01/31/2023
South Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
South Carolina; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Florida; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	01/31/2023
Iowa; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Kansas; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	01/31/2023
Missouri; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	01/31/2023
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program	01/30/2023
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Transportation Security Officer Medical Questionnaire	01/30/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	01/30/2023