Week ending Feb. 11: Homeland Security Department publishes 4 notices

There were four notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Feb. 11, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; March 2023 Virtual Meeting, was submitted on February 9, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published 32 the week before, marking an 87.5 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 Feb. 11

Title	Publication Date
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; March 2023 Virtual Meeting	02/09/2023
Faith Based Security Advisory Council	02/08/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Surplus Federal Real Property Public Benefit Conveyance and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program for Emergency Management Use	02/07/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Environmental and Historic Preservation Screening Form	02/07/2023