There were 23 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending April 15, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Tennessee; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration, was submitted on April 13, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published 14 the week before, marking a 64.3 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 April 15

Title	Publication Date
Tennessee; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
Minnesota; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
Alabama; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
Tennessee; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
California; Emergency and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
South Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
National Advisory Council	04/13/2023
Alaska; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
Rosebud Sioux Tribe; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds of Customs Duties	04/13/2023
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
California; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
California; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
South Dakota; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration	04/13/2023
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Major Disaster and Related Determinations	04/13/2023
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	04/12/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	04/12/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	04/12/2023
Final Flood Hazard Determinations	04/12/2023
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Central American Minors Program	04/11/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Telecommunications Service Priority System	04/10/2023