There were nine notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Aug. 19, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Entrepreneur Parole, was submitted on August 18, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published 13 the week before, marking a 30.8 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 Aug. 19

Title	Publication Date
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Entrepreneur Parole	08/18/2023
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; September 2023 Meetings	08/17/2023
Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council	08/17/2023
Notice of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting	08/17/2023
Meeting; Homeland Security Advisory Council	08/15/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Personal Identity Verification Official (PIV-O) Credential and Shield Request, OMB Control No. 1601-NEW	08/15/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Contractor Fitness/Security Screening Request Form; OMB Control No. 1601-NEW	08/15/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	08/14/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: USCIS Online Account Access	08/14/2023