There were 14 notices published by the Homeland Security Department in week ending Aug. 26, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations, was submitted on August 25, 2023.

The Homeland Security Department published nine the week before, marking a 55.6 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 Aug. 26

Title	Publication Date
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	08/25/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	08/25/2023
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations	08/25/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	08/25/2023
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations	08/25/2023
National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 Meetings	08/25/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for a Stay of Deportation or Removal	08/22/2023
Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting	08/22/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities: Regulation on Agency Protests; OMB No. 1600-0004	08/22/2023
Extension and Redesignation of Sudan for Temporary Protected Status	08/21/2023
Extension and Redesignation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status	08/21/2023
Employment Authorization for Sudanese F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Sudan	08/21/2023
Removal of Smith Point Traffic Separation Scheme From Nautical Charts	08/21/2023
Employment Authorization for Ukrainian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Armed Conflict in Ukraine	08/21/2023