DHS Seeks Comment on Regulations Needing Revisions

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested public input on "specific existing significant DHS rules that the Department should consider as candidates for modification, streamlining, expansion, or repeal," the agency said in a notice (here). DHS, which includes CBP and ICE, is working to "ensure that DHS satisfies its statutory obligations and achieves its regulatory objectives without imposing unwarranted costs." Since 2011, DHS seeks comment on the need for regulatory changes every three years. The agency also publishes a progress report twice a year giving status updates on regulations under retrospective review, it said. The most recent status report is (here). Comments are due Nov. 10.

(Federal Register 10/11/16)