There were five notices published by the Justice Department in week ending April 8, according to the Federal Register.

The most recent notice, Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Stepan Company, was submitted on April 7, 2023.

The Justice Department published 29 the week before, marking an 82.8 percent decrease.

The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.

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 Justice Department in week ending April 8

Title	Publication Date
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Stepan Company	04/07/2023
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act	04/06/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Identity History Summary Request Form (1-783)	04/05/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers	04/05/2023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Credit Card Payment Form (1-786)	04/05/2023