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must meet specific timeframes, a
centralized mailbox or website would
not be a practical method of submission.
Submission of protest information
through contracting officers’ email or
through facsimile are the best methods
to use to document receipt of protest
information, and are the methods most
commonly used in the Government
protest process. This information
collection may involve small business
contractors, depending on the particular
transaction. The burden applied to
small businesses is minimal and
consistent with the goals of achieving
timely resolution of agency protests.
This information is collected only when
contractors choose to file a protest to the
agency. The information is requested
from contractors so that the Government
will be able to evaluate protests
effectively and provide prompt
resolution of issues in dispute when
contractors file such claims.
DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact
Lists covers the basic contact
information that must be collected for
DHS to address these protests. The other
information collected will typically
pertain to the contract itself, and not
individuals. However, all information
for this information collection is
submitted voluntarily. Technically,
because this information is not retrieved
by personal identifier, no SORN is
required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS
Contractors and Consultants provides
coverage for the collection of records on
DHS contractors and consultants, to
include resume and qualifying
employment information. There is no
assurance of confidentiality provided to
the respondents.
The burden estimates provided in
response to Item 12 above are based
upon the Department’s findings in its
FY 2022 Procurement Line of Business,
Operational Status Report. No program
changes have occurred or changes to the
information being collected, however,
the burden was adjusted to reflect an
agency adjustment increase of 33
respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year
2022, as well as an increase in the
average hourly wage rate.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;

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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Title: Regulation on Agency Protests.
OMB Number: 1600–0004.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit/Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 126.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hrs.
Total Burden Hours: 252.
Robert Dorr,
Acting Executive Director, Business
Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023–18013 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1653–0021]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for a Stay of Deportation or
Removal
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance. This information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on June 9, 2023,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
ICE received one non-substantive
comment. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 21,
2023.
SUMMARY:

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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of the publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific question related to collection
activities, please contact James Laforge,
ERO Domestic Operations, (973–392–
8026), [email protected], U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

Comments
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information should address one or more
of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for a Stay of Deportation or
Removal.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: I–246, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: individual or
households, business or other nonprofit; The information collected on the
I–246 is necessary for ICE to make a
determination the eligibility

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requirements for a request for a stay of
deportation or removal are met by the
applicant.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
responses and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: ICE estimates a total of 3,664
responses at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per
response
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 1,832 annual burden hours.
Dated: August 17, 2023.
Scott Elmore,
ICE PRA Clearance Officer, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–18004 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6416–N–01]

Credit Watch Termination Initiative
Termination of Direct Endorsement
(DE) Approval
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice advises of the
cause and effect of termination of Direct
Endorsement (DE) approval taken by
HUD’s Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) against HUD-approved
mortgagees through the FHA Credit
Watch Termination Initiative. This
notice includes a list of mortgagees that
have had their DE Approval terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Higgins, Director, Quality Assurance
Division, Office of Housing, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC
20410–8000; telephone (202) 402–6730
(this is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to

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make an accessible telephone call,
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD has
the authority to address deficiencies in
the performance of lenders’ loans as
provided in HUD’s mortgagee approval
regulations at 24 CFR 202.3. On May 17,
1999, HUD published a notice (64 FR
26769) on its procedures for terminating
Origination Approval Agreements with
FHA lenders and placement of FHA
lenders on Credit Watch status (an
evaluation period). In the notice, HUD
advised that it would publish in the
Federal Register a list of mortgagees
that have had their Approval
Agreements terminated. HUD Handbook
4000.1 section V.E.3.a.iii outlines
current procedures for terminating
Underwriting Authority of Direct
Endorsement mortgagees.
Termination of Direct Endorsement
Approval: HUD approval of a DE
mortgagee authorizes the mortgagee to
underwrite single family mortgage loans
and submit them to FHA for insurance
endorsement. The approval may be
terminated on the basis of poor
performance of FHA-insured mortgage
loans underwritten by the mortgagee.
The termination of a mortgagee’s DE
Approval is separate and apart from any
action taken by HUD’s Mortgagee
Review Board under HUD regulations at
24 CFR part 25.
Cause: HUD regulations permit HUD
to terminate the DE Approval of any
mortgagee having a default and claim
rate for loans endorsed within the
preceding 24 months that exceeds 200
percent of the default and claim rate
within the geographic area served by a
HUD field office, and that exceeds the
national default and claim rate for
insured mortgages.
Effect: Termination of DE Approval
precludes the mortgagee from
underwriting FHA-insured single-family
mortgages within the HUD field office
jurisdiction(s) listed in this notice.
Mortgagees authorized to hold or service
FHA-insured mortgages may continue to
do so.
Loans that closed or were approved
before the termination became effective

may be submitted for insurance
endorsement. Approved loans are those
already underwritten and approved by a
DE underwriter and cases covered by a
firm commitment issued by HUD. Cases
at earlier stages of processing cannot be
submitted for insurance by the
terminated mortgagee; however, the
cases may be transferred for completion
of processing and underwriting to
another mortgagee with DE Approval in
that geographic area. Mortgagees must
continue to pay existing insurance
premiums and meet all other obligations
associated with insured mortgages.
A terminated mortgagee may apply for
reinstatement if their DE Approval in
the affected area or areas has been
terminated for at least six months and
the mortgagee continues to be an
approved mortgagee meeting the
requirements of 24 CFR 202.5, 202.6,
202.7, 202.10 and 202.12. The
mortgagee’s application for
reinstatement must be in a format
prescribed by the Secretary and signed
by the mortgagee. In addition, the
application must be accompanied by an
independent analysis of the terminated
office’s operations as well as its
mortgage production, specifically
including the FHA-insured mortgages
cited in its termination notice. This
independent analysis shall identify the
underlying cause for the mortgagee’s
high default and claim rate. The
analysis must be prepared by an
independent Certified Public
Accountant (CPA) qualified to perform
audits under Government Auditing
Standards as provided by the
Government Accountability Office. The
mortgagee must also submit a written
corrective action plan to address each of
the issues identified in the CPA’s report,
along with evidence that the plan has
been implemented. The application for
reinstatement must be submitted
through the Lender Electronic
Assessment Portal (LEAP). The
application must be accompanied by the
CPA’s report and the corrective action
plan.
Action: The following mortgagees
have had their DE Approval terminated
by HUD:

Mortgagee name

Mortgagee home office address

HUD office
jurisdiction

Southwest Funding, LP .....................

13150 Coit Rd., Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75240–5775

Shreveport .....

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