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and any additional information for the
meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.172, Human Genome
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: October 26, 2023.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments OMB No. 1600–0004.

National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.

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AGENCY:

National Institutes of Health

Name of Committee: National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
Emphasis Panel Defining Mechanisms of HIV
Induced Inflammation and Immune
Activation During Suppressive Antiretroviral
Therapy (ART) (R01 Clinical Trial Not
Allowed).
Date: December 11, 2023.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of
Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3G11A,
Rockville, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: J. Bruce Sundstrom, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
Program, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 5601
Fishers Lane, Room 3G11A, Rockville, MD
20852, 240–669–5045, sundstromj@
niaid.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,
and Transplantation Research; 93.856,
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Regulation on Agency
Protests; OMB No. 1600–0004

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Dated: October 25, 2023.
David W. Freeman,
Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Policy.

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The Department of Homeland
Security will submit the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. DHS previously
published this information collection
request (ICR) in the Federal Register on
August 22, 2023, for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were
received by DHS. The purpose of this
notice is to allow additional 30-days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until November 30,
2023. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of 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.
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;
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,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Federal regulations and
statutes, when protests are filed, the
contracting officer will require
information/documentation such as
detailed statements of legal and factual
grounds for the protests, copies of
relevant documents, solicitation or
contract number, and requests for a
ruling by the agency. The Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 48
CFR chapter 1 provide general
procedures on handling protests
submitted by contractors to Federal
agencies. FAR part 33, Protests,
Disputes and Appeals, prescribes
policies and procedures for filing
protests and for processing contract
disputes and appeals. While the FAR
prescribes the procedures to be followed
for protests to the agency, it allows
agencies to determine the method of
receipt. DHS will utilize electronic
mediums (email or facsimile) for
collection of information and will not
prescribe a format or require more
information than what is already
required in the FAR. If DHS determines
there is a need to collect additional
information outside of what is required
in the FAR, DHS will submit a request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval. The prior
information collection request for OMB
No. 1600–0004 was approved through
November 30, 2024, by OMB in a Notice
of OMB Action. This justification
supports a request for an extension of
the approval.
The information being collected will
be obtained from contractors as part of
their submissions whenever they file a
bid protest with DHS. The information
will be used by DHS officials in
deciding how the protest should be
resolved. Failure to collect this
information would result in delayed
resolution of protests. Agency protest
information is contained in each
individual solicitation document, and
provides the specified contracting
officer’s name, email, and mailing
address that the contractors would use
to submit its response. The FAR does
not specify the format in which the
contractor should submit protest
information. However, most contractors
use computers to prepare protest
materials and submit time sensitive
responses electronically (email or
facsimile) to the specified Government
point of contact. Since the responses
must meet specific timeframes, a

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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.

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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.

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Total Burden Hours: 252.
Robert Porter Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management
Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7070–N–77]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rental Housing Finance
Survey (RHFS); OMB Control No.:
2528–0276
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of 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. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal and comments
should refer to the proposal by name
and/or OMB Control Number and
should be sent to: Anna Guido,
Clearance Officer, REE, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington,
DC 20410–5000; email
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410;
email: PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov. telephone (202) 402–5535.
This is not a toll-free number, HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive
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with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on July 14, 2023 at
88 FR 45233.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: 2024
Rental Housing Finance Survey.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0276.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)
provides a measure of financial,
mortgage, and property characteristics
of rental housing properties in the
United States. RHFS focuses on
mortgage financing of rental housing
properties, with emphasis on new
originations for purchase-money
mortgages and refinancing, and the
characteristics of these new
originations.
The RHFS will collect data on
property values of residential structures,
characteristics of residential structures,
rental status and rental value of units
within the residential structures,
commercial use of space within
residential structures, property
management status, ownership status, a
detailed assessment of mortgage
financing, and benefits received from
Federal, state, local, and nongovernmental programs.
Many of the questions are the same or
similar to those found on the 1995
Property Owners and Managers Survey,
the rental housing portion of the 2001
Residential Finance Survey, and
previous collections of the Rental
Housing Finance Survey. This survey
does not duplicate work done in other
existent HUD surveys or studies that
deal with rental units’ financing.
Policy analysts, program managers,
budget analysts, and Congressional staff
can use the survey’s results to advise
executive and legislative branches about
the mortgage finance characteristics of
the rental housing stock in the United
States and the suitability of public

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