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be granted unless within fifteen (15) 

days from the date of this published 

notice, the NIH receives written 

evidence and argument that establishes 

that the grant of the license would not 

be consistent with the requirements of 

35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

Properly filed competing applications 

for a license filed in response to this 

notice will be treated as objections to 

the contemplated license. Comments 

and objections submitted in response to 

this notice will not be made available 

for public inspection, and, to the extent 

permitted by law, will not be released 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

5 U.S.C. 552. 

Dated: June 4, 2013. 

Richard Rodriguez, 

Director, Division of Technology Development 

and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13628 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[DHS–2013–0037] 

Homeland Security Information 

Network Advisory Committee 

(HSINAC); Meeting 

AGENCY: OPS/OCIO, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Information Network Advisory 

Committee (HSINAC) will meet on 

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 from 1 p.m.– 

3 p.m. EST by teleconference. The 

HSINAC provides advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) on matters relating to the HSIN 

Program. These matters include system 

requirements, operating policies, 

community organization, knowledge 

management, interoperability and 

federation with other systems, and any 

other aspect of HSIN that supports the 

operations of DHS and its federal, state, 

territorial, local, tribal, international, 

and private sector mission partners. The 

purpose of this next meeting is for the 

committee to receive an interim status 

update on the HSIN Program and 

progress made since the last meeting in 

February 2013. Specifically, the HSIN 

Program would like to request advice 

and recommendations on the user 

experience regarding the identity 

proofing process, HSIN Legacy to HSIN 

Release 3 migration process, and discuss 

communication tactics regarding the 

HSIN value proposition. The meeting 

will be conducted virtually through a 

teleconference line provided below. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: HSINAC will meet Tuesday, June 

25th, 2013 from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EST via 

teleconference. Please note that the 

meeting may end early if the committee 

has completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may 

monitor the meeting by calling: 1–800– 

320–4330 Conference Pin: 673978. The 

teleconference lines will be open for the 

public and the meeting brief will be 

posted beforehand at this link: http:// 

www.dhs.gov/homeland-securityinformation-network-advisorycommittee. There is a meeting room 

reserved at 131 M St. NE., Washington, 

DC, Floor 3, Room 03Q15, whereas 

members of the public may come to 

participate. The building is a Federal 

facility and all guests will need to show 

official government-issued photo 

identification to the security guards 

upon entrance. Guests will also be 

required to process through a metal 

detector and have their bags scanned. If 

the Federal government is closed, the 

meeting will be rescheduled. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Michael Brody, 

michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, 202–357– 

7661, as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the ‘‘Summary’’ 

section below. Comments must be 

submitted in writing no later than June 

20th and must be identified by DHS– 

2013–0037 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Michael Brody, 

michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov. Please also 

include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–357–7678 

• Mail: Michael Brody, Department of 

Homeland Security, OPS CIO–D Stop 

0426, 245 Murray Lane SW., BLDG 410, 

Washington, DC 20528–0426. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the HSINAC go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the meeting on Tuesday, June 

25th from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 

speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to 3 minutes. Please note that 

the public comment period may end 

before the time indicated, following the 

last call for comments. Contact the 

individual listed below to register as a 

speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Officer, Michael 

Brody, Michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov, 

Phone: 202–357–7661, Fax: 202–357– 

7678, or Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, Sarah Schwettman, 

sarah.schwettman@hq.dhs.gov, Phone: 

202–357–7882. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 United 

States Code Appendix. (Pub. L. 92–463). 

The HSINAC will meet to review, 

discuss and make recommendations on 

key messaging to stakeholder 

community showcasing the vision of 

HSIN and its progressive development 

efforts. 

Agenda 

• Review the HSINAC members’ 

HSIN Release 3 (R3) registration 

experiences 

Æ Discuss the results of the HSIN 

Policy/HSIN Development informal 

analysis and capture feedback from the 

HSINAC members 

• Update On HSIN R3 Migration 

Status, Latest advances in system 

development, and the HSIN 

Communications Implementation 

Strategy 

• Obtain recommendations from the 

HSINAC on key messaging and delivery 

tactics regarding the following 

communication topics: 

Æ Identity Proofing (IDP) Process 

• An electronic based process 

whereas HSIN Release 3 applicants are 

required to answer knowledge-based 

questions pertaining to their personal 

financial history, credit history, etc. in 

order to successfully verify their 

identity before gaining access into HSIN 

Release 3. This new requirement 

advances overall system security. The 

HSIN Program would like to obtain 

advice on how to best communicate this 

IDP process to the user communities. 

Æ HSIN Legacy to HSIN Release 3 

Migration Process 

• HSIN Legacy users are being 

migrated to the HSIN Release 3 

platform. The objective for this 

discussion topic is for the HSIN 

Program to identify how well the user 

experience transition was implemented 

and ways that the process can be 

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enhanced going forward. Additionally, 

the HSIN Program will obtain advice 

from the HSINAC on the current 

communication efforts regarding 

migration and how these efforts could 

be more effective. 

Æ HSIN Release 3 Value Proposition 

• The HSIN Release 3 platform has 

advanced features and functionalities 

associated with the upgrade. The HSIN 

Program is seeking advice from the 

HSINAC on how to best communicate 

the value proposition—including its 

advanced features/functionalities, 

enhanced security measures, and 

advanced information sharing 

capabilities—to the enterprise-wide user 

community. 

Æ 15 minute public comment period 

Æ HSINAC deliberation session and 

vote on recommendations 

Dated: June 3, 2013. 

James Lanoue, 

HSIN Acting Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13617 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5718–N–01] 

Section 8 Housing Assistance 

Payments Program—Fiscal Year (FY) 

2013 Inflation Factors for Public 

Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal 

Funding 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FY 2013 HUD 

Appropriations Act requires that HUD 

apply ‘‘an inflation factor as established 

by the Secretary, by notice published in 

the Federal Register’’ to adjust FY 2013 

renewal funding for the Tenant-based 

Rental Assistance Program or Housing 

Choice Voucher (HCV) Program of each 

PHA. For FY 2011 and FY 2010, 

renewal funding was based on annual 

adjustment factors (AAFs) and HUD 

published separate Renewal Funding 

AAFs for this purpose. These Renewal 

Funding AAFs, based only on Consumer 

Price Index (CPI) data for rents and 

utilities, were replaced for FY 2012 by 

inflation factors that incorporate 

additional economic indices to measure 

the expected change in the per unit cost 

(PUC) for the HCV program. The 

methodology for FY 2013 remains 

unchanged from that used in FY 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 10, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael S. Dennis, Director, Housing 

Voucher Programs, Office of Public 

Housing and Voucher Programs, Office 

of Public and Indian Housing, telephone 

number 202–708–1380; or Peter B. 

Kahn, Director, Economic and Market 

Analysis Division, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, telephone 

number 202–402–2409, for technical 

information regarding the development 

of the schedules for specific areas or the 

methods used for calculating the 

inflation factors, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410. Hearing- or 

speech-impaired persons may contact 

the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339 (TTY). (Other than the ‘‘800’’ TTY 

number, the above-listed telephone 

numbers are not toll free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Tables showing Renewal Funding 

Inflation Factors will be available 

electronically from the HUD data 

information page at: http:// 

www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/rfif/ 

FY2013/FY2013_IF_Table.pdf. 

In prior years, the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development has 

been using Renewal Funding AAFs 

based on Consumer Price Index data 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics on ‘‘rent of primary residence’’ 

and ‘‘fuels and utilities’’ as the inflation 

factor to calculate the renewal funding 

for each PHA. During this period, HUD 

undertook several projects to better 

understand the drivers of the annual 

change in housing subsidy costs for the 

tenant-based voucher program. Division 

F, Title VIII, Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 

(Pub. L. 113–6, approved March 26, 

2013) requires that the HUD Secretary, 

for the calendar year 2013 funding 

cycle, provide renewal funding for each 

public housing agency (PHA) based on 

validated voucher management system 

(VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior 

calendar year and by applying an 

inflation factor as established by the 

Secretary, by notice published in the 

Federal Register. This notice provides 

the FY 2013 inflation factors and 

describes the methodology for 

calculating them. 

II. Methodology 

The Department has focused on 

measuring the change in average PUC as 

captured in HUD’s administrative data 

in VMS. In order to predict the likely 

path of PUC over time, HUD has 

implemented a model that uses several 

economic indices that capture key 

components of the economic climate 

and assist in explaining the changes in 

PUC. These economic components are 

the seasonally-adjusted unemployment 

rate (lagged twelve months) and the 

Consumer Price Index from the Bureau 

of Labor Statistics, and the ‘‘wages and 

salaries’’ component of personal income 

from the National Income and Product 

Accounts from the Bureau of Economic 

Analysis. This model subsequently 

forecasts the expected annual change in 

average PUC from Calendar Year (CY) 

2012 to CY 2013 for the voucher 

program on a national basis by 

incorporating comparable economic 

variables from the Administration’s 

economic assumptions. For reference, 

these economic assumptions are 

described in the FY 2014 Budget. 

The inflation factor for an individual 

geographic area is based on the change 

in the area’s Fair Market Rent (FMR) 

between FY 2012 and FY 2013. These 

changes in FMR are then scaled such 

that the voucher-weighted average of all 

individual area inflation factors is equal 

to the expected annual change in 

national PUC from FY 2012 to FY 2013, 

and also such that no area has a negative 

factor. HUD subsequently applies these 

calculated individual area inflation 

factors to eligible renewal funding for 

each PHA based on VMS leasing and 

cost data for the prior calendar year. For 

the CY 2013 PHA HCV allocation uses 

0.41 percent as the annual change in 

PUC. This figure was calculated by 

using VMS data through December of 

2012 and actual performance of 

economic indices through the December 

of 2012. 

III. The Use of Inflation Factors 

The inflation factors have been 

developed to account for relative 

differences in the PUC of vouchers so 

that HCV funds can be allocated among 

PHAs. HUD will continue to update the 

current model with available data in 

order to assess the expected annual 

change in PUC and intends to update 

the methodology for future funding 

estimates. HUD is also continuing to 

review and refine the methodology, 

especially for area differences in the 

factors, which will be described in 

future inflation factor notices. 

IV. Geographic Areas 

Inflation factors based on PUC 

forecasts are produced for all Class A 

CPI cities (CPI cities with a population 

of 1.5 million or more) and for the four 

Census Regions. They are applied to 

core-based statistical areas (CBSAs), as 

defined by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), according to how 

much of the CBSA is covered by the CPI 

city-survey. If more than 75 percent of 

the CBSA is covered by the CPI citysurvey, the inflation factor that is based 

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