Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 17, 2014 / Notices 34545 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0013] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for Review; 

Information Collection Extension 

Request for the DHS S&T First 

Responders Community of Practice 

Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) invites the general 

public to comment on the data 

collection form for the DHS Science & 

Technology (S&T) First Responders 

Community of Practice (FRCoP): User 

Registration Page (DHS Form 10059 (9/ 

09)). The FRCoP web based tool collects 

profile information from first responders 

and select authorized non-first 

responder users to facilitate networking 

and formation of online communities. 

All users are required to authenticate 

prior to entering the site. In addition, 

the tool provides members the 

capability to create wikis, discussion 

threads, blogs, documents, etc., allowing 

them to enter and upload content in 

accordance with the site’s Rules of 

Behavior. Members are able to 

participate in threaded discussions and 

comment on other members’ content. 

The DHS S&T FRCoP program is 

responsible for providing a collaborative 

environment for the first responder 

community to share information, best 

practices, and lessons learned. Section 

313 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–296) established this 

requirement. The program would like to 

add one more field to the registration. 

The new field will be titled: Country of 

First Responder Affiliation. This notice 

and request for comments is required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

This notice and request for comments is 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments, identified 

by docket number DHS–2012–0013, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Kathy.Higgins@hq.dhs.gov. 

Please include docket number DHS– 

2012–0013 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 254–6171. (Not a toll-free 

number). 

• Mail: Science and Technology 

Directorate, Attn: Chief Information 

Officer—Rick Stevens, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., Mail Stop 0202, Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS 

FRCoP Contact Kathy Higgins (202) 

254–2293 (Not a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS S&T 

currently has approval to collect 

information utilizing the User 

Registration Form until October 31, 

2013 with OMB approval number 1640– 

0016. The User Registration Form will 

be available on the First Responders 

Community of Practice Web 

site found at [https://

communities.firstresponder.gov/]. The 

user will complete the form online and 

submit it through the Web site. 

The Department is committed to 

improving its information collection 

and urges all interested parties to 

suggest how these materials can further 

reduce burden while seeking necessary 

information under the Act. 

DHS is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

(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) Suggest ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) Suggest ways to 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Renewal of Information Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: First 

Responders Community of Practice: 

User Registration Form. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

& Technology Directorate, R-Tech 

(RTD), DHS Form 10059 (09/09). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Individuals; the data will be 

gathered from individual first 

responders who wish to participate in 

the First Responders Community of 

Practice. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 2,000. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: 0.5 

burden hours. 

c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 1,000 burden hours. 

Dated: May 22, 2014. 

Rick Stevens, 

Chief Information Officer for Science and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14078 Filed 6–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5796–N–01] 

Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory 

Mortgage Limits for Multifamily 

Housing Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

206A of the National Housing Act, HUD 

has adjusted the Basic Statutory 

Mortgage Limits for Multifamily 

Housing Programs for Calendar Year 

2014. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel J. Sullivan, Deputy Director, 

Office of Multifamily Development, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410–8000, telephone 

(202) 402–6130 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Hearing or speech-impaired 

individuals may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHA 

Down Payment Simplification Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–326, approved 

December 4, 2002) amended the 

National Housing Act by adding a new 

Section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a). Under 

Section 206A, the following are affected: 

I. Section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 

1713(c)(3)(A)); 

II. Section 213(b)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 

1715e(b)(2)(A)); 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES