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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; 

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] 

BILLING CODE P 

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 

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

ADDRESSES: 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), james.a.laforge@ice.dhs.gov, U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 

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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] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6416–N–01] 

Credit Watch Termination Initiative 

Termination of Direct Endorsement 

(DE) Approval 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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 

Termination 

effective 

date 

Homeownership 

center 

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