75302 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 211 / Thursday, November 2, 2023 / Notices 

approved on 7/31/2020. The initial 60- 

Day Notice and request for comments 

was published on 4/10/2023. No 

comments were received. 

Analysis 

Agency: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

Title: Telecommunications Service 

Priority System. 

OMB Number: 1670–0005. 

Frequency: Information is required 

when an organization decides they want 

TSP priority on their critical circuits. 

These requests are situational and made 

at the discretion of the 

telecommunications user therefore the 

program office is not able to determine 

when or how often such requests will 

occur. 

Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, 

and Territorial Governments and Private 

Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 25,911. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.28 

hours. 

Total Annualized Burden Hours: 

7,165 hours. 

Total Annualized Respondent 

Opportunity Cost: $372,408. 

Total Annualized Government Cost: 

$1,145,896. 

Robert J. Costello, 

Chief Information Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24215 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6396–N–02] 

Notice of HUD Vacant Loan Sales 

(HVLS 2024–1) 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD). 

ACTION: Notice of sales of reverse 

mortgage loans. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces HUD’s 

intention to competitively offer 

approximately 1,610 reverse mortgage 

notes secured by vacant properties with 

a loan balance of approximately $395 

million. The sale will consist of due and 

payable Secretary-held reverse mortgage 

loans. The mortgage loans consist of 

first liens secured by single family, 

vacant residential properties, where all 

borrowers are deceased, and no 

borrower is survived by a nonborrowing spouse. The Secretary will 

prioritize up to 50 percent of the offered 

assets for award to nonprofit 

organizations or governmental entity 

bidders with a documented housing 

mission. This notice also generally 

describes the bidding process for the 

sale and certain entities who are 

ineligible to bid. This is the eleventh 

sale offering of its type and will be held 

on December 5, 2023. 

DATES: For this sale action, the Bidder’s 

Information Package (BIP) will be made 

available to qualified bidders on or 

about October 31, 2023. Bids for the 

HVLS 2024–1 sale will be accepted on 

the Bid Date of December 5, 2023 prior 

to 12:00 ET (Bid Date). HUD anticipates 

that award(s) will be made on or about 

December 8, 2023 (the Award Date). 

ADDRESSES: To become an eligible 

bidder and receive the BIP for the 

December sale, prospective bidders 

must complete, execute, and submit a 

Confidentiality Agreement and 

Qualification Statement acceptable to 

HUD. The documents will be available 

in preview form with free login on the 

Transaction Specialist (TS), Falcon 

Capital Advisors, website: http://

www.falconassetsales.com. This website 

contains information and links to 

register for the sale and electronically 

complete and submit documents. 

If you cannot submit electronically, 

please submit executed documents via 

mail or facsimile to Falcon Capital 

Advisors: Falcon Capital Advisors, 427 

N Lee Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, 

Attention: Glenn Ervin, HUD HVLS 

Loan Sale Coordinator. eFax: 1–202– 

393–4125. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Lucey, Director, Office of Asset Sales, 

Room 3136, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410–8000; 

telephone 202–708–2625, extension 

3927 (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/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces HUD’s intention to 

sell in HVLS 2024–1 due and payable 

Secretary-held reverse mortgage loans. 

HUD is offering 1,610 reverse mortgage 

notes with a loan balance of 

approximately $395 million. The 

mortgage loans consist of first liens 

secured by single family, vacant 

residential properties, where all 

borrowers are deceased, and no 

borrower is survived by a nonborrowing spouse. 

In this offering, HUD also intends to 

awarda single asset pool consisting of a 

reverse mortgage loan secured by a New 

York single family property (‘‘Mark 

House’’) in Albany County that was 

listed on the National Register of 

Historic Places on August 29, 2022. This 

single asset pool has a loan balance of 

approximately $325 thousand. For the 

single asset pool, HUD will only accept 

bids from nonprofit organizations or 

units of State or local government with 

a housing mission that qualify as 

Priority Bidders in this sale. 

A listing of the mortgage loans will be 

included in the due diligence materials 

made available to eligible bidders. The 

mortgage loans will be sold without 

FHA insurance and with servicing 

released. HUD will offer eligible bidders 

an opportunity to bid competitively on 

the mortgage loans. 

The Bidding Process 

The BIP describes in detail the 

procedure for bidding in HVLS 2024–1. 

The BIP also includes the applicable 

standardized non-negotiable 

Conveyance, Assignment and 

Assumption Agreements for HVLS 

2024–1 (CAAs). The CAAs will contain 

first look requirements and mission 

outcome goals. 

HUD will evaluate the bids submitted 

and determine the successful bids, in 

terms of the best value to HUD, in its 

sole and absolute discretion. If a bidder 

is successful, it will be required to 

submit a deposit which will be 

calculated based upon the total dollar 

value of the bidder’s potential award. 

Award will be contingent on receiving 

the deposit in the timeframe outlined in 

the deposit letter. The deposit amount 

will be applied towards the purchase 

price at settlement. 

This notice provides some of the basic 

terms of sale. The CAAs will be released 

in the BIP or BIP Supplement, as 

applicable. These documents provide 

comprehensive contractual terms and 

conditions to which eligible bidders 

will acknowledge and agree. To ensure 

a competitive bidding process, the terms 

of the bidding process and the CAAs are 

not subject to negotiation. 

Due Diligence Review 

The BIP describes how eligible 

bidders may access the due diligence 

materials remotely via a high-speed 

internet connection. 


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Mortgage Loan Sale Policy 

HUD reserves the right to remove 

mortgage loans from a sale at any time 

prior to the Award Date and the 

settlement date for the mortgage loans. 

HUD also reserves the right to reject any 

and all bids, in whole or in part, and 

include any reverse mortgage loans in a 

later sale. Deliveries of mortgage loans 

will occur in conjunction with 

settlement and servicing transfer no 

later than 60 days after the Award Date. 

The reverse mortgage loans offered for 

sale were insured by and were assigned 

to HUD pursuant to section 255 of the 

National Housing Act, as amended. The 

sale of the reverse mortgage loans is 

pursuant to HUD’s authority in section 

204(g) of the National Housing Act. 

Mortgage Loan Sale Procedure 

HUD selected an open competitive 

whole-loan sale as the method to sell 

the reverse mortgage loans for this 

specific sale transaction. For the HVLS 

2024–1 sale, HUD has determined that 

this method of sale optimizes HUD’s 

return on the sale of these reverse 

mortgage loans, affords the greatest 

opportunity for all eligible bidders to 

bid on the reverse mortgage loans, and 

provides the quickest and most efficient 

vehicle for HUD to dispose of the due 

and payable reverse mortgage loans. 

Bidder Ineligibility 

In order to bid in HVLS 2024–1 as an 

eligible bidder, a prospective bidder 

must complete, execute, and submit a 

Confidentiality Agreement, a 

Qualification Statement (HUD–9611), 

and an Addendum for Nonprofit and 

Government Pools and Sub-pools 

(HUD–9612), as applicable (collectively, 

for these bidders, the Qualification 

Statement (HUD–9611) and Addendum 

for Nonprofit and Government Pools 

and Sub-pools (HUD–9612), as 

applicable, shall be defined as the 

Qualification Statement) that is 

acceptable to HUD. Eligible bidders 

seeking to be awarded loans on a 

priority basis must submit the 

Confidentiality Agreement, 

Qualification Statement (HUD–9611), 

and Addendum for Nonprofit and 

Government Pools and Sub-pools 

(HUD–9612), and Housing Mission 

Supplemental Certification (collectively, 

for these bidders, the Qualification 

Statement (HUD–9611) and Addendum 

for Nonprofit and Government Pools 

and Sub-pools (HUD–9612), and 

Housing Mission Supplemental 

Certification shall be defined as the 

Qualification Statement), that is 

acceptable to HUD. In the Qualification 

Statement, the prospective bidder must 

provide certain representations and 

warranties regarding the prospective 

bidder, including (i) the prospective 

bidder’s board of directors, (ii) the 

prospective bidder’s direct parent, (iii) 

the prospective bidder’s subsidiaries, 

(iv) any related entity with which the 

prospective bidder shares a common 

officer, director, subcontractor or subcontractor who has access to 

Confidential Information as defined in 

the Confidentiality Agreement or is 

involved in the formation of a bid 

transaction (collectively the ‘‘Related 

Entities’’), and (v) the prospective 

bidder’s repurchase lenders. The 

prospective bidder is ineligible to bid on 

any of the reverse mortgage loans 

included in HVLS 2024–1 if the 

prospective bidder, its Related Entities, 

or its repurchase lenders, are any of the 

following, unless other exceptions apply 

as provided for in the Qualification 

Statement. 

1. An individual or entity that is 

currently debarred, suspended, or 

excluded from doing business with 

HUD pursuant to the Governmentwide 

Suspension and Debarment regulations 

at 2 CFR parts 180 and 2424; 

2. An individual or entity that is 

currently suspended, debarred, or 

otherwise restricted by any department 

or agency of the Federal Government or 

of a State government from doing 

business with such department or 

agency; 

3. An individual or entity that is 

currently debarred, suspended, or 

excluded from doing mortgage related 

business, including having a business 

license suspended, surrendered or 

revoked, by any Federal, State, or local 

government agency, division, or 

department; 

4. An entity that has had its right to 

act as a Government National Mortgage 

Association (‘‘Ginnie Mae’’) issuer 

terminated and its interest in mortgages 

backing Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed 

securities extinguished by Ginnie Mae; 

5. An individual or entity that is in 

violation of its neighborhood stabilizing 

outcome obligations or post-sale 

reporting requirements under a 

Conveyance, Assignment and 

Assumption Agreement executed for 

any previous mortgage loan sale of 

HUD; 

6. An employee of HUD’s Office of 

Housing, a member of such employee’s 

household, or an entity owned or 

controlled by any such employee or 

member of such an employee’s 

household with household to be 

inclusive of the employee’s father, 

mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, 

sister, stepbrother, stepsister, son, 

daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 

grandparent, grandson, granddaughter, 

father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-inlaw, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughterin-law, first cousin, the spouse of any of 

the foregoing, and the employee’s 

spouse; 

7. A contractor, subcontractor, and/or 

consultant or advisor (including any 

agent, employee, partner, director, or 

principal of any of the foregoing) who 

performed services for or on behalf of 

HUD in connection with the sale; 

8. An individual or entity that 

knowingly acquired or will acquire 

prior to the sale date material nonpublic information, other than that 

information which is made available to 

Bidder by HUD pursuant to the terms of 

this Qualification Statement, about 

mortgage loans offered in the sale; 

9. An individual or entity which 

knowingly employs or uses the services 

of an employee of HUD’s Office of 

Housing (other than in such employee’s 

official capacity); or 

10. An individual or entity that 

knowingly uses the services, directly or 

indirectly, of any person or entity 

ineligible under 1 through 10 to assist 

in preparing any of its bids on the 

mortgage loans. 

The Qualification Statement has 

additional representations and 

warranties which the prospective bidder 

must make, including but not limited to 

the representation and warranty that the 

prospective bidder or its Related 

Entities are not and will not knowingly 

use the services, directly or indirectly, 

of any person or entity that is, any of the 

following (and to the extent that any 

such individual or entity would prevent 

the prospective bidder from making the 

following representations, such 

individual or entity has been removed 

from participation in all activities 

related to this sale and has no ability to 

influence or control individuals 

involved in formation of a bid for this 

sale): 

(1) An entity or individual is 

ineligible to bid on any included reverse 

mortgage loan or on the pool containing 

such reverse mortgage loan because it is 

an entity or individual that: 

(a) Serviced or held such reverse 

mortgage loan at any time during the 

six-month period prior to the bid, or 

(b) Is any principal of any entity or 

individual described in the preceding 

sentence; 

(c) Any employee or subcontractor of 

such entity or individual during that 

six-month period; or 

(d) Any entity or individual that 

employs or uses the services of any 

other entity or individual described in 

this paragraph in preparing its bid on 

such reverse mortgage loan. 


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In addition, for those eligible bidders 

seeking to be awarded mortgage loans 

on a priority basis and signing the 

Housing Mission Supplemental 

Certification, each prospective bidder 

must provide documentation and certify 

that its charitable or government 

purpose has a qualifying housing 

mission and that its participation in the 

sale is a furtherance of that housing 

mission. 

Freedom of Information Act Requests 

HUD reserves the right, in its sole and 

absolute discretion, to disclose 

information regarding HVLS 2024–1, 

including, but not limited to, the 

identity of any successful qualified 

bidder and its bid price or bid 

percentage for any pool of loans or 

individual loan, upon the closing of the 

sale of all the mortgage loans. Even if 

HUD elects not to publicly disclose any 

information relating to HVLS 2024–1, 

HUD will disclose any information that 

HUD is obligated to disclose pursuant to 

the Freedom of Information Act and all 

regulations promulgated thereunder. 

Scope of Notice 

This notice applies to HVLS 2024–1 

and does not establish HUD’s policy for 

the sale of other mortgage loans. 

Julia R. Gordon, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing FHA 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24163 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–NWRS–2023–0169; 

FF09M21200–234–FXMB1231099BPP0; 

OMB Control Number 1018–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Perspectives on Manatee 

Ecotourism 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service), are proposing a new 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

one of the following methods (please 

reference ‘‘OMB Control No. 1018— 

Manatees’’ in the subject line of your 

comment): 

• Internet (preferred): https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R4–NWRS–2023– 

0169. 

• U.S. mail: Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W); Falls Church, 

VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna L. Baucum, Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 

or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 5 CFR 1320, all information 

collections require approval under the 

PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor 

and you are not required to respond to 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency 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 response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The Endangered Species Act 

of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) place 

importance on public education and 

outreach regarding manatee 

conservation. Researchers conducting 

noninvasive surveys can raise 

awareness about manatees and the 

importance of responsible ecotourism. 

Furthermore, the data collected from 

noninvasive surveys can inform 

management decisions and policies 

related to manatee conservation and 

ecotourism. Authorities and 

policymakers can also use this data to 

develop evidence-based strategies that 

balance the interests of stakeholders 

while safeguarding the well-being of 

manatees and their habitats. 

Ecotourism is broadly defined as 

traveling to an undisturbed area with 

the objective of admiring and studying 

the wildlife (Wallace and Pierce 1996). 

Tourism-based activities can provide 

economic benefits for the community, 

improve conservation, and be used as a 

tool for education (Ambe, Tsi, Chi, Siri, 

and Tita 2010; Hill and Gale 2009; 

Honey 2008; Masud, Aldakhil, Nassani, 

and Azam 2017; Snyman 2014; Stronza 

and Gordillo 2008; Cardenas et al. 

2021). For ecotourism to be sustainable, 

it should encompass the dynamics 

between recreation and conservation of 

wildlife (Catlin et al. 2011). A 

conceptual framework provides 

managers and researchers a tool to assist 

them in achieving the best outcomes for 

both environmental conservation and 

the provision of wildlife tourism 

experiences (Catlin et al. 2011). The 

conceptual framework developed by 

Duffus and Dearden (1990) is referenced 

as nonconsumptive wildlife tourism in 


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