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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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24006 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

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. 

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) 

Dated: October 25, 2023. 

David W. Freeman, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23943 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Regulation on Agency 

Protests; OMB No. 1600–0004 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments OMB No. 1600–0004. 

SUMMARY: 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, 

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. 

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 Porter Dorr, 

Executive Director, Business Management 

Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23939 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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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 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

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 

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. 

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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