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innovators from underrepresented 

backgrounds. 

For this RFI, examples of Federal 

programs and resources to support the 

innovation ecosystem include STEM 

education programs, Small Business 

Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small 

Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 

program participation, entrepreneurial 

training for researchers (e.g., the 

Innovation Corps I-CorpsTM program), 

collaboration with Federal laboratories, 

commercialization funding, and other 

phases of the research, development, 

demonstration, and deployment 

(RDD&D) continuum. 

Background: The NSTC L2M 

Subcommittee was established to 

strengthen the nation’s ability to 

transition Federally-funded innovations 

from the laboratory to the marketplace. 

One strategy to accomplish this aim is 

to enhance participation in the 

innovation ecosystem. Innovation 

ecosystem describes the complex 

community of participants and 

resources needed to develop and 

commercialize technology. This 

ecosystem includes the people (e.g., 

students, faculty, industry researchers, 

investors) that make up the institutional 

entities (e.g., universities, businesses, 

funding agencies, venture capital firms, 

state and local economic development 

organizations, entrepreneur support 

organizations), material resources (e.g., 

funding, equipment, facilities), and the 

relationships among these 

interconnected actors. Innovation 

ecosystems may operate at different 

geographic levels (e.g., city, regional, 

national) and within multiple sectors 

(e.g., health, energy, agriculture). 

Entrepreneurs may lack knowledge 

about these resources and have 

difficulty navigating them, which poses 

significant barriers to participation. 

Ensuring that access to resources and 

capital are available to all Americans as 

well as ensuring the benefits of 

entrepreneurship are accessible across 

the nation are critical in creating a 

robust and dynamic workforce with 

inclusive growth. 

Information Requested 

OSTP seeks responses to the 

following questions to improve 

inclusive and equitable access for our 

nation’s diverse pool of innovators and 

emerging entrepreneurs in Federal 

science and technology programs. 

Respondents may provide information 

for one or as many topics below as they 

choose. In your response, please 

indicate your role in the innovation 

ecosystem (e.g., entrepreneur, investor, 

ecosystem connector, researcher in 

academia, state economic development 

representative). 

Executive Order 13985 defines 

underserved communities as 

populations sharing a particular 

characteristic that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life. 

1. a. In your experience, what are 

barriers to participation in the 

innovation ecosystem? 

b. Do barriers exist that are unique to 

innovators from specific 

underrepresented backgrounds or 

underserved communities? If so, what 

are those barriers? 

c. How can the Federal government 

identify the specific barriers, problems, 

or issues faced by innovators and 

emerging entrepreneurs from 

underrepresented backgrounds or 

underserved communities as they seek 

to engage with Federal programs and 

services? 

2. How can the Federal government 

increase participation in the innovation 

ecosystem by innovators from 

backgrounds and communities 

underrepresented in the current 

ecosystem? In your response, please 

provide your definition of 

‘‘underrepresented’’ or ‘‘underserved’’. 

3. How can the Federal government 

meet the specific needs (e.g., training, 

support, other) of innovators and 

emerging entrepreneurs from 

backgrounds and communities 

underrepresented in the innovation 

ecosystem by either improving existing 

government programs or initiatives, or 

by offering new government programs or 

initiatives? 

4. Are there examples of programs 

that have seen success in supporting 

innovators from underrepresented 

backgrounds and underserved 

communities in the innovation 

ecosystem? What are the critical success 

factors of these programs? 

Dated: May 27, 2022. 

Stacy Murphy, 

Operations Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11844 Filed 6–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3270–F1–P 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

[No. 2022–N–7] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection for approval from 

Office of Management and Budget. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA 

or the Agency) is seeking public 

comments concerning a previously 

approved information collection known 

as ‘‘Advances to Housing Associates,’’ 

which has been assigned control 

number 2590–0001 by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA 

intends to submit the information 

collection to OMB for review and 

approval of a three-year extension of the 

control number, which is due to expire 

on June 30, 2022. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

comments on or before July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs of the Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Federal Housing Finance Agency, 

Washington, DC 20503, Fax: (202) 395– 

3047, email: OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please also submit 

comments to FHFA, identified by 

‘‘Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request: ‘Advances to Housing 

Associates, (No. 2022–N–7)’ ’’ by any of 

the following methods: 

• Agency Website: www.fhfa.gov/ 

open-for-comment-or-input. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. If 

you submit your comment to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also 

send it by email to FHFA at 

RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure 

timely receipt by the agency. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal 

Housing Finance Agency, Office of 

General Counsel, 400 Seventh Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20219, 

ATTENTION: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: ‘‘Advances to 

Housing Associates, (No. 2022–N–7)’’. 

We will post all public comments we 

receive without change, including any 

personal information you provide, such 

as your name and address, email 

address, and telephone number, on the 

FHFA website at http://www.fhfa.gov. 

Copies of all comments received will 

be available for examination by the 

public through the electronic comment 

docket for this PRA Notice also located 

on the FHFA website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Hedrick, Senior Financial 

Analyst, by email at James.Hedrick@

FHFA.gov, by telephone at (202) 649– 

3319, or Angela Supervielle, Counsel, 


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1See 12 U.S.C. 1430b; 12 CFR 1264.3. 

2See 12 CFR 1264.4. 

3See 12 CFR 1264.5. 

4See 12 CFR 1264.6. 

5See 12 CFR 1266.17. 6See 87 FR 12168 (March 3, 2022). 

Angela.Supervielle@fhfa.gov, (202) 649– 

3973 (these are not toll-free numbers); 

Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 

Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 

20219. For TTY/TRS users with hearing 

and speech disabilities, dial 711 and ask 

to be connected to any of the contact 

numbers above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Need For and Use of the Information 

Collection 

Section 10b of the Federal Home Loan 

Bank Act (Bank Act) establishes the 

requirements for making Federal Home 

Loan Bank (Bank) advances (secured 

loans) to nonmember mortgagees, which 

are referred to as ‘‘Housing Associates’’ 

in FHFA’s regulations.1 Section 10b also 

establishes the eligibility requirements 

an applicant must meet in order to be 

certified as a Housing Associate. 

Part 1264 of FHFA’s regulations 

implements the statutory eligibility 

requirements and establishes uniform 

review criteria the Banks must use in 

evaluating applications from entities 

that wish to be certified as a Housing 

Associate. Specifically, § 1264.4 

implements the statutory eligibility 

requirements and provides guidance to 

an applicant on how it may satisfy those 

requirements.2 Section 1264.5 

authorizes the Banks to approve or deny 

all applications for certification as a 

Housing Associate, subject to the 

statutory and regulatory requirements.3

Section 1264.6 permits an applicant that 

has been denied certification by a Bank 

to appeal that decision to FHFA.4

In part 1266 of FHFA’s regulations, 

subpart B governs Bank advances to 

Housing Associates that have been 

approved under part 1264. Section 

1266.17 establishes the terms and 

conditions under which a Bank may 

make advances to Housing Associates.5

Specifically, § 1266.17(e) imposes a 

continuing obligation on each certified 

Housing Associate to provide 

information necessary for the Bank to 

determine if it remains in compliance 

with applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements, as set forth in part 1264. 

The OMB control number for the 

information collection, which expires 

on June 30, 2022, is 2590–0001. The 

likely respondents include entities 

applying to be certified as a Housing 

Associate and current Housing 

Associates. 

B. Burden Estimates 

FHFA estimates the total annualized 

hour burden imposed upon respondents 

by this information collection to be 314 

hours (14 hours for applicants + 300 

hours for current Housing Associates), 

based on the following calculations: 

I. Applicants 

FHFA estimates that the total annual 

average number of entities applying to 

be certified as a Housing Associate over 

the next three years will be one, with 

one response per applicant. The 

estimate for the average hours per 

application is 14 hours. Therefore, the 

estimate for the total annual hour 

burden for all applicants is 14 hours (1 

applicant × 1 response per applicant × 

14 hours = 14 hours). 

II. Current Housing Associates 

FHFA estimates that the total annual 

average number of existing Housing 

Associates over the next three years will 

be 75, with one response per Housing 

Associate required to comply with the 

regulatory reporting requirements. The 

estimate for the average hours per 

response is 4 hours. Therefore, the 

estimate for the total annual hour 

burden for current Housing Associates 

is 300 hours (75 certified Housing 

Associates × 1 response per associate × 

4 hours = 300 hours). 

C. Comments Request 

In accordance with the requirements 

of 5 CFR 1320.8(d), FHFA published an 

initial notice and request for public 

comments regarding this information 

collection in the Federal Register on 

March 3, 2022.6 The 60-day comment 

period closed on May 2, 2022. FHFA 

received no comments. 

FHFA requests written comments on 

the following: (1) Whether the collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of FHFA functions, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

FHFA’s estimates of the burdens of the 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Shawn Bucholtz, 

Chief Data Officer, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11894 Filed 6–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND 

CONCILIATION SERVICE 

Notice of Stakeholder Survey for 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS) invites the 

general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection request, Stakeholder Survey 

for Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery. This information 

collection request was previously 

approved by the Office of Management 

Budget (OMB) and FMCS is requesting 

a revision of a currently approved 

collection. This collection was 

developed as part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process for seeking feedback from 

the public on service delivery. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Stakeholder Survey for 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery, through one of the following 

methods: 

• Email: register@fmcs.gov; 

• Mail: Office of the General Counsel, 

One Independence Square, 250 E Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20427. Please note 

that at this time, mail is sometimes 

delayed. Therefore, we encourage 

emailed comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Flax, 202–606–5476, jflax@

fmcs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of 

the agency questions are available here. 

I. Information Collection Request 

Agency: Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service. 

Form Number: OMB No. 3076–0017. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Entities: Federal government 

and private sector. 

Frequency: This survey is completed 

once. 

Abstract: This information collection 

provides a means to garner qualitative 

client and stakeholder feedback in an 

efficient, timely manner, in accordance 

with the Administration’s commitment 

to improving service delivery. This 

feedback will provide insights into 

client or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations. The 


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