In 2014, Commerce published the AD orders on OCTG from India, Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam and the CVD orders on OCTG from India and Turkey; in 2019, Commerce published the AD order on OCTG from Ukraine. 1 On February 5, 2019, the ITC instituted, 2 and on June 4, 2019 Commerce initiated, 3 the five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on OCTG from India, Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping or the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping and the net subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be revoked. 4 On August 3, 2020, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 5

For purposes of these Orders and a complete description of the products covered by each order, please see the Final Results and accompanying Issues and Decision Memoranda. 6

On June 22, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than August 26, 2020.

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request. 2

On July 24 and August 4, 2020, the petitioner  3 submitted timely requests that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination. 4 According to the petitioner, additional time is necessary “to permit Commerce to review respondents' initial full questionnaire responses, any comments thereon and rebuttal factual information filed in response, and any supplemental questionnaire responses before determining preliminary subsidy rates.”  5 The petitioner further elaborates that an extension of the deadline for the preliminary results is warranted “{g}iven the number of programs under investigation, including Commerce's first investigation of a currency undervaluation subsidy under its new rules.”  6 Consistent with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner stated the reasons for its request, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny that request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days after the date on which this investigation was initiated, until October 30, 2020. Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination of this investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.

This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 5, 2020. 1 On May 26, 2020, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now August 5, 2020. 2 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

The products covered by this investigation are millwork products from Brazil. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage ( i.e., scope). 5 Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice, as well as additional language proposed by Commerce. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

For this preliminary determination, Commerce calculated a zero estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the individually examined producer and/or exporter of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section 733(b)(3) of the Act, Commerce disregards de minimis rates and preliminarily determines that the individually examined respondent with a de minimis rate has not made sales of subject merchandise at LTFV during the POI.

Consistent with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce has not calculated an estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters, because it has not made an affirmative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV.

Because Commerce has made a negative preliminary determination of sales at LTFV with regard to subject merchandise, Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation or to require a cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties for any such entries.

Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.

All interested parties will have the opportunity to submit case and rebuttal briefs on the preliminary scope determination. The deadline to submit these comments will be no later than 30 days after the publication of this preliminary determination. Scope rebuttal briefs (which are limited to issues raised in the scope briefs) may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline for the scope briefs. For all scope briefs and rebuttals thereto, parties must file identical documents simultaneously on the records of all the ongoing AD and CVD millwork products investigations. No new factual information or business proprietary information may be included in either scope briefs or rebuttal scope briefs.

Case briefs or other written comments regarding non-scope matters may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs. 8 Note that Commerce has modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information until further notice. 9 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

Section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. On July 9, 2020, the petitioner requested that Commerce postpone the final determination. 10 In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act, because the preliminary determination is negative, and the petitioner has requested the postponement of the final determination, Commerce is postponing the final determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination by no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act.

In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine 75 days after the final determination whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.

This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 5, 2020. 1 On May 26, 2020, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now August 5, 2020. 2 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

The products covered by this investigation are millwork products from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage ( i.e., scope). 5 Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice, as well as additional language proposed by Commerce. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act and constructed export prices in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, Commerce has calculated normal value in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily has relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for the China-wide Entity. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

In the Initiation Notice, 7 Commerce stated that it would calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice. 8

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:

On July 25, 2018, Commerce published the Citric Acid Order in the Federal Register . 1 On September 9, 2019, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Citric Acid Order covering COFCO, Niran, and Sunshine. 2 On March 2, 2020, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results to July 30, 2020. 3 On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days. 4 On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days. 5 The deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now November 17, 2020. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 6

The merchandise covered by this review includes all grades and granulation sizes of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate in their unblended forms, whether dry or in solution, and regardless of packaging type. The scope also includes blends of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as well as blends with other ingredients, such as sugar, where the unblended form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate constitute 40 percent or more, by weight, of the blend.

Citric acid and sodium citrate are classifiable under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), respectively. Potassium citrate and crude calcium citrate are classifiable under 2918.15.5000 and, if included in a mixture or blend, 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Blends that include citric acid, sodium citrate, and potassium citrate are classifiable under 3824.99.9295 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS sub-headings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Export price and constructed export price were calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). A complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice.

As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR:

Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for listed above companies are not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 7 We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis ( i.e., 0.5 percent). Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review where applicable.

In accordance with Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent which did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries not reviewed at the all-others rate of 11.25 percent if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this review. 8

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of citric acid from Thailand entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the firms listed above will be equal to the dumping margins established in the final results of this review, except if the ultimate rates are de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rates will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of the proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 11.25 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping duty investigation. 9 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Commerce intends to disclose to the parties to the proceeding the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days of publication of this notice. 10

Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce in response to these preliminary results no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice. 11 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs. 12 Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. 13 Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS. 14 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 15

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically-filed request for a hearing must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 16 Hearing requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined. 17

Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register , unless otherwise extended. 18

This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

On June 15, 2020, NOAA and EPA announced the availability of proposed findings on Washington's Coastal Nonpoint Program; see 85 FR 36186 for more complete information about the agencies' proposed finding. The original 60-day public comment period was set to end on August 14, 2020. This notice extends the comment period by 30 days to provide additional time for public comment.

Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. Information on how to provide public comment will be posted on the Council's website at www.wpcouncil.org. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

The SSC Ecopath Model Review Workgroup meeting is open to the public and will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. Webinar registration information and other meeting materials will be posted to the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/other-meetings/ as it becomes available.

During the meeting, the Workgroup will be provided a more detailed update on Ecopath model refinement and analyses, discuss model review timing and process, vulnerability analyses, Terms of References responses, and recommendations for SSC consideration.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) 3 days prior to the meeting.

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104-297, provided for the establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and evaluation of information relevant to the development of any FMP or FMP amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views of AP members when preparing and implementing FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. The AP has previously consulted with NMFS on all Atlantic HMS FMPs and FMP amendments since the inception of the AP in 1998.

The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing:

• Draft Amendment 12, which would update the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP using revised National Standard guidelines;

• Updates on Atlantic shark fisheries and Amendment 14;

• Updates on the bluefin tuna fishery and Amendment 13 (bluefin tuna); and

• Updates on ecosystem modeling in Atlantic HMS fisheries.

We also anticipate inviting other NMFS offices and the United States Coast Guard, if available, to provide updates on their activities relevant to HMS fisheries.

Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/september-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.

The Committee will review results of the 2020 management track assessment for Atlantic herring. They will also continue development of Framework 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan and review preliminary analyses. Framework 8 is considering fishery specifications for fishing years 2021-23 and adjusting measures in the herring plan that potentially inhibit the mackerel fishery from achieving optimum yield. Other business will be discussed as necessary.

Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. Information on how to provide public comment will be posted on the Council's website at www.wpcouncil.org. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS, including whether the information will have practical utility;

• 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;

• Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

• Propose 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.

A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2020 at 16930. This comment period ended May, 26, 2020. No public comments were received in response to this Notice.

Title of Collection: NCCC Team Leader Application.

OMB Control Number: 3045-0005.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.

Abstract: The NCCC Team Leader application, which is available electronically for all applicants, provides information CNCS uses to select Team Leaders for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). CNCS seeks to renew the current information collection. The revisions are intended to allow us to ask more specific questions about the difficulites of serving in the NCCC program and if the applicant is ready for those challenges. The revisions will also allow applicants to provide explantations when they answer “No” or “Maybe” to one of the seventeen “Yes,” “No,” or “Maybe” questions we ask. The information collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as the existing application. CNCS also seeks to continue using the current application until the revised application is approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on 11/30/2020.

This request for written third-party comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under review by the Secretary of Education is required by § 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and pertains to the summer 2021 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date and location have not been determined, but will be announced in a later Federal Register notice. In addition, a later Federal Register notice will describe how to register to provide oral comments at the meeting.

Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: The Department requests written comments from the public on the following accrediting agencies, which are currently undergoing review and evaluation by the Accreditation Group, and which will be reviewed at the Summer 2021 NACIQI meeting.

The agencies are listed by the type of application each has submitted. We have also indicated each agency's current scope of recognition. If any agency requests a change to its scope of recognition, we have identified both the current scope of recognition and the requested scope of recognition.

1. Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation (“Candidacy”) throughout the United States of professional non-degree and graduate degree programs, including professional doctoral programs, in the field of acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine, as well as freestanding institutions and colleges of acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine that offer such programs.

2. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions in the United States offering predominantly* allied health education programs leading to a certificate, diploma, and degrees at the level of the Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Occupational Science, Academic Associate, Baccalaureate and Master's; and the programmatic accreditation of medical assisting, medical laboratory technology, and surgical technology programs, through the Associate degree, including those offered via distance education. The scope extends to the Substantive Change Committee, jointly with the Commission, for decisions on substantive change.

3. Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of theological schools and seminaries, as well as schools or programs that are parts of colleges or universities, in the United States, offering post baccalaureate degrees in professional and academic theological education, including delivery via distance education.

4. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree-granting institutions and degree-granting institutions in the United States, including those granting associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees, that are predominantly organized to educate students for occupational, trade and technical careers, and including institutions that offer programs via distance education.

5. Council on Occupational Education. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidacy Status”) throughout the United States of postsecondary occupational education institutions offering non-degree and applied associate degree programs in specific career and technical education fields, including institutions that offer programs via distance education.

6. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of programs in legal education that lead to the first professional degree in law, including those offered via distance education, as well as freestanding law schools offering such programs. This recognition also extends to the Accreditation Committee of the Section of Legal Education (Accreditation Committee) for decisions involving continued accreditation (referred to by the agency as “approval”) of law schools.

7. American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation in the United States of doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, school and combined professional-scientific psychology; doctoral internship programs in health service psychology; and postdoctoral residency programs in health service psychology; and the preaccreditation in the United States of doctoral internship programs in health service psychology; and postdoctoral residency programs in health service psychology.

8. American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Provisional Accreditation”) throughout the United States of freestanding, public and private non-profit institutions of osteopathic medicine and programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

9. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidate” status) of Christian postsecondary institutions in the United States that offer certificates, diplomas, and associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees, including institutions that offer distance education.

10. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of private postsecondary institutions offering certificates or diplomas, and postsecondary institutions offering associate, bachelor's, or master's degrees in programs designed to educate students for professional, technical, or occupational careers, including those that offer those programs via distance education.

Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting Agency Under Review:

Written comments about the recognition of any of the accrediting listed above must be received by September 12, 2020 in the ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox and include the subject line “Written Comments: (agency name).” The email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Comments about an agency that has submitted a petition for initial recognition, renewal of recognition, or an expansion of scope must relate to the agency's compliance with the Criteria for the Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, which are available at http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Only written materials submitted by the deadline to the email address listed in this notice, and in accordance with these instructions, become part of the official record concerning agencies scheduled for review and are considered by the Department and NACIQI in their deliberations.

Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register . Free internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of the Department published in the Federal Register , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Title of Collection: Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program Annual Performance Report.

OMB Control Number: 1840-0832.

Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations, Private Sector.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 62.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,054.

Abstract: Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), one of the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound programs, is designed to motivate and assist veterans in developing academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education. The program provides assessment and enhancement of basic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring and academic instruction in the core subject areas. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate at which participants enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs.

All Veterans Upward Bound projects must provide instruction in mathematics through pre-calculus, laboratory science, foreign language, composition, and literature. Projects may also provide short-term remedial or refresher courses for veterans who are high school graduates but have delayed pursuing postsecondary education. Projects are also expected to assist veterans in securing support services from other locally available resources such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans' associations, and other state and local agencies that serve veterans.

The Department's annual performance report (APR) for VUB collects each current grantee's data at the participant level on services and performance over the course of a year. The Department uses the information conveyed in the performance report to assess a grantee's progress in meeting its approved goals and objectives and to evaluate a grantee's prior experience in accordance with the program regulations in 34 CFR 645.32. Grantees' annual performance reports also provide information on the outcomes of projects' work and of the VUB program as a whole. In addition, APR data allows the Department to respond to the reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act.

The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Title of Collection: Student Support Services Annual Performance Report.

OMB Control Number: 1840-0525.

Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved information collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,069.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,302.

Abstract: Student Support Services (SSS) program grantees must submit the Annual Performance Report (APR) annually. The reports are used to evaluate grantees' performance for substantial progress, respond to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (GPRA) requirements, and award prior experience points at the end of each project (budget) period. The Department also aggregates the data to provide descriptive information on the projects and to analyze the impact of the SSS program on the academic progress of participating students.

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to challenges and opportunities in accelerated materials RD&D, testing/qualification methods, and cost effective manufacturing routes for the development of components, systems, and products exhibiting significant, or step-change improvements over current state-of-the-art in system energy performance under harsh service conditions and extended service lifetimes. Harsh environments include high temperature and corrosive environments, conditions of high mechanical wear/stress/load, thermal cycling and exposure to hydrogen, irradiation, and other embrittlement mechanisms. AMO and AES now seek to gather input from stakeholders on the technical and commercial prospects of novel material development and new manufacturing capabilities including but not limited to the advantages and technical challenges associated with new material breakthroughs, strategies for de-risking the cost and performance of novel materials, and considerations for scale-up of new materials manufacturing methods. AMO and AES seek individual input on high-reaching targets/metrics and identification of key problem sets to be addressed. The intent is to define critical crosscutting problems/barriers whose solutions represent near-term commercially viable paths to obtaining materials that can produce a step change improvement in energy performance under harsh service conditions beyond current state of the art. Specific questions can be found in the RFI. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email two well-marked copies: One copy of the document marked “confidential” including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked “non-confidential” with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination.

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 06, 2020, by Valri Lightner, Acting Director, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

The purpose of the RFI is to obtain public input on HFTO's efforts to accelerate research, development, demonstration, commercialization, and adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The information being sought under this RFI is intended to address evolving technologies needs by assisting HFTO in further defining the scope and priorities of its RD&D initiatives and as well as its consortia that were established to address its priorities. More specifically, HFTO request feedback on the following specific areas of interest outlined in the RFI:

1. The H2@Scale Initiative, an initiative supporting innovations to produce, store, transport, and use hydrogen across multiple sectors;

2. the HFTO Strategy and Multiyear Plan;

3. Priority Application Focus Areas, including integrated energy systems, heavy-duty transportation applications, and industrial and chemical applications; and

4. Funding Mechanisms and Opportunities, including lab calls, CRADA, FOAs, and consortia models.

Specific questions can be found in the RFI. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

Confidential Business Information: Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email, postal mail, or hand delivery two well-marked copies: One copy of the document marked “confidential” including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked “non-confidential” with the information believed to be confidential deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination.

Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 6, 2020, by Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the U.S. Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may be of interest to persons who are or may be interested in risk evaluations of chemical substances under TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Since other entities may also be interested in this final risk evaluation, the EPA has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

TSCA section 6, 15 U.S.C. 2605, requires EPA to conduct risk evaluations to “determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by the Administrator, under the conditions of use.” 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(A). TSCA sections 6(b)(4)(A) through (H) enumerate the deadlines and minimum requirements applicable to this process, including provisions that provide instruction on chemical substances that must undergo evaluation, the minimum components of a TSCA risk evaluation, and the timelines for public comment and completion of the risk evaluation. TSCA also requires that EPA operate in a manner that is consistent with the best available science, make decisions based on the weight of the scientific evidence and consider reasonably available information. 15 U.S.C. 2625(h), (i), and (k). TSCA section 6(i) directs that a determination of “no unreasonable risk” shall be issued by order and considered to be a final Agency action, while a determination of “unreasonable risk” is not considered to be a final Agency action. 15 U.S.C. 2605(i).

The statute identifies the minimum components for all chemical substance risk evaluations. For each risk evaluation, EPA must publish a document that outlines the scope of the risk evaluation to be conducted, which includes the hazards, exposures, conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations that EPA expects to consider. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(D). The statute further provides that each risk evaluation must also: (1) Integrate and assess available information on hazards and exposures for the conditions of use of the chemical substance, including information that is relevant to specific risks of injury to health or the environment and information on relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations; (2) describe whether aggregate or sentinel exposures were considered and the basis for that consideration; (3) take into account, where relevant, the likely duration, intensity, frequency, and number of exposures under the conditions of use; and (4) describe the weight of the scientific evidence for the identified hazards and exposures. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(F)(i)-(ii) and (iv)-(v). Each risk evaluation must not consider costs or other nonrisk factors. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(F)(iii).

The statute requires that the risk evaluation process be completed within a specified timeframe and provide an opportunity for public comment on a draft risk evaluation prior to publishing a final risk evaluation. 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4).

Subsection 5.4.1 of the final risk evaluation for 1-BP constitutes the order required under TSCA section 6(i)(1), and the “no unreasonable risk” determinations in that subsection are considered to be a final Agency action effective on the date of issuance of the order. In conducting risk evaluations, “EPA will determine whether the chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under each condition of use within the scope of the risk evaluation . . .” 40 CFR 702.47. Under EPA's implementing regulations, “[a] determination by EPA that the chemical substance, under one or more of the conditions of use within the scope of the risk evaluation, does not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment will be issued by order and considered to be a final Agency action, effective on the date of issuance of the order.” 40 CFR 702.49(d). For purposes of TSCA section 19(a)(1)(A), the date of issuance of the section 6(i)(1) order for 1-BP shall be at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (standard or daylight, as appropriate) on the date that is two weeks after the date when this notice is published in the Federal Register , which is in accordance with 40 CFR 23.5.

EPA is announcing the availability of the risk evaluation of the chemical substance identified in Unit II. In this risk evaluation EPA has made unreasonable risk determinations on some of the conditions of use within the scope of the risk evaluation for this chemical. For those conditions of use for which EPA has found an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, EPA must take regulatory action to address those risks through risk management measures enumerated in 15 U.S.C. 2605(a).

EPA is also announcing the availability of the information required to be provided publicly with each risk evaluation, which is available online at http://www.regulations.gov in the dockets identified. 40 CFR 702.51. Specifically, EPA has provided:

• The scope document and problem formulation (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0741);

• Draft risk evaluation, and final risk evaluation (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235);

• All notices, determinations, findings, consent agreements, and orders (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235);

• Any information required to be provided to the Agency under 15 U.S.C. 2603 (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0741 and Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235);

• A nontechnical summary of the risk evaluation (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235);

• A list of the studies, with the results of the studies, considered in carrying out each risk evaluation (Risk Evaluation for 1-Bromopropane in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235);

• The final peer review report, including the response to peer review and public comments received during peer review (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235); and

• Response to public comments received on the draft scope and the draft risk evaluation (in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235).

The risk evaluation process is the second step in EPA's existing chemical process under TSCA, following prioritization and before risk management. As this chemical is one of the first ten chemical substances undergoing risk evaluation, the chemical substance was not required to go through prioritization (81 FR 91927, December 19, 2016) (FRL-9956-47). The purpose of conducting risk evaluations is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including an unreasonable risk to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation. As part of this process, EPA must evaluate both hazard and exposure, not consider costs or other nonrisk factors, use reasonably available information and approaches in a manner that is consistent with the requirements in TSCA for the use of the best available science, and ensure decisions are based on the weight of scientific evidence.

The specific risk evaluation process that EPA has established by rule to implement the statutory process is set out in 40 CFR part 702 and summarized on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-evaluations-existing-chemicals-under-tsca. As explained in the preamble to EPA's final rule on procedures for risk evaluation (82 FR 33726, July 20, 2017) (FRL-9964-38), the specific regulatory process set out in 40 CFR part 702, subpart B is being followed for the first ten chemical substances undergoing risk evaluation to the maximum extent practicable.

Prior to the publication of this final risk evaluation, a draft risk evaluation was subject to peer review and public comment. EPA reviewed the report from the peer review committee and public comments and has amended the risk evaluation in response to these comments as appropriate. The public comments, peer review report, and EPA's response to comments is in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235. Prior to the publication of the draft risk evaluation, EPA made available the scope and problem formulation, and solicited public input on uses and exposure. EPA's documents and the public comments are in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0741. Additionally, information about the scope, problem formulation, and draft risk evaluation phases of the TSCA risk evaluation for this chemical is at https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-evaluation-1-bromopropane-1-bp.

1-BP, also known as n-propyl bromide, is a volatile chemical used as a solvent for cleaning and degreasing (including vapor degreasing, cold cleaning, and aerosol degreasing). Other uses for 1-BP are for consumer and commercial products as adhesives and sealants, in furniture care products, in dry cleaning, spot cleaning and other liquid, spray, and aerosol cleaners, and in automotive care products. Information from the 2016 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) for 1-BP indicates the reported production volume is between 10 million and 26 million lbs/year (manufacture and import).

Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors provides guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to which the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.

Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses occupational safety and health issues related to: Occupational Data for Health: Progress towards incorporating occupational information in electronic health records and health IT systems; Health Equity and the Paradigm Shift in Occupational Safety and Health; and Evaluation capacity building, a gateway to NIOSH's future impact. An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website ( http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/ ).

Meeting Information: Adobe Connect webcast will be available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/, and teleconference is available toll-free at (855) 644-0229, Participant Pass Code 9777483. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of Adobe license seats available, which is 100.

Comments received are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider all comments submitted into the docket. CDC does not accept comment by email.

Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during the public comment period, from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., EDT, September 29, 2020. Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Members of the public who wish to address the NIOSH BSC are requested to contact the Executive Secretary for scheduling purposes (see FOR FUTHER INFORMATION above).

Written Public Comment: Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided in the address section above. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting. Written comments received by September 22, 2020 will be provided to the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-2020-0092; NIOSH-278 will close September 29, 2020.

The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs and coordination and oversight of private health insurance. Administration and oversight of these programs involves the following: (1) Furnishing information to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, and the public; and (2) maintaining effective communications with CMS regional offices, state governments, state Medicaid agencies, state survey agencies, various providers of health care, all Medicare contractors that process claims and pay bills, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), health insurers, and other stakeholders. To implement the various statutes on which the programs are based, we issue regulations under the authority granted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under sections 1102, 1871, 1902, and related provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) and Public Health Service Act. We also issue various manuals, memoranda, and statements necessary to administer and oversee the programs efficiently.

Section 1871(c) of the Act requires that we publish a list of all Medicare manual instructions, interpretive rules, statements of policy, and guidelines of general applicability not issued as regulations at least every 3 months in the Federal Register .

This quarterly notice provides only the specific updates that have occurred in the 3-month period along with a hyperlink to the full listing that is available on the CMS website or the appropriate data registries that are used as our resources. This is the most current up-to-date information and will be available earlier than we publish our quarterly notice. We believe the website list provides more timely access for beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers. We also believe the website offers a more convenient tool for the public to find the full list of qualified providers for these specific services and offers more flexibility and “real time” accessibility. In addition, many of the websites have listservs; that is, the public can subscribe and receive immediate notification of any updates to the website. These listservs avoid the need to check the website, as notification of updates is automatic and sent to the subscriber as they occur. If assessing a website proves to be difficult, the contact person listed can provide information.

This notice is organized into 15 addenda so that a reader may access the subjects published during the quarter covered by the notice to determine whether any are of particular interest. We expect this notice to be used in concert with previously published notices. Those unfamiliar with a description of our Medicare manuals should view the manuals at http://www.cms.gov/manuals.

The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Trenesha Fultz-Mimms, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the Federal Register .

Description: The Evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, Center for States is sponsored by the Children's Bureau (CB), ACF. The purpose of this evaluation is to respond to a set of cross-cutting evaluation questions posed by CB. This existing information collection is an ancillary part of a larger data collection effort being conducted for the evaluation of the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative (0970-0484 and 0970-0494). This notice details a group of instruments that are specific only to the Center for States. The instruments focus on (1) evaluating an innovative approach to engaging professionals in networking and professional development through virtual conferences, (2) understanding fidelity to and effectiveness of the Center for States' Capacity Building Model, and (3) capturing consistent information during the updated annual assessment process focused on related contextual issues impacting potential service delivery such as implementation of new legislation.

Respondents: Child welfare agency staff and stakeholders who directly receive services.

In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance.

Section 412(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350a(e)) (FD&C Act) provides that if the manufacturer of an infant formula has knowledge that reasonably supports the conclusion that an infant formula processed by that manufacturer has left its control and may not provide the nutrients required in section 412(i) of the FD&C Act or is otherwise adulterated or misbranded, the manufacturer must promptly notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary). If the Secretary determines that the infant formula presents a risk to human health, the manufacturer must immediately take all actions necessary to recall shipments of such infant formula from all wholesale and retail establishments, consistent with recall regulations and guidelines issued by the Secretary. Section 412(f)(2) of the FD&C Act states that the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the scope and extent of recalls of infant formula necessary and appropriate for the degree of risk to human health presented by the formula subject to recall. FDA's infant formula recall regulations in part 107 (21 CFR part 107) implement these statutory provisions.

Section 107.230 (21 CFR 107.230) requires each recalling firm to conduct an infant formula recall with the following elements: (1) Evaluate the hazard to human health, (2) devise a written recall strategy, (3) promptly notify each affected direct account (customer) about the recall, and (4) furnish the appropriate FDA district office with copies of these documents. If the recalled formula presents a risk to human health, the recalling firm must also request that each establishment that sells the recalled formula post (at point of purchase) a notice of the recall and provide FDA with a copy of the notice. Section 107.240 (21 CFR 107.240) requires the recalling firm to conduct an infant formula recall with the following elements: (1) Notify the appropriate FDA district office of the recall by telephone within 24 hours, (2) submit a written report to that office within 14 days, and (3) submit a written status report at least every 14 days until the recall is terminated. Before terminating a recall, the recalling firm is required to submit a recommendation for termination of the recall to the appropriate FDA district office and wait for FDA's written concurrence (§ 107.250 (21 CFR 107.250)). Where the recall strategy or implementation is determined to be deficient, FDA may require the firm to change the extent of the recall, carry out additional effectiveness checks, and issue additional notifications (§ 107.260 (21 CFR 107.260)). In addition, to facilitate location of the product being recalled, the recalling firm is required to maintain distribution records for at least 1 year after the expiration of the shelf life of the infant formula (§ 107.280 (21 CFR 107.280)).

The reporting and recordkeeping requirements described previously are designed to enable FDA to monitor the effectiveness of infant formula recalls in order to protect babies from infant formula that may be unsafe because of contamination, nutritional inadequacy, or is otherwise adulterated or misbranded. FDA uses the information collected under these regulations to help ensure that such products are quickly and efficiently removed from the market.

Description of Respondents: Respondents to this collection of information are manufacturers of infant formula who are for-profit businesses in the private sector.

In the Federal Register of April 27, 2020 (85 FR 23367), we published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed collection of information. No comments were received.

We estimate the burden of the information collection as follows:

The reporting and third-party disclosure burden estimates are based on Agency data, which shows that there are six manufacturers of infant formula and that there have been, on average, two infant formula recalls per year for the past 3 years. Based on this information, we estimate that there are, on average, approximately two infant formula recalls per year.

Thus, we estimate that two respondents conduct recalls annually pursuant to §§ 107.230, 107.240, and 107.250. The estimated number of respondents for § 107.260 is minimal because we seldom use this section; therefore, we estimate that there are one or fewer respondents annually for § 107.260. The estimated number of hours per response is an average based on our experience and information from firms that have conducted recalls. We estimate that two respondents will conduct infant formula recalls under § 107.230 and that it takes 4,450 hours to comply with the requirements of that section, for a total of 8,900 hours. We estimate that two respondents conduct infant formula recalls under § 107.240 and that it takes a respondent 1,482 hours to comply with the requirements of that section, for a total of 2,964 hours. We estimate that two respondents submit recommendations for termination of infant formula recalls under § 107.250 and that it takes a respondent 120 hours to comply with the requirements of that section, for a total of 240 hours. Finally, we estimate that one respondent needs to carry out additional effectiveness checks and issue additional notifications, for a total of 625 hours. Therefore, the total annual burden hours for reporting is 12,729 hours (8,900 + 2,964 + 240 + 625).

Under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2), the time, effort, and financial resources necessary to comply with a collection of information are excluded from the burden estimate if the reporting, recordkeeping, or disclosure activities needed to comply are usual and customary because they would occur in the normal course of activities. No burden has been estimated for the recordkeeping requirement in § 107.280 because these records are maintained as a usual and customary part of normal business activities. Manufacturers keep infant formula distribution records for the prescribed period as a matter of routine business practice.

Table 2 reports FDA's third-party disclosure burden estimates for §§ 107.230 and 107.260. The estimated burden hours per disclosure is an average based on our experience with the information collection. The third-party disclosure burden in § 107.230 is the requirement to promptly notify each affected direct account (customer) about the recall, and if the recalled formula presents a risk to human health, the recalling firm must also request that each establishment that sells the recalled formula post a notice of the recall at the point of purchase. We estimate that two respondents conduct infant formula recalls under § 107.230 and that it takes a respondent 50 hours to comply with the third-party disclosure requirements of that section, for a total of 100 hours. The third-party disclosure burden in § 107.260 is the requirement to issue additional notifications where the recall strategy or implementation is determined to be deficient. We estimate that one respondent issues additional notifications under § 107.260 and that it takes a respondent 25 hours to comply with the third-party disclosure requirements of that section, for a total of 25 hours. The total annual third-party disclosure burden is 125 hours (100 + 25).

Based on a review of the information collection since our last request for OMB approval, we have made no adjustments to our burden estimate.

FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled “Male Breast Cancer: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” This guidance provides recommendations for sponsors regarding the development and labeling of cancer drugs and biological products regulated by CDER and CBER for the treatment of male patients with breast cancer. Males have historically been excluded from clinical trials of breast cancer drugs because breast cancer in males is rare. This has resulted in limited FDA-approved treatment options for males. Clinical management of male breast cancer is generally based on experience with and data from females with breast cancer, rather than on data from prospective, randomized clinical trials.

The final guidance recommends sponsors discuss their breast cancer drug development plan early in development with CDER or CBER, as applicable. The guidance recommends that eligibility criteria for clinical trials of breast cancer drugs allow for inclusion of males. When males have not been included or when inclusion of males is very limited in clinical trials for breast cancer drugs, the guidance includes clinical development recommendations for when no difference in efficacy or safety is anticipated between males and females based on the drug's mechanism of action and for when there is a concern for differential efficacy or safety between males and females.

This guidance finalizes the draft guidance entitled “Male Breast Cancer: Developing Drugs for Treatment” issued on August 27, 2019. FDA considered comments received on the draft guidance as the guidance was finalized. Changes from the draft to the final guidance include the addition of examples of topics for early discussion with FDA and expectations regarding nonclinical studies.

This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the current thinking of FDA on “Male Breast Cancer: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

This guidance refers to previously approved FDA collections of information. These collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 314 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338; the collections of information in 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0572.

Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at either https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances, or https://www.regulations.gov.

When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: Health Workforce Connector, OMB No. 0906-0031—Extension.

Abstract: More than just a job search portal, the goal of the Health Workforce Connector is to help connect skilled professionals to communities in need by allowing approved Site Points of Contact (POCs), including National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps, to post available opportunities and update site profiles. The Health Workforce Connector provides a central platform to connect participants, including those in both the NHSC and Nurse Corps programs, and facilities that are approved for performance of their NHSC or Nurse Corps service obligation. The Health Workforce Connector has become a resource that engages any health care professional or student interested in providing primary care services in underserved communities and with facilities in need of health care providers. The Health Workforce Connector also allows users to create a profile, search for NHSC and Nurse Corps sites, find job and training opportunities, search for other clinicians who are similarly interested in working with underserved populations, and be searchable by Site POCs. Individuals can use the Health Workforce Connector's search capability with Google Maps.

Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Information will be collected from users in the following two ways:

(1) Account Creation: Creating an account is optional, but to create an account the user will be required to enter their first name, last name, and email address. Those are the only mandatory fields in the profile account creation process and will be used to send an automated email allowing the user to validate their login credentials. This information will also be used to validate any users who already exist within the Bureau of Health Workforce Management Information Systems Solution (BMISS) database and allow an initial import of existing data at the request of the user.

(2) Profile Completion: Users may fill out a profile, but this function will be completely optional and will include fields such as location, discipline, specialty, and languages spoken. The information collected, if `published' by the user, will allow internal BMISS Site POCs to search for anyone who may be a potential candidate for job opportunities at the site. Users also have the ability to make their profiles searchable by other end users through a security and privacy setting and can make their profiles private at any time. All information collected will be stored within existing secure BMISS databases and will be used internally for report generation on an as-needed basis.

Likely Respondents: Potential users will include individuals searching for a health care job opportunity or an NHSC or Nurse Corps health care facility, and health care facilities searching for potential candidates to fill open health care job opportunities at their sites.

Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.

HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case:

Zhiwei Wang, M.D., Wayne State University: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by WSU and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Zhiwei Wang, former postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, WSU, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by PHS funds, specifically NCI, NIH, grants P20 CA101936, P30 CA022453, R01 CA075059, R01 CA083695, R01 CA101870, R01 CA109389, R01CA131151, R01 CA132794, and U19 CA113317.

ORI found that Respondent engaged in research misconduct by knowingly, intentionally, and/or recklessly falsifying data that were included in grant applications R01 CA120008, R01 CA131151, and R01 CA131456 submitted to NCI, NIH; his 2006 Ph.D. dissertation (hereafter referred to as the “Dissertation”); and the following published papers:

• Activated K-Ras and INK4a/Arf deficiency promote aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer by induction of EMT consistent with cancer stem cell phenotype. J Cell Physiol. 2013 Mar;228(3):556-62 (hereafter referred to as “ J Cell Physiol. 2013”). Erratum in: J Cell Physiol. 2014 Aug;229(8):1118. Retraction in: J Cell Physiol. 2016 Oct;231(10):2304.

• Activated K-ras and INK4a/Arf deficiency cooperate during the development of pancreatic cancer by activation of Notch and NF-κB signaling pathways. PLoS One 2011;6(6):e20537 (hereafter referred to as “ PLoS One 2011”). Erratum in: PLoS One 2014;9(6):e101032. Retraction in: PLoS One. 2018 Oct 2;13(10):e0205289.

• Down-regulation of Notch-1 is associated with Akt and FoxM1 in inducing cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. J Cell Biochem. 2011 Jan;112(1):78-88 (hereafter referred to as “ J Cell Biochem. 2011”). Retraction in: J Cell Biochem. 2016 Aug;117(8):1962.

• Down-regulation of Notch-1 and Jagged-1 inhibits prostate cancer cell growth, migration and invasion, and induces apoptosis via inactivation of Akt, mTOR, and NF-κB signaling pathways. J Cell Biochem. 2010 Mar 1;109(4):726-36 (hereafter referred to as “ J Cell Biochem. 2010”). Retraction in: J Cell Biochem. 2016 Aug;117(8):1960.

• TW-37, a small-molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2, inhibits cell growth and invasion in pancreatic cancer. Int J Cancer 2008 Aug 15;123(4):958-66 (hereafter referred to as “ Int J Cancer 2008”). Retraction in : Int J Cancer. 2016 Nov 1;139(9):2146.

• Induction of growth arrest and apoptosis in human breast cancer cells by 3,3-diindolylmethane is associated with induction and nuclear localization of p27kip. Mol Cancer Ther. 2008 Feb;7(2):341-9 (hereafter referred to as “ Mol Cancer Ther. 2008”).

• Down-regulation of platelet-derived growth factor-D inhibits cell growth and angiogenesis through inactivation of Notch-1 and nuclear factor-κB signaling. Cancer Res. 2007 Dec 1; 67(23):11377-85 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer Res. 2007c”). Retraction in: Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 15;78(18):5469.

• Down-regulation of Forkhead Box M1 transcription factor leads to the inhibition of invasion and angiogenesis of pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):8293-300 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer Res. 2007b”). Retraction in: Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 15; 78(18):5470.

• Inhibition of angiogenesis and invasion by 3,3′-diindolylmethane is mediated by the nuclear factor-κB downstream target genes MMP-9 and uPA that regulated bioavailability of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer. Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 1;67(7):3310-9 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer Res. 2007a”). Retraction in: Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 15; 78(18):5471.

• Notch-1 down-regulation by curcumin is associated with the inhibition of cell growth and the induction of apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer 2006 Jun 1;106(11):2503-13 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer 2006”). Retraction in: Cancer 2016 Oct 15;122(20):3247.

• Epidermal growth factor receptor-related protein inhibits cell growth and invasion in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Res. 2006 Aug 1;66(15):7653-60 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer Res. 2006b”). Retraction in: Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 15;78(18):5474.

• Inhibition of nuclear factor kappaβ activity by genistein is mediated via Notch-1 signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2006 Apr 15;118(8):1930-6 (hereafter referred to as “ Int J Cancer 2006”). Erratum in: Int J Cancer 2014 Apr 15;134(8):E3. Retraction in: Int J Cancer 2016 Nov 1;139(9):2145.

• Down-regulation of Notch-1 inhibits invasion by inactivation of nuclear factor-kappaβ, vascular endothelial growth factor, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2006 Mar 1;66(5):2778-84 (hereafter referred to as “ Cancer Res. 2006a”). Retraction in: Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 15;78(18):5476.

• Down-regulation of Notch-1 contributes to cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther. 2006 Mar;5(3):483-93 (hereafter referred to as “ Mol Cancer Ther. 2006”). Retraction in: Mol Cancer Ther. 2018 Oct;17(10):2268.

ORI found by a preponderance of evidence that Respondent engaged in research misconduct by intentionally, knowingly, and/or recklessly falsifying and/or fabricating images representing protein expression, invasion and migration assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) in experiments designed to identify underlying mechanisms controlling cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in cancer so that novel targeted therapeutic agents could be identified.

Specifically, Respondent reused and relabeled:

• The same protein bands to represent experimental conditions in:

• inhibition of Bcl-X L (0-72 hours with genistein) in BxPC-3 cells in Figure 20 in the Dissertation, Figure 7B in Mol Cancer Ther. 2006, and Figure 3C in Int J Cancer 2006 to also represent:

• inhibition of Hes-1 (0-72 hours genistein) in BxPC-3 cells in Figure 7B in Mol Cancer Ther. 2006 to also represent:

Respondent reused and relabeled one set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a second set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a third set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a fourth set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a fifth set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a sixth set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled a seventh set of β-actin bands to represent loading controls for the following experiments showing:

Respondent reused and relabeled:

Respondent reused and relabeled images representing the retinoblastoma control protein (Rb) levels from one EMSA in multiple figures. Respondent used the same loading controls assay blots, in different orders with some flipped horizontally, showing:

and 6D in Cancer 2006

In addition, Respondent used these same images to represent β-actin in a figure showing that FoxM1 protein levels were up-regulated by FoxM1 cDNA plasmid in AsPC-1, PANC-1, and Colo-357 cells in Figure 1D in Cancer Res. 2007b.

Respondent reused and relabeled one image to represent multiple supershift assays done at different times for different experiments to show the effect of anti-NF-κB p65 antibody on NF-κB DNA-binding activity in:

Respondent reused and relabeled a second image to represent multiple supershift assays done at different times for different experiments to show the effect of anti-NF-κB p65 antibody on NF-κB DNA-binding activity in:

Respondent reused and relabeled the Rb levels in multiple supershift assay figures representing different experiments done at different times. Respondent used the same loading control assay blots in the supershift assays that came from the EMSAs to show the effect of anti-NF-κB p65 antibody on NF-κB DNA-binding activity in:

The institution revoked the Respondent's Ph.D. degree and procured retractions or errata for all of the affected papers except Mol Cancer Ther. 2008.

Dr. Wang entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement (Agreement) and agreed to the following:

Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a new section 7(q) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides that:

1. Any waiver of a regulation must be in writing and must specify the grounds for approving the waiver;

2. Authority to approve a waiver of a regulation may be delegated by the Secretary only to an individual of Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank, and the person to whom authority to waive is delegated must also have authority to issue the particular regulation to be waived;

3. Not less than quarterly, the Secretary must notify the public of all waivers of regulations that HUD has approved, by publishing a notice in the Federal Register . These notices (each covering the period since the most recent previous notification) shall:

a. Identify the project, activity, or undertaking involved;

b. Describe the nature of the provision waived and the designation of the provision;

c. Indicate the name and title of the person who granted the waiver request;

d. Describe briefly the grounds for approval of the request; and

e. State how additional information about a particular waiver may be obtained.

Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act also contains requirements applicable to waivers of HUD handbook provisions that are not relevant to the purpose of this notice.

This notice follows procedures provided in HUD's Statement of Policy on Waiver of Regulations and Directives issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337). In accordance with those procedures and with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of regulations are granted by the Assistant Secretary with jurisdiction over the regulations for which a waiver was requested. In those cases in which a General Deputy Assistant Secretary granted the waiver, the General Deputy Assistant Secretary was serving in the absence of the Assistant Secretary in accordance with the office's Order of Succession.

This notice covers waivers of regulations granted by HUD from January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020. For ease of reference, the waivers granted by HUD are listed by HUD program office (for example, the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Housing, and the Office of Public and Indian Housing, etc.). Within each program office grouping, the waivers are listed sequentially by the regulatory section of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is being waived. For example, a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 58 would be listed before a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part 570.

Where more than one regulatory provision is involved in the grant of a particular waiver request, the action is listed under the section number of the first regulatory requirement that appears in 24 CFR and that is being waived. For example, a waiver of both § 58.73 and § 58.74 would appear sequentially in the listing under § 58.73.

Waiver of regulations that involve the same initial regulatory citation are in time sequence beginning with the earliest-dated regulatory waiver.

Should HUD receive additional information about waivers granted during the period covered by this report (the first quarter of calendar year 2020) before the next report is published (the second quarter of calendar year 2020), HUD will include any additional waivers granted for the first quarter in the next report.

Accordingly, information about approved waiver requests pertaining to HUD regulations is provided in the Appendix that follows this notice.

The Principal Deputy General Counsel, Michael B. Williams, having reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this document to submitter, Samuel Pearson-Moore, who is the Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register .

Note to Reader: More information about the granting of these waivers, including a copy of the waiver request and approval, may be obtained by contacting the person whose name is listed as the contact person directly after each set of regulatory waivers granted.

The regulatory waivers granted appear in the following order:

I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Community Planning and Development.

II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

III. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Housing.

IV. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office of Public and Indian Housing.

For further information about the following regulatory waivers, please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i).

Project/Activity: Citizen participation in substantial amendments to Consolidated Plans/Action Plans.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k) for local governments and 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) for States require that citizens be provided not less than 30 days to comment on substantial amendments to a jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan/Action Plan.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: Given the need to expedite actions to respond to COVID-19, HUD waived 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 91.115(c)(2) and (i) to balance the need to respond quickly to the growing spread and effects of COVID-19 with the statutory requirement to provide reasonable notice and opportunity for citizens to comment on substantial amendments concerning the proposed uses of funds provided under CPD's formula programs.

Applicability: The 30-day public comment period requirement is waived for substantial amendments, provided that no less than 5 days are provided for public comments on each substantial amendment. The waiver is available through the end of each jurisdiction's 2020 program year. Any jurisdiction wishing to undertake further amendments to prior year plans following the 2020 program year can do so during the development of its FY 2021 Annual Action Plan.

Contact: James Höemann, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5716. james.e.hoemann@hud.gov .

• Regulations: 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i), 24 CFR 91.401.

Project/Activity: Citizen participation in substantial amendments to Consolidated Plans/Action Plans.

Nature of Requirement: Jurisdictions that receive funding under formula programs administered by CPD are required to follow their citizen participation plans, which identify how they are to give their citizens the opportunity to comment on substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan/Action Plan. Those opportunities are primarily provided by public hearings and citizen meetings.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date: March 31, 2020.

Justification: HUD recognizes the efforts to contain COVID-19 require limiting public gatherings, such as public hearings used to gather citizens' comments and that there is a need to respond quickly to the growing spread and effects of COVID-19. Therefore, HUD waived 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k), 24 CFR 91.115(c)(2) and (i) to allow jurisdictions to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment given their circumstances.

Applicability: This authority is in effect through the end of each jurisdiction's 2020 program year.

Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5916, Amy.L.Palilonis@hud.gov .

• Regulation: 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) Utility Allowance Requirements.

Project/Activity: The city of Berkeley, California, requested a waiver of 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) to allow use of the utility allowance established by local public housing agency (PHA) for a HOME-assisted project—Grayson Street Apartments.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 92.252(d)(1) requires participating jurisdictions to establish maximum monthly allowances for utilities and services (excluding telephone) and update the allowances annually. However, participating jurisdictions are not permitted to use the utility allowance established by the local public housing authority for HOME-assisted rental projects for which HOME funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013.

Granted By: David C. Woll Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: February 11, 2020.

Reason Waived: The HOME requirements for establishing a utility allowances conflict with Project Based Voucher program requirements. It is not possible to use two different utility allowances to set the rent for a single unit and it is administratively burdensome to require a project owner establish and implement different utility allowances for HOME-assisted units and non-HOME assisted units in a project.

Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 92.300(a)(3) Rental Housing Developed by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO).

Project/Activity: The Newton HOME Consortium in Massachusetts, requested that HUD waive 24 CFR 92.300(a)(3) to permit a CHDO to transfer ownership of three HOME-assisted rental projects to the Newton Housing Authority to ensure that the units will be maintained as affordable housing for at least for the affordability period.

Nature of Requirement: This provision requires that rental housing developed with CHDO set-aside funds must be owned by the CHDO for a period at least equal to the period of affordability in 24 CFR 92.252.

Granted By: David C. Woll Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: January 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: The Newton HOME Consortium provided HOME funds to Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization (CAN-DO), a CHDO, to develop 13 HOME-assisted rental projects. Of those 13 projects, three remain within the HOME affordability period and are subject to the 2013 HOME final rule. CAN-DO no longer has sufficient staff or resources to manage its HOME portfolio. Without a waiver, the affordable housing may fall into disrepair or be lost to foreclosure and the consortium would be required to repay the HOME funds invested.

Contact: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2684.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 574.310(b).

Project/Activity: Property Standards for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA).

Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations provides that units occupied by recipients of HOPWA TBRA meet the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) established in this section. This waiver is required to enable grantees and project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of the many eligible families that have been affected by COVID-19 while also minimizing the spread of the coronavirus.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date: March 31, 2020.

Justification: This waiver is required to enable grantees and project sponsors to expeditiously meet the critical housing needs of the many eligible families that have been affected by COVID-19 while also minimizing the spread of the coronavirus.

Applicability: This waiver is in effect 4/1/2021, for recipients and project sponsors that are able to meet the following criteria:

a. The recipient or project sponsor is able to visually inspect the unit using technology, such as video streaming, to ensure the unit meets HQS before any assistance is provided; and

b. The recipient or subrecipient has written policies to physically reinspect the unit after the health officials determine special measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are no longer necessary.

Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5916. Amy.L.palilonis@hud.gov .

• Regulations: 24 CFR 574.310(b)(2)(iii).

Project/Activity: Space and Security.

Nature of Requirement: This section of the HOPWA regulations provide that each resident must be afforded adequate space and security for themselves and their belongings.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date: March 31, 2020.

Justification: This waiver is required to enable grantees and project sponsors operating housing facilities and shared housing arrangements the flexibility to use optional appropriate spaces for quarantine services of eligible households affected by COVID-19. Optional spaces may include the placement of families in a hotel/motel room where family members may be required to utilize the same space not allowing for adequate space and security for themselves and their belongings.

Applicability: This space and security requirement is waived for grantees addressing appropriate quarantine space for affected eligible households during the allotted quarantined time frame recommended by local health care professionals.

Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5916. Amy.L.Palilonis@hud.gov .

• Regulations: 24 CFR 574.320(a)(2).

Project/Activity: Rent Standards.

Nature of Requirement: Grantees must establish rent standards for their tenant-based rental assistance programs based on FMR (Fair Market Rent) or the HUD approved community-wide exception rent for unit size. Generally, the TBRA payment may not exceed the difference between the rent standard and 30 percent of the family's adjusted income.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date: March 31, 2020.

Justification: This waiver of the FMR rent standard limit permits HOPWA grantees to establish rent standards, by unit size, that are reasonable, and based upon rents being charged for comparable unassisted units in the area, taking into account the location, size, type, quality, amenities, facilities, management and maintenance of each unit.

Applicability: Such rent standards may be used for up to 4/1/2021.

Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of Community and Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5916. Amy.L.Palilonis@hud.gov .

• Regulations: 24 CFR 574.530.

Project/Activity: Records.

Nature of Requirement: Each grantee must maintain records to document compliance with HOPWA requirements, which includes determining the eligibility of a family to receive HOPWA assistance.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date: March 31, 2020.

Justification: This waiver will permit HOPWA grantees and project sponsors to rely upon a family member's self-certification of income and credible information on their HIV status (such as knowledge of their HIV-related medical care) in lieu of source documentation to determine eligibility for HOPWA assistance of families and grantees affected by COVID-19.

Applicability: This waiver is in effect for recipients who require written certification of the household seeking assistance of their HIV status and income, and agree to obtain source documentation of HIV status and income eligibility within 3 months of public health officials determining no additional special measures are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Contact: Amy Palilonis, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7248, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5916. Amy.L.palilonis@hud.gov .

• Regulations: 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1).

Project/Activity: Rental assistance funded under the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program.

Nature of Requirement: Under 24 CFR 576.106(d)(1), rental assistance cannot be provided unless the total rent is equal to or less than the FMR established by HUD, as provided under 24 CFR part 888, and complies with HUD's standard of rent reasonableness, as established under 24 CFR 982.507.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To assist recipients and subrecipients in quickly locating additional units to house individuals and families experiencing homelessness, which is necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Applicability: The FMR restriction is waived for any individual or family receiving rapid re-housing or homelessness prevention assistance who executes a lease for a unit between March 31 and September 30, 2020 so long as the recipient or subrecipient ensures that the units meet the rent reasonableness standard.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 576.107(a)(2).

Project/Activity: Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) activities funded under the ESG Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.107(a)(2) requires the ESG recipient be the HMIS Lead in order to use ESG funds to pay eligible costs of hosting and managing the HMIS.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To allow more recipients to use ESG funding to upgrade or enhance the HMIS as needed to incorporate ESG program data related to COVID-19.

Applicability: The allowance for ESG recipients that are not the CoC designated HMIS Lead to pay for costs at 24 CFR 576.107(a)(2) is waived until September 30, 2020 to the extent the costs are necessary to incorporate data on ESG program participants and ESG activities related to COVID-19.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 576.401(b).

Project/Activity: Homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance funded under the ESG Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.401(b) requires recipients or subrecipients providing homelessness prevention assistance to re-evaluate the program participant's eligibility, and the types and amounts of assistance the program participant needs not less than once every three months.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To help program participants remain stable during the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19.

Applicability: The requirement to re-evaluate program participants receiving homelessness prevention assistance not less than once every 3 months is waived until March 31, 2022 so long as the recipient or subrecipient conducts the required re-evaluations not less than once every 6 months.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 576.401(e).

Project/Activity: Housing stability case management funded under the ESG Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 576.401(e) requires case managers to meet with program participants not less than once per month to assist program participants in ensuring long-term housing stability.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To help program participants remain stably housed and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Applicability: The requirement for program participants to meet with a case manager not less than once per month is waived from March 31, 2020 until May 31, 2020.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent housing, 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1).

Project/Activity: Permanent housing projects funded under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.3, definition of permanent housing, and 24 CFR 578.51(l)(1) require program participants residing in permanent housing to be the tenant on a lease for a term of one year that is renewable and terminable for cause.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To allow recipients to quickly identify permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, which is helpful in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Applicability: The requirement to have an initial lease term of one-year for permanent housing is waived until September 30, 2020, so long as the initial lease term of all leases is more than one month.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(F).

Project/Activity: Permanent housing-rapid re-housing projects funded under the CoC Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii)(F) requires program participant of permanent housing-rapid re-housing projects to meet with a case manager at least monthly to assist them in ensuring long-term housing stability. The project is exempt from this requirement if the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925 et seq.) or the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) prohibits the recipient from making its housing conditional on the participant's acceptance of services.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To alleviate capacity issues of recipients and subrecipients as staff members are home for a variety of reasons related to COVID-19 and to solve the fact that not all program participants have the capacity to meet via phone or internet.

Applicability: The requirement that projects require program participants to meet with case managers not less than once per month is waived for all permanent housing-rapid re-housing projects until May 31, 2020.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).

Project/Activity: Housing leased with CoC Program leasing funds.

Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program regulation at 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2) prohibits a recipient from using grant funds for leasing to pay above FMR when leasing individual units, even if the rent is reasonable when compared to other similar, unassisted units.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To assist recipients in locating additional units to house individuals and families experiencing homelessness and reduce the spread and harm of COVID-19.

Applicability: The FMR restriction on leasing individual units with CoC Program leasing dollars is waived until September 30, 2020. The affected recipient or subrecipient must still ensure that rent paid for individual units that are leased with CoC Program leasing dollars meet the rent reasonableness standard in 24 CFR 578.49(b)(2).

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8)(ii)(B) and 24 CFR 578.53(d).

Project/Activity: Housing search and counseling services funded under the CoC Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.53(d) limits eligible supportive service costs to those explicitly listed in 24 CFR 53(e), which is more limited than what is eligible under the McKinney-Vento Act. 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8) allows recipients and subrecipients to use funds to pay for housing search and counseling services to help program participants locate, obtain, and retain suitable housing. 24 CFR 578.53(e)(8)(ii)(B) makes eligible the costs of credit counseling, accessing a free personal credit report, and resolving personal credit issues. However, the payment of rental or utility arrears is not included as an eligible cost.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To remove barriers to obtaining housing quickly and help reduce the spread and harm of COVID-19.

Applicability: The allowance to pay for up to 6 months of a program participants rental and utility arrears is in place until September 30, 2020 as necessary to help program participants obtain housing.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1).

Project/Activity: Leasing or rental assistance projects funded under the CoC Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(1) requires that recipients or subrecipients physically inspect each unit to assure that it meets HQS before any assistance will be provided for that unit on behalf of a program participant.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To prevent the spread of COVID-19 by limiting the in-person requirements of recipients.

Applicability: The requirement to physically inspect units before providing rental assistance or leasing assistance is waived until September 30, 2020. Recipients and subrecipients must be able to meet the following criteria: (1) The recipient is able to visually inspect the unit using technology to ensure the unit meets HQS before any assistance is provided; and (2) the recipient or subrecipient has written policies to physically re-inspect each unit within 3 months after health officials determine special measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are no longer necessary.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(2).

Project/Activity: Leasing and rental assistance projects funded under the CoC Program.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 578.75(b)(2) requires that recipients or subrecipients inspect each unit which are supported with leasing or rental assistance funds at least once annually during the grant period to ensure the units continue to meet HQS.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To prevent the spread of COVID-19 by limiting the in-person requirements of recipients.

Applicability: The requirement to re-inspect units to ensure they meet HQS is waived until March 31, 2021.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

• Regulations: 24 CFR 578.103(a) and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B).

Project/Activity: Permanent Supportive Housing projects funded under the CoC Program; Program records.

Nature of Requirement: The CoC Program interim rule at 24 CFR 578.103(a) requires recipients to maintain records providing evidence they met program requirements and 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B) establishes the requirements for documenting disability for individuals and families that meet the “chronically homeless” definition in 24 CFR 578.3. Acceptable evidence of disability includes intake-staff recorded observations of disability that, no later than 45 days from the application for assistance, is confirmed and accompanied by evidence in paragraphs 24 CFR 578.103(a)(4)(i)(B)(1), (2), (3), or (5). HUD is waiving the requirement to obtain additional evidence.

Granted By: John Gibbs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Date Granted: March 31, 2020.

Reason Waived: To allow recipients to house people with observed disabilities quickly while providing recipients' intake staff with additional time to confirm disability from healthcare workers inundated by COVID-19 responses.

Applicability: The requirement to obtain third-party documentation of a qualifying individual's disability is waived until September 30, 2020.

Contact: Brett Esders, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4300, brett.d.esders@hud.gov.

For further information about the following regulatory waivers, please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.

• Regulation: 24 CFR Section 115.305.

Project/Activity: Fair Housing Assistance Program Agencies-Temporary Waiver for Special Enforcement Effort (SEE) fund 20% limitation.

Nature of Requirement: As part of their participation in the FHAP, state and local agencies litigate cause findings in administrative hearings or in court.

Granted By: Anna Maria Farias, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Date Granted: February 27, 2020.

Reason Waived: Commencing and maintaining litigation actions has become increasingly costly and may strain the capabilities of FHAP agencies. For FY2020, FHEO is providing an Enforcement Fund under its existing SEE fund authority set forth at 24 CFR 115.305 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to FHAP agencies struggling with these costs.

Contact: Erik Steinecker, Enforcement Branch, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5158.

For further information about the following regulatory waivers, please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 5.801 (C) (2).

Project/Activity: Annual financial statement due date.

Nature of Requirement: For specified Multifamily and Residential Care Borrowers otherwise required to submit Annual Financial Statements on or before April 30, 2020, extend the due date of the Borrower Annual Financial Statements from 90-days to 120-days after end of the fiscal year.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: March 18, 2020.

Reason Waived: Due to COVID-19 National Health Emergency the Borrower Annual Financial Statements have been extended by 30-days.

Contact: John Hartung, Director, Policy, Risk Analysis & Lender Relations Division, Office of Residential Care Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1222 Spruce Street, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103, telephone (314) 418-5238.

Regulation: 24 CFR 203.604.

Project/Activity: Single Family mortgagees are required to meet with mortgagor(s) face-to-face prior to foreclosing on a property that is insured with an FHA mortgage; however, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings in person presented a general health risk to both mortgagee employees and contractors as well as borrowers and the general public.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 203.604, Contact with the Mortgagor, requires a mortgagee to meet with mortgagor(s) face-to-face prior to foreclosing on a property. The primary purpose of the meeting is to ascertain that the mortgagor is not eligible for a loss mitigation retention option that will enable the mortgagor to avoid foreclosure.

Granted By: Brian Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: March 13, 2020.

Reason Waived: To reduce risk of exposure to COVID-19 for both employees and contractors of the mortgagee and mortgagors.

Contact: Elissa O. Saunders, Acting Director, Office of Single Family Asset Management, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St. SW, Room 9278, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2378.

• Regulation: 24 CFR Section 219.220(b).

Project/Activity: Methouse Apartments, Project Number 033-SH012, Pittsburg, PA. Owner has requested to defer the Flexible Subsidy payments in order to apply for set-aside Tenant Protection Vouchers (“TPVs”).

Nature of Requirement: The Section 202 direct loan totaling $1,284,000, with a 3 percent interest rate matured April 1, 2019 and has been paid in full. Due to the limited cash flow, the project has not been able to meet the short and long-term improvement needs of the aging building. The project was awarded a Flexible Subsidy Operating Assistance Loan in the amount of $1,301,400 in 1991 at 3 percent interest per annum. The Flexible Subsidy Loan Agreements contain a provision requiring payment of the principal and the interest, in full, if the Section 202 direct mortgage loan is refinanced or paid in full. The request to defer the Flexible Subsidy payments as part of the owner's proposal to apply for set-aside tenant protection vouchers (TPV5), per Notice 2019-01, for the at-risk unassisted tenants at Methouse Apartments. Upon approval for the set-aside TPVs, the project will be better positioned financially to apply for a Section 223(f) loan to fund the needed $1,600,000 of short and long-term capital needs and repay the Flexible Subsidy Loan.

Granted By: Brian Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 5, 2020.

Reason Waived: The owner requested and was granted a waiver of the requirement to defer repayment of the Flexible Subsidy Operating Assistance Loan. An award of PBV vouchers under the Section 223(f) loan program will ensure preservation of affordable housing for individuals and family tenants in these low-income households.

Contact: John Ardovini, Branch Chief, Office of Recapitalization, Multifamily, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-3001.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 232.7.

Project/Activity: Golden Horizons of Crosslake FHA #092-22164, is an Assisted Living/Memory Care facility. The facility does not meet the requirements of 24 CFR 232.7 “Bathroom” of FHA's regulations. The project location is Crosslake, Minnesota.

Nature of Requirement: The regulation at 24 CFR 232.7 mandates in a board and care home or assisted living facility that not less than one full bathroom must be provided for every four residents. Also, the bathroom cannot be accessed from a public corridor or area.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: January 8, 2020.

Reason Waived: The project currently has a resident to shower ratio of 13:1. The memory care residents require assistance with bathing. These residents are housed in units in a secure, lock-down area, with a half-bathroom each and access to the shower rooms through a hallway. The project meets the State of Minnesota licensing requirements for bathing and toileting facilities.

Contact: John Hartung, Director of Policy, Risk Analysis & Lender Relations, Office of Residential Care Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1222 Spruce Street, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103, telephone (314) 418-5238.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 242.72.

Project/Activity: Metro Pavia Hospital Group, LLC (MPHG), headquartered in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 242.72 prohibits the leasing of hospitals by proposed Borrowers, effectively requiring that the owner (Borrower) of the facility and the operator of the facility be the same organization.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: March 24, 2020.

Reason Waived: The waiver will allow the Federal Housing Administration to refinance debt of MPHG through the hospital mortgage insurance program.

Contact: Paul Giaudrone, Underwriting Director, Office of Hospital Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, telephone (202) 708-0599.

Regulation: 24CFR 266.200(b)(2).

Project/Activity: California Housing Finance Agency, Sacramento, California, The Department requires, in 24 CFR 266.200(b)(2), Substantial Rehabilitation, that substantial rehabilitation (S/R) is defined as any combination of the following work to an existing facility of a project that aggregates to at least 15 percent of the project's value after the rehabilitation and that results in material improvement of the project's economic life, livability, marketability, and profitability.

Nature of Requirement: The Waiver of 24 CFR 266.200(b)(2), Substantial Rehabilitation. The waiver would permit California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) to use the revised definition published in the Revised MAP Guide on January 29, 2016, such that S/R is: Any scope of work that either (a) exceeds in aggregate cost a sum equal to the `base per dwelling unit limit' times the applicable * High Cost Factor, or (b) replacement of two or more building systems. `Replacement is when the cost of replacement work exceeds 50 percent of the cost of replacing the entire system.

* The High Cost Factors for 2019 were published through a Housing Notice—2019-08 on May 20, 2019, and the revised statutory limits were recently published in the Federal Register on January 1, 2018. The 2019 base dwelling unit amount to determine substantial rehabilitation for FHA insured loan programs has been increased from $15,000 (changed from $6,500 per unit in the 2016 MAP guide) to $15,933. This amount will change annually based upon the change in the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), along with the statutory limits or other inflation cost index published by HUD or CalHFA can utilize the approved amounts for the applicable year for both the High Cost Factor and base dwelling unit.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 21, 2020.

Reason Waived: CalHFA was approved as a Risk Share lender since 1994. It has originated $724 Million on Risk Share loans for 120 affordable housing developments with 12,120 units, and with a portfolio delinquency rate of less than 1%. CalHFA requests a waiver of two existing risk sharing requirements to meet agency's massive affordable housing needs in a post 1 4 1 4 B environment. The Department is approving your request for thirty (30) insured under the 542(c) HFA Risk Sharing Program expiring on December 31, 2023.

Contact: Patricia M. Burke, Director, Office of Multifamily Production, HTD, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-5693.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2).

Project/Activity: The Waiver of 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2), Existing Project “Equity Take-out”, that the refinancing of HFA refinance loan is permissible if the preservation is the result, with certain conditions: (1) Occupancy at least 93 percent for previous 12 months; (2) underwrite to the lower of Section 8 or market rents; (3) no equity take-outs: Risk sharing loan cannot exceed sum of existing indebtedness, cost of repairs, and transaction costs; (4) no defaults in the last 12 months of HFA loans. The waiver of 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2) would permit equity take-outs for any existing property, including both CalHFA-financed developments and those outside of CalHFA's portfolio, to be refinanced by CalHFA, where CalHFA and HUD split the risk of loss 50/50.

Nature of Requirement: The Waiver of 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2), Existing Projects “Equity Take-outs”. The waiver of 24 CFR 266.200(c)(2) would permit equity take-outs for any existing property, including both CalHFA-financed developments and those outside of CalHFA's portfolio, to be refinanced by CalHFA, where CalHFA and HUD split the risk of loss 50/50.

The regulatory waiver is subject to the following conditions:

1. The waiver is limited to thirty (30) projects and expires on December 31, 2023 ( i.e., HUD issuance of a firm approval letter by December 31, 2023).

2. Ca1HFA must elect to take 50 percent or more of the risk of loss on all transactions;

3. In accordance with 24 CFR 266.200(d), the mortgage may not exceed an amount supportable by the lower of the Section 8 or comparable unassisted rents;

4. Projects must comply with Davis-Bacon labor standards in accordance with 24 CFR 266.225;

5. Ca1HFA must comply with regulations stated in 24 CFR 266.210 for insured advances or insurance upon completion transactions;

6. Occupancy is no less than 93 percent for previous 12 months;

7. No defaults in the last 12 months of the FIFA loan to be refinanced;

8. A 20-year affordable housing deed restriction placed on title that conforms to the Section 542 (c) statutory definition;

9. A Property Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA) must be performed and funds escrowed for all necessary repairs, and reserves funded for future capital needs; and;

10. For projects subsidized by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts:

a: Owner agrees to renew HAP contract(s) for 20-year term, (subject to appropriations and statutory authorization, etc.), and b: In accordance with regulations in 24 CFR 883.306(e), and Housing Notice 2012-14—Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts of Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, if at any time Ca1HFA determines that a project's excess funds (surplus cash) after project operations, reserve requirements and permitted distributions are met, CalHFA must place the excess funds into a separate interest-bearing account. Upon renewal of a HAP Contract the excess funds can be used to reduce future HAP payments or other project operations/purposes. When the HAP Contract expires, is terminated, or any extensions are terminated, any unused funds remaining in the Residual Receipt Account at the time of the contract's termination must be returned.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 21, 2020.

Reason Waived: HUD has reviewed and approved CalHFA's underwriting guidelines as indicted in Appendix B—Multifamily Loan Underwriting Standards and Reference Manual revised on November 2018. CalHFA will meet massive affordable housing needs in post CalHFA requests a waiver of two existing risk sharing requirements to meet agency's massive affordable housing needs in a post 1 4 1 4 B environment. The Department is approving your request for thirty (30) insured under the 542(c) HFA Risk Sharing Program expiring on December 31, 2023.

Contact: Patricia M. Burke, Director, Office of Multifamily Production, HTD, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6132, Washington, DC, telephone (202) 402-5693.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 266.410(e).

Project/Activity: Rhode Island Housing, Providence, Rhode Island, no project name or number.

Nature of Requirement: The 24 CFR 266.410(e), which requires mortgages insured under the 542(c) Housing Finance Agency Risk Sharing Program to be fully amortized over the term of the mortgage. The waiver would permit Rhode Island Housing to use balloon loans that would have a minimum term of 17 years and a maximum amortization period of 40 years for the projects identified in the “Multifamily Pipeline Projects”.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 3, 2020.

Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow Rhode Island Housing's clients additional financing options to their customers and to align Rhode Island Housing business practices with industry standards. Rhode Island Housing granted an amendment of the April 12, 2018 Waiver approval of 24 CFR 266.410(e) The regulatory waiver is subject to the following conditions:

1. The waiver is limited to twelve (12) transactions and expires on December 31, 2022.

2. Rhode Island Housing must elect to take 50 percent or more of the risk of loss on all transactions;

3. Mortgages made under this waiver may have amortization periods of up to 40 years, but with a minimum term of 17 years;

4. All other requirements of 24 CFR 266.410—Mortgage Provision remain applicable. The waiver is applicable only to loans made under Rhode Island Housing's Risk Sharing Agreement;

5. In accordance with 24 CFR 266.200(d), the mortgage may not exceed an amount supportable by the lower of the Section 8 or comparable unassisted rents;

6. Projects must comply with Davis-Bacon labor standards in accordance with 24 CFR 266.225;

7. Rhode Island Housing must comply with regulations stated in 24 CFR 266.210 for insured advances or insurance upon completion transactions;

8. The loans exceeding $50 million require a separate waiver request;

9. Occupancy is no less than 93 percent for previous 12 months;

10. No defaults in the last 12 months of the HFA loan to be refinanced;

11. A 20-year affordable housing deed restriction placed on title that conforms to the Section 542(c) statutory definition;

12. A Property Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA) must be performed and funds escrowed for all necessary repairs, and reserves funded for future capital needs; and

13. For projects subsidized by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts:

i. a: Owner agrees to renew HAP contract(s) for 20-year term, (subject to appropriations and statutory authorization, etc.), and b: In accordance with regulations in 24 CFR 883.306(e), and Housing Notice 2012-14—Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts of Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, if at any time Rhode Island Housing determines that a project's excess funds (surplus cash) after project operations, reserve requirements and permitted distributions are met, Rhode Island Housing must place the excess funds into a separate interest-bearing account. Upon renewal of a HAP Contract the excess funds can be used to reduce future HAP payments or other project operations/purposes. When the HAP Contract expires, is terminated, or any extensions are terminated, any unused funds remaining in the Residual Receipt Account at the time of the contract's termination must be returned.

Contact: Patricia M. Burke, Director, Office of Multifamily Production, HTD, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6132, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5693.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 266.410(e).

Project/Activity: District of Columbia Housing Agency (DCHFA), Washington, DC, no project name or number.

Nature of Requirement: The 24 CFR 266.410(e), which requires mortgages insured under the 542(c) Housing Finance Agency Risk Sharing Program to be fully amortized over the term of the mortgage. The waiver would permit DCHFA to use balloon loans that would have a minimum term of 17 years and a maximum amortization period of 40 years for the projects identified in the “Multifamily Pipeline Projects”.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 3, 2020.

Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow DCHFA's clients additional financing options to their customers and to align DCHFA business practices with industry standards, thus furthering the creation of a preservation of affordable housing throughout Washington, DC. The regulatory waiver is subject to the following conditions:

1. This waiver is limited to the projects listed in DCHFA's “Multifamily Pipeline Projects” and expires on December 31, 2022.

2. DCHFA must elect to take 50 percent or more of the risk of loss on all transactions.

3. Mortgages made under this waiver may have amortization periods of up to 40 years, but with a minimum term of 17 years.

4. All other requirements of 24 CFR 266.410—Mortgage Provision remain applicable. The waiver is applicable only to loans made under DCHFA's Risk Sharing Agreement.

5. In accordance with 24 CFR 266.200(d), the mortgage may not exceed an amount supportable by the lower of the Section 8 or comparable unassisted rents.

6. Projects must comply with Davis-Bacon labor standards in accordance with 24 CFR 266.225.

7. DCHFA must comply with regulations stated in 24 CFR 266.210 for insured advances or insurance upon completion transactions.

8. The loans exceeding $50 million require a separate waiver request.

9. Occupancy is no less than 93 percent for previous 12 months.

10. No defaults in the last 12 months of the HFA loan to be refinanced.

11. A 20-year affordable housing deed restriction placed on title that conforms to the Section 542(c) statutory definition.

12. A Property Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA) must be performed and funds escrowed for all necessary repairs, and reserves funded for future capital needs; and

13. For projects subsidized by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts:

i. a: Owner agrees to renew HAP contract(s) for 20-year term, (subject to appropriations and statutory authorization, etc.), and b: In accordance with regulations in 24 CFR 883.306(e), and Housing Notice 2012-14—Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts of Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, if at any time DCHFA determines that a project's excess funds (surplus cash) after project operations, reserve requirements and permitted distributions are met, DCHFA must place the excess funds into a separate interest-bearing account. Upon renewal of a HAP Contract the excess funds can be used to reduce future HAP payments or other project operations/purposes. When the HAP Contract expires, is terminated, or any extensions are terminated, any unused funds remaining in the Residual Receipt Account at the time of the contract's termination must be returned.

Contact: Patricia M. Burke, Director, Office of Multifamily Production, HTD, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6132, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-5693.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 266.410(e).

Project/Activity: New York Housing Development Corporation (NYHDC), New York, New York, no project name or number.

Nature of Requirement: The 24 CFR 266.410(e), which requires mortgages insured under the 542(c) Housing Finance Agency Risk Sharing Program to be fully amortized over the term of the mortgage. The waiver would permit NYHDC to use balloon loans that would have a minimum term of 17 years and a maximum amortization period of 40 years for the projects identified in the “Multifamily Pipeline Projects”.

Granted By: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Date Granted: February 3, 2020.

Reason Waived: The waiver was granted to allow NYHDC `s clients additional financing options to their customers and to align NYHDC business practices with industry standards, thus furthering the creation of a preservation of affordable housing throughout Washington, DC.

The regulatory waiver is subject to the following conditions:

1. The waiver is limited to ten (10) transactions and expires on December 31, 2021.

2. New York City Housing Development Corporation must elect to take 50 percent or more of the risk of loss on all transactions;

3. Mortgages made under this waiver may have amortization periods of up to 40 years, but with a minimum term of 17 years;

4. All other requirements of 24 CFR 266.410—Mortgage Provision remain applicable. The waiver is applicable only to loans made under New York City Housing Development Corporation's Risk Sharing Agreement;

5. In accordance with 24 CFR 266.200(d), the mortgage may not exceed an amount supportable by the lower of the Section 8 or comparable unassisted rents;

6. Projects must comply with Davis-Bacon labor standards in accordance with 24 CFR 266.225;

7. New York City Housing Development Corporation must comply with regulations stated in 24 CFR 266.210 for insured advances or insurance upon completion transactions;

8. The loans exceeding $50 million require a separate waiver request;

9. Occupancy is no less than 93 percent for previous 12 months of the HFA loan to be refinanced;

10. No defaults in the last 12 months of the HFA loan to be refinanced;

11. A 20-year affordable housing deed restriction placed on title that conforms to the Section 542(c) statutory definition.

12. A Property Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA) must be performed and funds escrowed for all necessary repairs, and reserves funded for future capital needs; and

13. For projects subsidized by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts:

i. a: Owner agrees to renew HAP contract(s) for 20-year term, (subject to appropriations and statutory authorization, etc.), and b: In accordance with regulations in 24 CFR 883.306(e), and Housing Notice 2012-14—Use of “New Regulation” Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts Residual Receipts of Offset Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments, if at any time New York City Housing Development Corporation determines that a project's excess funds (surplus cash) after project operations, reserve requirements and permitted distributions are met, New York City Housing Development Corporation must place the excess funds into a separate interest-bearing account. Upon renewal of a HAP Contract the excess funds can be used to reduce future HAP payments or other project operations/purposes. When the HAP Contract expires, is terminated, or any extensions are terminated, any unused funds remaining in the Residual Receipt Account at the time of the contract's termination must be returned.

Contact: Patricia M. Burke, Director, Office of Multifamily Production, HTD, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 6132, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone (202) 402-5693.

For further information about the following regulatory waivers, please see the name of the contact person that immediately follows the description of the waiver granted.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 972.212(b).

Project/Activity: Housing Authority of St. Louis County (HASLC) Voluntary Conversion Application from Section 9 (public housing) to Section 8 (tenant voucher-based assistance) and a Voluntary Conversion Plan, identified as application DDAOO 10432.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 972.212(b) states that HUD will not approve a voluntary conversion plan until completion of the required environmental review under part 58 or part 50.

Granted By: R. Hunter Kurtz, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, granted this pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110, and found good cause to approve HASLC's request for the waiver noted above, thus allowing for PIH's approval of the subject Voluntary Conversion Plan and expediting the provision of tenant-based (Housing Choice Voucher) assistance for residents of the former Wellston Housing Authority public housing properties. Note that PIH did not waive the requirement in 24 CFR 972.212(b) that a Public Housing Authority (PHA) may not demolish or dispose of units or property until competition of the environmental review.

Date Granted: January 13, 2020.

Reason Waived: This will allow HASLC to request and receive Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) from HUD and begin the process of converting the units from public housing by providing relocation opportunities to the residents with Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) tenant-based assistance.

Contact: Robert E. Mulderig, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4780.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 972.218(a)-(e).

Project/Activity: Housing Authority of St. Louis County (HASLC) Voluntary Conversion Application from Section 9 (public housing) to Section 8 (tenant voucher-based assistance) and a Voluntary Conversion Plan, identified as application DDAOO 10432.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 972.218(a)-(e) requires that a PHA submit a Conversion Assessment “cost test.”

Granted By: R. Hunter Kurtz, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, granted this pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110 and Section 22(b)(3) of the 1937 Act, and found good cause to approve HASLC's request for the waiver noted above, thus allowing for PIH's approval of the subject Voluntary Conversion Plan and expediting the provision of tenant-based (Housing Choice Voucher) assistance for residents of the former Wellston Housing Authority public housing properties.

Date Granted: January 13, 2020.

Reason Waived: This will allow HASLC to request and receive Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) from HUD and begin the process of converting the units from public housing by providing relocation opportunities to the residents with Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) tenant-based assistance.

Contact: Robert E. Mulderig, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4780.

• Regulation: 24 CFR 972.227(c)(1)(i).

Project/Activity: Housing Authority of St. Louis County (HASLC) Voluntary Conversion Application from Section 9 (public housing) to Section 8 (tenant voucher-based assistance) and a Voluntary Conversion Plan, identified as application DDAOO 10432.

Nature of Requirement: 24 CFR 972.227(c)(1)(i) requires for resident consultation specifically to include an explanation of the requirements of Section 22 of the 1937 Act as they apply to residents of the properties subject to Voluntary Conversion.

Granted By: R. Hunter Kurtz, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, granted this pursuant to 24 CFR 5.110, and found good cause to approve HASLC's request for the waiver noted above, thus allowing for PIH's approval of the subject Voluntary Conversion Plan and expediting the provision of tenant-based (Housing Choice Voucher) assistance for residents of the former Wellston Housing Authority public housing properties.

Date Granted: January 13, 2020.

Reason Waived: This will allow HASLC to request and receive Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) from HUD and begin the process of converting the units from public housing by providing relocation opportunities to the residents with Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) tenant-based assistance.

Contact: Robert E. Mulderig, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-4780.

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), received an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). If the application is approved, the ITP would authorize the applicant's “take” of three threatened subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher ( Thomomys mazama pugetensis, T. m. yelmensis, and T. m. tumuli ) incidental to otherwise lawful activities during replacement, repair, and upgrades of existing utility systems in Thurston County, Washington, for a period of 5 years. The application includes a habitat conservation plan (HCP) with measures to minimize and mitigate the impacts of the taking on the above covered species, and to improve habitat for the endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas editha taylori ), which is not a covered species. We have also prepared a draft environmental action statement (EAS) for our preliminary determination that the HCP and permit decision may be eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).

Puget Sound Energy proposes to conduct maintenance, replacement, and upgrades of existing electric power and natural gas systems in Thurston County, Washington. Covered activities may include pole replacement, cable or pipe repairs, and tree pruning projects for purposes of safety and efficiency. Work may also include conversion of overhead power lines to underground power lines in existing rights-of-way, short extension of existing feeder lines, and new gas service to existing homes where the gas supply pipes already exists at the street. In some cases, project activity would occur in potential habitat for three subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher, but would not occur in critical habitat for these species. Puget Sound Energy would offset impacts to each of the covered species through the establishment and maintenance of permanent mitigation sites. Specifically, the applicant would permanently maintain suitable breeding, feeding and sheltering habitat for each of the covered species. In addition, the applicant would improve habitat for the Taylor's checkerspot butterfly at one mitigation site. However, the applicant does not anticipate any take of Taylor's checkerspot butterfly, and is not currently seeking ITP coverage for take of the Taylor's checkerspot butterfly.

The permit area includes 340,000 acres of lands in Thurston County, bounded to the west by the Black River and to the north by Interstate 5, and an area of more-preferred soils for the Mazama pocket gopher, as depicted in the HCP (Figure 3-1). The permit area encompasses lands where covered activities may occur, as well as 13 parcels of mitigation lands at 5 locations where mitigation would occur. The Service proposes to issue an ITP with a term limit of 5 years based on Puget Sound Energy's commitment to implement their proposed HCP, if permit issuance criteria are met.

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) prohibits “take” of fish and wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. Under the ESA, the term “take” means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). The term “harm,” as defined in our regulations, includes significant habitat modification or degradation that results in death or injury to listed species by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term “harass” is defined in our regulations as to carry out intentional or negligent actions that create the likelihood of injury to listed species to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral patterns, which include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3).

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA contains provisions that authorize the Service to issue permits to non-Federal entities for the take of endangered and threatened species caused by otherwise lawful activities, provided the following criteria are met: (1) The taking will be incidental; (2) the applicant will, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize and mitigate the impact of such taking; (3) the applicant will ensure that adequate funding for the plan will be provided; (4) the taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the wild; and (5) the applicant will carry out any other measures that the Service may require as being necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the plan. Regulations governing permits for endangered and threatened species are found in 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.

You may submit your comments and materials by one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES . We specifically request information, views, and suggestions from interested parties regarding our proposed Federal action, including adequacy of the HCP pursuant to the requirements for permits at 50 CFR parts 13 and 17 and adequacy of the EAS pursuant to the requirements of NEPA.

All comments and materials we receive become part of the public record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

After public review, we will evaluate the permit application, associated documents, and any comments received to determine whether the permit application meets the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the requested section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would comply with section 7 of the ESA by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the ESA on the proposed ITP action. If we determine that the project qualifies for a categorical exclusion under NEPA because neither the permit nor the permit issuance is anticipated to significantly affect the quality of the human environment, we will finalize the EAS. The final NEPA and permit determinations will not be completed until after the end of the 30-day comment period, and will fully consider all comments received during the comment period. If we determine that all requirements are met, we will issue an ITP under section 10(A)(1)(B) of the ESA to the applicant for the take of the covered species, incidental to otherwise lawful covered activities.

We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of section 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), and their implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32 and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively).

Background. — On January 23, 2018, the President, pursuant to section 203 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), issued Proclamation 9694, imposing a safeguard measure on imports of certain large residential washers and parts thereof in the form of tariff-rate quotas. The proclamation was published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2018 (83 FR 3553). The measure took effect on February 7, 2018, for a period of three years and one day, or through February 7, 2021. The President imposed the measure following receipt of a report from the Commission in December 2017 under section 202 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2252) that contained an affirmative determination, remedy recommendations, and certain additional findings (see Large Residential Washers, Inv. No. TA-201-076, USITC Publication 4745, Dec. 2017).

Based on a petition filed on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, Michigan, the Commission is instituting this investigation, pursuant to section 204(c) of the Act. The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether the action taken by the President under section 203 of the Act with respect to large residential washers, provided for in subheading 8450.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and whether there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition. For further information concerning the conduct of this investigation and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 206, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 206).

Participation in the investigation and public service list. —Persons wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11 of the Commission's rules, not later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance, and each party submitting a document for the consideration of the Commission in the course of this investigation must serve a copy of that document on all other parties in the manner provided by § 206.8 of the Commission's rules.

Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov. ) No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice.

Limited disclosure of confidential business information (CBI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and CBI service list. —Pursuant to § 206.54(e) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 206.17 of the rules, provided that the application is made not later than 21 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register . The Secretary will maintain a separate service list for those parties authorized to receive CBI under the APO.

Hearing. —The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 5, 2020. Information about the place and form of the hearing, including about how to participate in and/or view the hearing, will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html . Participating parties should check the Commission's website periodically for updates.

Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before October 27, 2020. All persons desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held on October 29, 2020, if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by §§ 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions. —Each participating party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs is October 26, 2020. Parties may also file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing and posthearing briefs. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is November 12, 2020. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written statement of information on or before November 12, 2020. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of sections 201.8, 206.7, and 206.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain CBI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6 of the Commission's rules.

The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, further explains the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.

Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, will not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 206.8 of the rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by either the public or CBI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Title: Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation).

Abstract: A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: Raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership.

This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving customer service delivery as discussed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A-11 at https://www.performance.gov/cx/a11-280.pdf.

As discussed in OMB guidance, agencies should identify their highest-impact customer journeys (using customer volume, annual program cost, and/or knowledge of customer priority as weighting factors) and select touchpoints/transactions within those journeys to collect feedback.

These results will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will also provide government-wide data on customer experience that can be displayed on www.performance.gov to help build transparency and accountability of Federal programs to the customers they serve.

As a general matter, these information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private.

NSF will only submit collections if they meet the following criteria.

• The collections are voluntary;

• The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government;

• The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies;

• Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future;

• Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained;

• Information gathered is intended to be used for general service improvement and program management purposes

• Upon agreement between OMB and the agency all or a subset of information may be released as part of A-11, Section 280 requirements only on performance.gov. Summaries of customer research and user testing activities may be included in public-facing customer journey maps or summaries.

• Additional release of data must be done coordinated with OMB.

These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency, its customers and stakeholders, and OMB as it monitors agency compliance on Section 280. These responses will inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on services will be unavailable.

Current Action: New Collection of Information.

Type of Review: New.

Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: Below is a preliminary estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this new collection. NSF will provide refined estimates of burden in subsequent notices.

Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: Approximately five types of customer experience activities such as feedback surveys, focus groups, user testing, and interviews.

Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 1 response per respondent per activity.

Annual Responses: 2,001,550.

Average Minutes per Response: 2 minutes-60 minutes, dependent upon activity.

Burden Hours: NSF requests approximately 101,125 burden hours.

Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a hFederal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0027 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0027.

• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “ Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final OMB Supporting Statement for the IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20160A392. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining supplemental documents related to each information collection are provided in the “Availability of Documents” section.

• NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.

The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact information.

If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the OMB, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, “Design Information Questionnaire—IAEA N-71 and Associated Forms N-72, N-73, N-74, N-75, N-76, N-77, N-91, N-92, N-93, N-94. ”. The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on March 20, 2020; 85 FR 16149.

1. The title of the information collection: IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms.

2. OMB approval number: 3150-0056.

3. Type of submission: Extension.

4. The form number if applicable: N/A.

5. How often the collection is required or requested: 1 time per year.

6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees of facilities on the U.S. eligible list who have been notified in writing by the NRC to submit the form.

7. The estimated number of annual responses: 2.

8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 2.

9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: 360 reporting hours.

10. Abstract: In order for the United States to fulfill its responsibilities as a participant in the U.S./International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement, the NRC must collect information from licensees about their installations and provide it to the IAEA. Licensees of facilities that appear on the U.S. eligible list and have been notified in writing by the NRC are required to complete and submit a Design Information Questionnaire (DIQ), IAEA DIQ Form to provide information concerning their installation for use by the IAEA.

The supplemental documents related to each information collections are identified in the following table and are available to interested persons in ADAMS.

The NRC has granted Exelon Generation Company, LLC's, request dated July 28, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20210M333), to withdraw its application dated September 5, 2019, as supplemented by letters dated November 6, 2019; February 21, 2020; and March 31, 2020 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML19248B085, ML19310D579, ML20052E056, and ML20091F513, respectively), for a proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-59 for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant located in Oswego County, New York.

The proposed amendment would have revised the allowable value for reactor water cleanup system primary containment isolation. The proposed amendment was noticed in the Federal Register on January 28, 2020 (85 FR 5053).

The information collection activity will gather qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with PBGC's commitment to improving service delivery. Qualitative feedback means information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but the information requests are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results generalizable to the population of interest. This feedback provides insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provides early warnings of issues with service, and focuses attention on areas where changes in PBGC's communication with the public, in training of staff, or in operations might improve the delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between PBGC and its customers and stakeholders. These collections also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management.

The solicitation of feedback targets areas such as: timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information were not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on PBGC's services would be unavailable.

PBGC only submits a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:

• The collections are voluntary;

• The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government;

• The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies;

• Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future;

• Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained;

• Information gathered will be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency;

• Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and

• Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of interest.

As noted, feedback collected under this generic clearance does not produce results generalizable to the population of interest. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Collections with such objectives require more rigorous designs that address: The target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study.

As a general matter, information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private.

The collection of information has been approved by OMB under control number 1212-0066 (expires October 31, 2020). On May 27, 2020, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 85 FR 31824) a notice informing the public of its intent to request an extension of this collection of information without modification. PBGC did not receive any comments about this collection of information. PBGC is requesting that OMB extend its approval for another three years. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Annually, over the next three years, PBGC estimates that it will conduct three activities involving about 1,630 respondents, each of whom will provide one response. The number of respondents will vary by activity: 40 for usability testing, 90 for focus groups (nine groups of ten respondents), and 1,500 for customer satisfaction surveys. PBGC estimates the annual burden of this collection of information as 635 hours: 2 hours per response for usability testing (total 80 hours); 2 hours per response for focus groups (total 180 hours); and 15 minutes per response for customer satisfaction surveys (total 375 hours). No cost burden to the public is anticipated.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection (OMB No. 3206-0235) was previously published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2020 at 85 FR 16394, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The Office of Management and Budget 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. 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.

RI 20-64, Letter Reply to Request for Information, is used by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to provide information about the amount of annuity payable after a survivor reduction, to explain the annuity reductions required to pay for the survivor benefit, and to give the beginning rate of survivor annuity. RI 20-64A, Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, is used by the CSRS to obtain a survivor benefit election from annuitants who are eligible to elect to provide survivor benefits for a former spouse. RI 20-64B, Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, is a pamphlet that provides important information to retirees under the CSRS who want to provide a survivor annuity for a former spouse.

Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: Letter Reply to Request for Information; Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election.

OMB Number: 3206-0235.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individual or Households.

Number of Respondents: 38.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes for RI 20-64A and 8 minutes for RI 20-64.

Total Burden Hours: 24 hours.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2020 at 85 FR 17370 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of OPM, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM'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.

RI 38-31 is sent in response to a notification by an individual of the loss or non-receipt of a payment from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Minor textual changes were made to request the information needed to enable OPM to trace and/or reissue payment. Missing payments may also be reported to OPM by a telephone call.

Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: We Need Information about Your Missing Payment.

OMB: 3206-0187.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Number of Respondents: 8,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 1,333 hours.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106) OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2020 at Volume 85 FR 16389 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of OPM, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM'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.

RI 98-7 is used by OPM to verify receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits, to lessen or avoid overpayment to Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) disability retirees. It notifies the annuitant of the responsibility to notify OPM if SSA awards disability benefits and the subsequent overpayment that will occur with the receipt of both benefits.

Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: We Need Important Information about Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits.

OMB Number: 3206-0216.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Number of Respondents: 4,300.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 358.