80_FR_18496 80 FR 18431 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Unmanned Aircraft System Demonstration for Support of Coast Guard Missions in the Arctic

80 FR 18431 - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Unmanned Aircraft System Demonstration for Support of Coast Guard Missions in the Arctic

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

Page Range18431-18433
FR Document2015-07848

The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Conoco Phillips Company (COP) to evaluate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capabilities, benefits, risks and technical limitations of operating UAS from land and/or off a Coast Guard Cutter in a maritime environment. The Coast Guard will conduct flight testing and evaluation of UASs under a wide variety of simulated but realistic and relevant real-world maritime operational scenarios, such as ice operations, marine environmental monitoring, marine safety, search and rescue, and potentially other Coast Guard mission sets. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with COP, the agency solicits public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration for similar CRADAs.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0197]


Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Unmanned Aircraft 
System Demonstration for Support of Coast Guard Missions in the Arctic

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a 
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Conoco 
Phillips Company (COP) to evaluate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) 
capabilities, benefits, risks and technical limitations of operating 
UAS from land and/or off a Coast Guard Cutter in a maritime 
environment. The Coast Guard will conduct flight testing and evaluation 
of UASs under a wide variety of simulated but realistic and relevant 
real-world maritime operational scenarios, such as ice operations, 
marine environmental monitoring, marine safety, search and rescue, and 
potentially other Coast Guard mission sets. While the Coast Guard is 
currently considering partnering with COP, the agency solicits public 
comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in 
the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard also invites other 
potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and 
capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to 
consider submitting proposals for consideration for similar CRADAs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or 
before April 20, 2015.
    Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must reach the Coast 
Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) on or before April 27, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION for more information on public comments.
     Online--http://www.regulations.gov following Web site 
instructions.

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     Fax--202-493-2251.
     Mail or hand deliver--Docket Management Facility (M-30), 
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hours 
for hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays (telephone 202-366-9329).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, 
Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and 
Development Center (RDC), 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, 
telephone 860-271-2815, email [email protected]. If you have 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl 
Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, 
toll free 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on this 
notice. All comments received will be posted, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have 
provided.
    Do not submit detailed proposals for future CRADAs to the Docket 
Management Facility. Instead, submit them directly to the Coast Guard 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Comments should be marked with docket number USCG-2015-0197 and 
should provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You 
should provide personal contact information so that we can contact you 
if we have questions regarding your comments; but please note that all 
comments will be posted to the online docket without change and that 
any personal information you include can be searchable online (see the 
Federal Register Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets, 73 FR 
3316, Jan. 17, 2008).
    Mailed or hand-delivered comments should be in an unbound 8\1/2\ x 
11 inch format suitable for reproduction. The Docket Management 
Facility will acknowledge receipt of mailed comments if you enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope with your submission.
    Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in 
our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by 
following the Web site's instructions. You can also view the docket at 
the Docket Management Facility (see the mailing address under 
ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

Discussion

    CRADAs are authorized under 15 U.S.C. 3710(a).\1\ A CRADA promotes 
the transfer of technology to the private sector for commercial use, as 
well as specified research or development efforts that are consistent 
with the mission of the Federal parties to the CRADA. The Federal party 
or parties agree with one or more non-Federal parties to share research 
resources, but the Federal party does not contribute funding.
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    \1\ The statute confers this authority on the head of each 
Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS's authority is delegated to the 
Coast Guard and other DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation 
No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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    CRADAs are not procurement contracts. Care is taken to ensure that 
CRADAs are not used to circumvent the contracting process. CRADAs have 
a specific purpose and should not be confused with other types of 
agreements such as procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative 
agreements.
    Under the proposed CRADA, the Coast Guard would collaborate with 
one non-Federal participant. Together, the RDC and the non-Federal 
participant would identify and investigate the potential of the UAS to 
contribute to the Coast Guard's mission effectiveness and determine the 
utility of the UAS to support Coast Guard operations and assets at sea.
    The RDC, with the non-Federal participant, will develop a 
demonstration test plan and evaluate the UAS using quantitative and 
qualitative measures under a wide variety of simulated but realistic 
and relevant real-world maritime operational scenarios The 
demonstration would be conducted both on land and/or on a cutter 
operating in an Arctic maritime environment over a period of 
approximately 14 days.
    We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the 
proposed CRADA will include the following:
    (1) Develop the demonstration test plan to be executed;
    (2) Provide the cutter that the system will be installed on;
    (3) Determine the electromagnetic compatibility of the system on 
the cutter to determine if safe flight operations can be accomplished;
    (4) Conduct a Privacy Threshold Analysis as required for the 
demonstration to be conducted;
    (5) Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment as required for the 
demonstration to be conducted;
    (6) Coordinate spectrum approval for the system to be used
    (7) Develop, route, and receive an ``interim authority to test'' 
approval, authorizing the installation of the system onboard the 
cutter;
    (8) Develop the interface control document, engineering change 
proposal, and technical data package as required to install the system 
onboard the cutter;
    (9) Coordinate and receive interim flight clearance for the 
demonstration to be executed;
    (10) Provide airspace coordination and de-confliction for execution 
of the demonstration test plan;
    (11) Develop the communications plan to be used for the 
demonstration;
    (12) Analyze demonstration test plan data in accordance with the 
CRADA demonstration test plan; and
    (13) Develop the demonstration final report, which will document 
the methodologies, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of this 
CRADA work.
    We anticipate that the non-Federal participants' contributions 
under the proposed CRADA will include the following:
    (1) Provide UAS equipment, including air vehicles, land based 
ground control stations, forward eyes for the cutter, and all other 
equipment required to conduct the demonstration as described in the 
demonstration test plan;
    (2) Provide operators for UAS equipment;
    (3) Provide UAS technical data;
    (4) Provide shipping for all UAS equipment to and from the cutter 
and other appropriate locations to be used under the CRADA;
    (5) Install and remove the system and all UAS equipment from the 
cutter;
    (6) Provide an approved certificate of authorization from the 
Federal Aviation Administration for the UAS equipment; and
    (7) Required travel, associated personnel, and other expenses.
    The Coast Guard reserves the right to select for CRADA participants 
all, some, or no proposals submitted for this CRADA. The Coast Guard 
will provide no funding for reimbursement of proposal development 
costs. Proposals and any other material submitted in response to this 
notice will not be returned. Proposals submitted are expected to be 
unclassified and have no more than five single-sided pages (excluding 
cover page, DD 1494, JF-12, etc.). The Coast Guard will select 
proposals at its sole discretion on the basis of:

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    (1) How well they communicate an understanding of, and ability to 
meet, the proposed CRADA's goal; and
    (2) How well they address the following criteria:
    (a) Technical capability to support the non-Federal party 
contributions described; and
    (b) Resources available for supporting the non-Federal party 
contributions described.
    Currently, the Coast Guard is considering COP for participation in 
this CRADA. This consideration is based on the fact that COP has 
demonstrated its ability to operate UAS in an Arctic maritime 
environment, and its UAS's widespread use throughout the Department of 
Defense. However, we do not wish to exclude other viable participants 
from this or future similar CRADAs.
    This is a technology demonstration effort. Since the goal of this 
CRADA is to identify and investigate the potential of the UAS to 
contribute to Coast Guard mission effectiveness in an Arctic maritime 
environment, non-Federal CRADA participants will not be excluded from 
any future Coast Guard procurements based solely on their participation 
in this CRADA. Special consideration will be given to small business 
firms/consortia, and preference will be given to business units located 
in the U.S.
    This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: March 20, 2015.
Captain Dennis C. Evans, USCG,
Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-07848 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 18431 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Dated: March 31, 2015. SECURITY www.regulations.gov. Follow the Brad Kieserman, instructions for submitting comments. Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Federal Emergency Management Insurance, Federal Emergency Management • Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Agency Agency. Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C [Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0006] [FR Doc. 2015–07807 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC BILLING CODE 9111–47–P 20472–3100. Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Instructions: All submissions received Implementing Floodplain Management, must include the docket ID FEMA– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND as Revised Through the Federal Flood 2015–0006. Comments received will be SECURITY Risk Management Standard posted without alteration at http:// www.regulations.gov, including any Coast Guard AGENCY: Federal Emergency personal information provided. [Docket No. USCG–2015–0197] Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. Docket: For access to the docket to Cooperative Research and read comments received, go to http:// Development Agreement: Unmanned SUMMARY: This notice is to announce a www.regulations.gov, and search for the public meeting to solicit public input on Aircraft System Demonstration for Docket ID FEMA–2015–0006. Support of Coast Guard Missions in the proposed ‘‘Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Arctic Floodplain Management.’’ Bradley Garner, 202–646–3901 or Coast Guard, DHS. AGENCY: DATES: The public meeting will be held FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov. Mailing Notice of intent; request for ACTION: in Dallas, TX on April 7, 2015, from Address: FFRMS, 1800 South Bell comments. 9:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) to 11:30 Street, Room 627, Arlington, VA 20598– a.m. Central Time (CT). 3030. The Web site is https://www.fema. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be gov/federal-flood-risk-management- its intent to enter into a Cooperative held in Dallas, TX, at Center for standard-ffrms. Research and Development Agreement Community Cooperation, Room 100 Oak (CRADA) with Conoco Phillips SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Company (COP) to evaluate unmanned Corner, 2900 Live Oak Street, Dallas, TX January 30, 2015, the President signed 75204. aircraft system (UAS) capabilities, E.O. 13690, directing FEMA, on behalf benefits, risks and technical limitations For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities of the Mitigation Framework Leadership of operating UAS from land and/or off or to request special assistance at the Group, to publish for public comment a Coast Guard Cutter in a maritime meeting, please contact the person listed draft revised Floodplain Management environment. The Coast Guard will in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Guidelines to provide guidance to conduct flight testing and evaluation of CONTACT section by April 6. agencies on the implementation of E.O. UASs under a wide variety of simulated Due to space constraints of the 11988, as amended, consistent with a but realistic and relevant real-world facility, seating will be limited to 140 new Federal Flood Risk Management maritime operational scenarios, such as participants for the meeting. To reserve Standard. These draft revised ice operations, marine environmental a seat in advance for this meeting, Guidelines were developed by the monitoring, marine safety, search and please provide a request via email or Mitigation Framework Leadership rescue, and potentially other Coast mail with the contact information of the Group in consultation with the Federal Guard mission sets. While the Coast participant (including name, mailing Interagency Floodplain Management Guard is currently considering address, and email address), the Task Force. FEMA is publishing this partnering with COP, the agency solicits meeting(s) to be attended, and include Notice on behalf of the Mitigation public comment on the possible nature the subject/attention line (or on the Framework Leadership Group, which is of and participation of other parties in envelope if by mail): Reservation chaired by FEMA, to solicit and the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Request for FFRMS Meeting. Advance consider public input on the draft Coast Guard also invites other potential reservations are preferred three (3) non-Federal participants, who have the revised Guidelines at a public meeting. business days prior to the meeting to interest and capability to bring similar ensure processing, but will be accepted Background information about these contributions to this type of research, to until seating capacity is reached. topics is available on the FFRMS Web consider submitting proposals for Unregistered participants will be site at https://www.fema.gov/federal- consideration for similar CRADAs. accepted after all participants with flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms DATES: Comments must be submitted to reservations have been accommodated or in the docket for this Notice at the online docket via http:// and will be admitted on a first-come, www.regulations.gov Docket ID FEMA– www.regulations.gov, or reach the first-serve basis, provided the person 2015–0006. Docket Management Facility, on or capacity is not exceeded. To submit The meeting is exempt from the before April 20, 2015. reservations, please email: FEMA- Federal Advisory Committee Act Synopses of proposals regarding FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov or send by mail (FACA), as the Mitigation Framework future CRADAs must reach the Coast to the address listed in the FOR FURTHER Guard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Leadership Group is an tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES INFORMATION CONTACT caption. CONTACT) on or before April 27, 2015. intergovernmental committee and falls To facilitate public participation, ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one under the intergovernmental committee members of the public are invited to of the listed methods, and see exception to FACA, 41 CFR 102–3.40(g). provide written comments on the issues SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION for more to be considered at the public meeting. Authority: E.O. 11988, as amended; E.O. information on public comments. Comments may be submitted by one of 13690. • Online—http://www.regulations.gov the following methods: following Web site instructions. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Apr 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

18432 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices • Fax—202–493–2251. You can also view the docket at the (5) Conduct a Privacy Impact • Mail or hand deliver—Docket Docket Management Facility (see the Assessment as required for the Management Facility (M–30), U.S. mailing address under ADDRESSES) demonstration to be conducted; Department of Transportation, West between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday (6) Coordinate spectrum approval for Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, through Friday, except Federal holidays. the system to be used 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., (7) Develop, route, and receive an Discussion ‘‘interim authority to test’’ approval, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Hours for hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., CRADAs are authorized under 15 authorizing the installation of the Monday through Friday, except Federal U.S.C. 3710(a).1 A CRADA promotes the system onboard the cutter; holidays (telephone 202–366–9329). transfer of technology to the private (8) Develop the interface control sector for commercial use, as well as document, engineering change proposal, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If specified research or development and technical data package as required you have questions on this notice or efforts that are consistent with the to install the system onboard the cutter; wish to submit proposals for future (9) Coordinate and receive interim CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, mission of the Federal parties to the CRADA. The Federal party or parties flight clearance for the demonstration to Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. be executed; Coast Guard Research and Development agree with one or more non-Federal parties to share research resources, but (10) Provide airspace coordination Center (RDC), 1 Chelsea Street, New and de-confliction for execution of the London, CT 06320, telephone 860–271– the Federal party does not contribute funding. demonstration test plan; 2815, email Keely.J.Higbie@uscg.mil. If (11) Develop the communications you have questions on viewing or CRADAs are not procurement plan to be used for the demonstration; submitting material to the docket, call contracts. Care is taken to ensure that (12) Analyze demonstration test plan Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, CRADAs are not used to circumvent the data in accordance with the CRADA Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– contracting process. CRADAs have a demonstration test plan; and 9826, toll free 1–800–647–5527. specific purpose and should not be (13) Develop the demonstration final confused with other types of agreements report, which will document the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: such as procurement contracts, grants, methodologies, findings, conclusions, Public Participation and Request for and cooperative agreements. and recommendations of this CRADA Comments Under the proposed CRADA, the work. We encourage you to submit Coast Guard would collaborate with one We anticipate that the non-Federal comments and related material on this non-Federal participant. Together, the participants’ contributions under the notice. All comments received will be RDC and the non-Federal participant proposed CRADA will include the posted, without change, to http:// would identify and investigate the following: www.regulations.gov and will include potential of the UAS to contribute to the (1) Provide UAS equipment, any personal information you have Coast Guard’s mission effectiveness and including air vehicles, land based provided. determine the utility of the UAS to ground control stations, forward eyes for Do not submit detailed proposals for support Coast Guard operations and the cutter, and all other equipment future CRADAs to the Docket assets at sea. required to conduct the demonstration Management Facility. Instead, submit The RDC, with the non-Federal as described in the demonstration test them directly to the Coast Guard (see participant, will develop a plan; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). demonstration test plan and evaluate (2) Provide operators for UAS Comments should be marked with the UAS using quantitative and equipment; qualitative measures under a wide (3) Provide UAS technical data; docket number USCG–2015–0197 and (4) Provide shipping for all UAS should provide a reason for each variety of simulated but realistic and relevant real-world maritime equipment to and from the cutter and suggestion or recommendation. You other appropriate locations to be used should provide personal contact operational scenarios The demonstration would be conducted both under the CRADA; information so that we can contact you (5) Install and remove the system and if we have questions regarding your on land and/or on a cutter operating in an Arctic maritime environment over a all UAS equipment from the cutter; comments; but please note that all (6) Provide an approved certificate of comments will be posted to the online period of approximately 14 days. authorization from the Federal Aviation docket without change and that any We anticipate that the Coast Guard’s Administration for the UAS equipment; personal information you include can be contributions under the proposed and searchable online (see the Federal CRADA will include the following: (7) Required travel, associated Register Privacy Act notice regarding (1) Develop the demonstration test personnel, and other expenses. our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, plan to be executed; The Coast Guard reserves the right to 2008). (2) Provide the cutter that the system select for CRADA participants all, some, Mailed or hand-delivered comments will be installed on; or no proposals submitted for this should be in an unbound 81⁄2 x 11 inch (3) Determine the electromagnetic CRADA. The Coast Guard will provide format suitable for reproduction. The compatibility of the system on the cutter no funding for reimbursement of Docket Management Facility will to determine if safe flight operations can proposal development costs. Proposals acknowledge receipt of mailed be accomplished; and any other material submitted in comments if you enclose a stamped, (4) Conduct a Privacy Threshold response to this notice will not be Analysis as required for the tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES self-addressed postcard or envelope returned. Proposals submitted are with your submission. demonstration to be conducted; expected to be unclassified and have no Documents mentioned in this notice, more than five single-sided pages 1 The statute confers this authority on the head of and all public comments, are in our (excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF–12, each Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS’s online docket at http:// authority is delegated to the Coast Guard and other etc.). The Coast Guard will select www.regulations.gov and can be viewed DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation proposals at its sole discretion on the by following the Web site’s instructions. No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34. basis of: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Apr 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 18433 (1) How well they communicate an Housing and Urban Development, 451 penalty in the amount of $10,500 and understanding of, and ability to meet, 7th Street SW., Room B–133/3150, indemnify the Department for the life of the proposed CRADA’s goal; and Washington, DC, 20410–8000; telephone the loan on three (3) HUD/FHA insured (2) How well they address the (202) 708–2224 (this is not a toll-free loans. following criteria: number). Persons with hearing or Cause: The Board took this action (a) Technical capability to support the speech impairments may access this based on the following violations of non-Federal party contributions number through TTY by calling the toll- HUD/FHA requirements alleged by described; and free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– HUD: AFMS violated HUD/FHA’s (b) Resources available for supporting 8339. underwriting requirements when it the non-Federal party contributions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section approved a mortgage whose term described. 202(c)(5) of the National Housing Act exceeded the maximum length Currently, the Coast Guard is (12 U.S.C. 1708(c)(5)) requires that HUD permitted by HUD; approved a mortgage considering COP for participation in ‘‘publish a description of and the cause for a borrower with unstable income; this CRADA. This consideration is for administrative action against a HUD- and approved a mortgage with debt-to- based on the fact that COP has approved mortgagee’’ by the income ratios which exceeded HUD demonstrated its ability to operate UAS Department’s Mortgagee Review Board guidelines without acceptable in an Arctic maritime environment, and (‘‘Board’’). In compliance with the compensating factors. its UAS’s widespread use throughout requirements of Section 202(c)(5), this the Department of Defense. However, 3. First Residential Mortgage Services notice advises of actions that have been Corporation, Englewood Cliffs, NJ we do not wish to exclude other viable taken by the Board in its meetings from participants from this or future similar [Docket No. 13–1339–MR] October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014. CRADAs. Action: On January 14, 2014 the Board This is a technology demonstration I. Civil Money Penalties, Withdrawals issued a Notice of Administrative effort. Since the goal of this CRADA is of FHA Approval, Suspensions, Action withdrawing the FHA approval to identify and investigate the potential Probations, Reprimands, and of First Residential Mortgage Services of the UAS to contribute to Coast Guard Administrative Payments Corporation (‘‘FRMSC’’) for a period of mission effectiveness in an Arctic five (5) years. 1. Affiliated Funding Corporation, Santa maritime environment, non-Federal Cause: The Board took this action Ana, CA [Docket No. 14–1550–MR] CRADA participants will not be based on the following violations of excluded from any future Coast Guard Action: On November 6, 2014, the HUD/FHA requirements alleged by procurements based solely on their Board issued a Notice of Administrative HUD: FRMSC (a) violated the terms of participation in this CRADA. Special Action permanently withdrawing the two repayment plans in accordance consideration will be given to small FHA approval of Affiliated Funding with FRMSC’s indemnification business firms/consortia, and preference Corporation (‘‘AFC’’). agreements with HUD; and (b) failed to will be given to business units located Cause: The Board took this action adequately document the source of in the U.S. based on the following violations of funds used for a down payment, for This notice is issued under the HUD/FHA requirements alleged by closing costs, or for the payment of authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). HUD: AFC failed to notify HUD in outstanding liabilities in connection accordance with HUD/FHA with thirteen (13) FHA insured loans. Dated: March 20, 2015. requirements that it had ceased business Captain Dennis C. Evans, USCG, operations and its license was revoked 4. Gateway Bank Mortgage, Inc., Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard by the State of California Department of Raleigh, NC [Docket No. 13–1545–MR] Research and Development Center. Corporations; failed to comply with Action: On July 3, 2014, the Board [FR Doc. 2015–07848 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] HUD’s annual recertification entered into a Settlement Agreement BILLING CODE 9110–04–P requirements by failing to timely submit with Gateway Bank Mortgage, Inc. audited financial statements for fiscal (‘‘GBM’’) that required GBM, without year December 31, 2012; failed to admitting fault or liability, to pay a civil DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND properly underwrite FHA insured loans money penalty in the amount of $98,500 URBAN DEVELOPMENT in accordance with HUD/FHA and to indemnify HUD with respect to [Docket No. FR–5864–N–01] requirements in analyzing borrower four (4) FHA loans for any loss resulting liabilities, and documenting borrowers’ from a default occurring within five (5) Mortgagee Review Board: incomes and gift funds; failed to comply years from the date of endorsement. Administrative Actions with HUD/FHA’s property flipping Cause: The Board took this action requirements; failed to ensure an FHA based on the following violations of AGENCY: Office of the Assistant insured loan was not used as an HUD/FHA requirements alleged by Secretary for Housing–Federal Housing investment; failed to resolve Automated HUD: GBM (a) failed to comply with Commissioner, HUD. Underwriting System findings and HUD’s Quality Control requirements; (b) ACTION: Notice. issues relating to appraisal reports; and failed to conduct pre-endorsement failed to refund the unused Upfront reviews for Lender Insured loans; (c) SUMMARY: In compliance with Section Mortgage Insurance Premiums to a failed to retain documentation in loan 202(c)(5) of the National Housing Act, borrower. files; and (d) failed to properly verify this notice advises of the cause and and document gift funds. description of administrative actions 2. American Fidelity Mortgage Services, tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES taken by HUD’s Mortgagee Review Inc., Lisle, IL [Docket No. 14–1556–MR] 5. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, Iselin, NJ Board against HUD-approved Action: On November 14, 2014, the [Docket No. 13–1540–MR] mortgagees. Board entered into a settlement Action: On January 31, 2014, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: agreement with American Fidelity Board voted to provide an Nancy A. Murray, Secretary to the Mortgage Services, Inc. (‘‘AFMS’’) that administrative release as part of a Mortgagee Review Board, Department of required AFMS to pay a civil money settlement agreement between JP VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Apr 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice of intent; request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted to the online docket via http:// www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or before April 20, 2015.
ContactIf you have questions on this notice or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact LT Keely Higbie, Project Official, Surface Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone 860-271-2815, email [email protected] If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, toll free 1-800-647-5527.
FR Citation80 FR 18431 
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