[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72192-72193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28621]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-102]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Survey 
Questions for Small Contractor Marketplace

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the

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information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 29, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Survey Form for Small Contractor 
Initiative.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Survey collection form for the Small Contractor Initiative. HUD is 
partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and 
BusinessUSA to promote the HUD Small Contractor Initiative through the 
BusinessUSA FBOpen Web site. The Web site will be used by HUD and other 
federal agencies to notify small contractors for bid opportunities 
nationwide in one place online. Surveys will be collected from grantees 
in the BusinessUSA online system and follow-up user surveys for 
different user groups such as HUD grantees, contracting companies, 
lenders, surety bond agents, and business counseling organizations.
    Respondents: (i.e. affected public): State, local, and tribal 
governments. HUD grantees, contracting companies, lenders, surety bond 
agents, and business counseling organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20,000.
    Frequency of Response: 4.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 20,000.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Survey Form.............................           5,000               4          20,000               1          20,000              $0              $0
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    Total...............................           5,000               4          20,000               1          20,000               0               0
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: November 28, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-28621 Filed 12-4-14; 8:45 am]
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