[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9742-9743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03593]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-11]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 3 
Business Self-Certification Application

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: March 26, 2015.

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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 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on August 
22, 2014 at 79 FR 49790.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Section 3 Business Self-
Certification Application.
    OMB Approval Number: 2529-0052.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected from the Section 3 Business Registry Application 
allows HUD and recipients of covered HUD funding to identify Section 3 
Businesses in local communities. The overriding purpose of this 
information collection is to increase the capacity of recipients of 
covered HUD assistance (i.e., units of State and local government, 
Public Housing Authorities, and non-profits), and their developers and 
contractors, by making it easier to notify Section 3 businesses about 
local HUD-funded contracting opportunities in fulfillment of the 
regulatory requirements set forth at 24 CFR part 135. Information 
collected from the Section 3 Business Registry Application will be 
posted in a database of Section 3 Businesses which will be posted on 
HUD's Web page. Agencies that receive covered HUD funding will be 
encouraged to use the registry database to notify Section 3 Businesses 
about the availability of local contracting opportunities.
    Respondents: Businesses that are either owned by, or substantially 
employ, low- or very low-income persons; developers; contractors; 
Public Housing Agencies; State and local governments; and the general 
public.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: .33(20 minutes).
    Total Estimated Burdens: 699.

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: February 12, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03593 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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