[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48913-48914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7084-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 3 
Utilization Tools--HUD Form 4737, A-D; OMB Control No.: 2501-0040

AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Amanda Herrmann Vasquez, Office of Field Policy 
and Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 300 Pearl 
Street, Suite Room 301, Buffalo, NY 14202 or the number (202-402-6601) 
this is not a toll free number or email at 
[email protected] or a copy of the proposed forms or 
other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Paperwork Reduction Act 
Compliance Officer, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 
email at [email protected], 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals 
who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or 
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an 
accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Anna Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the

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burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; 
including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Collection: Section 3 Utilization Tools.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0040.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for a new collection to provide a voluntary sample tool for 
Section 3 related entities, to document the Section 3 labor hours for 
Section 3 workers and Section 3 Business concerns participating in 
housing and community development programs with HUD funding. This 
collection is reflective of the changes to the Section 3 regulation, 
published in the Federal Register 9/29/2020. The completion and 
submission of this Section 3 Utilization Plan meets the provisions of 
Section 3 found in 24 CFR part 75, which is the current regulation 
published pursuant to requirements in 12 U.S.C. 1701u, for the entities 
identified within this plan. Grantees of HUD funded projects can use 
this as a sample tool to document their Section 3 labor hours. This 
collection is not a requirement but is to be used as a sample if 
employers do not already have a process in place to document Section 3 
labor hours. The Section 3 regulation requires each recipient to 
maintain adequate records demonstrating compliance with the regulation. 
(24 CFR 75.33(a)).
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Forms 4737, 4737 A-D.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                          Number of    Frequency    Responses    Burden hour   Annual burden   Hourly cost
                 Information collection                  respondents  of response   per annum   per response       hours      per response   Annual cost
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HUD Form 4737 Section 3 Utilization Tracker: Business       2,500.00            1     2,500.00             5       12,500.00        $38.55   $481,875.00
 Labor Hours...........................................
HUD Form 4737A Section 3 Utilization Tracker: Section 3     2,500.00            1     2,500.00             5       12,500.00         38.55    481,875.00
 Labor Hours...........................................
HUD Form 4737B Section 3 Sample Utilization Tool: PHA       2,500.00            1     2,500.00           1.5        3,750.00         38.55    144,562.50
 Financial Assistance..................................
HUD Form 4737C HUD Section 3 Sample Utilization Tool:       2,500.00            1     2,500.00           1.5        3,750.00         38.55    144,562.50
 Section 3 Projects with HCD Funding...................
HUD Form 4737D  HUD Funding Tracker for Section 3......     2,500.00            1     2,500.00             3        7,500.00         38.55    289,125.00
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    Total..............................................    12,500.00  ...........  ...........            16       40,000.00  ............  1,542,000.00
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    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as amended.

Christopher D. Taylor,
National Director, Office of Field Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-12634 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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