PART A - JUSTIFICATION
Information Collection: Section 3 Business Registry Self-Certification Application
A1. Circumstances Making Information Collection Necessary
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be implementing a six month pilot program where the agency will be maintaining a registry of businesses that have self-certified their status as Section businesses. The Section 3 business pilot registry will be implemented in five metropolitan areas: Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA; Miami, FL; and Detroit, MI. This pilot registry will facilitate the award of contracts and subcontracts to eligible firms in compliance with the Section 3 regulation at 24 CFR Part 135.
A2. How and By Whom the Data will be Used
The Section 3 Business Registry will collect public business contact information from eligible Section 3 businesses and compile it into a database of self-certified firms which will be used by State and local governments, Public Housing Authorities, developers, and other entities when covered contracting opportunities are available.
This pilot business registry will enable recipients of Section 3 covered HUD financial assistance to meet their regulatory obligations by ensuring that contracting opportunities are provided to local firms that are either owned by low- or very-low-income persons or substantially employ them.
Modifications to existing application submission and or reporting requirements include:
There are no modifications to existing application submissions or reporting requirements.
A3. The Extent of the Collection of Information Involving the Use of Automated, Electronic, or Other Forms of Information Technological
The Section 3 Business Registry self-certification application and database are electronic documents, which will be maintained on HUD’s Section 3 webpage.
A4. Efforts to Identify Duplication
There is no duplication of information. While the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Veteran’s Administration (VA) maintain similar databases, neither of these agencies maintain a registry of self-certified Section 3 Businesses.
A5. Efforts to Minimize the Burden on Small Entities
This collection does not impose a significant burden on Small Entities. Careful measures were taken to streamline the application to eliminate such risks.
A6. Consequences of Less Frequent Data Collection
The Department is implementing the Section 3 Business Registry in an effort to provide recipients of covered HUD assistance with a valuable tool to facilitate their compliance with the regulatory requirements of Section 3. The Department anticipates that having this registry will enable grantees to identify Section 3 firms that have self-certified their eligiblity to receive covered contracts; thereby, ultimately increasing their overall compliance with the regulation.
A7. Circumstances Requiring Deviation from Guidelines of 5 CFR 1320.6
There are no circumstances requiring deviation from 5 CFR 1320.6.
A8. Federal Register Publication
This information is collected in a manner consistent with guidelines of 5 CFR 1320.8(d). The agency Notice announcing this collection of information appeared in the Federal Register on January 20, 2011 (Vol. 76. No. 13). Requests for additional information were received, but no substantive comments were submitted.
A9. Incentive Payments and Gifts
This information collection does not involve any payments or gifts to respondents.
A10. Arrangements and Assurances Regarding Confidentiality
The Section 3 Business Registry application does not request any confidential information from eligible businesses.
Al1. Sensitive Questions
This information collection does not request information of a sensitive nature. The Section 3 Business Registry will compile public (non-confidential) business information for eligible businesses into a database to be used by State and local governments, public Housing Authorities, developers and other entities when covered contracting opportunities are available for Section 3 businesses. Specifically, the Section 3 Business Registry application will request the following information:
Business Name
Business Address
Business Telephone Number
Business Point of Contact
Business Email Address
Business Web Address
Identification of Business Specialty/Services Provided
Self-Certification of Section 3 Business Status
Al2. Estimate of Recordkeeping and Reporting Hour Burden on Respondents
|
Number of Respondents |
Frequency of Use |
Hours/ Response |
Burden Hours |
Application Submission |
1,000 |
1 |
1 |
1,000 |
The number of respondents is an estimate based upon the possible universe of eligible Section 3 businesses in each of the five pilot locations.
It is estimated that each application for the Section 3 Business Registry will take less than one hour to complete. These applications will be submitted one time during the pilot program. Reapplication procedures will be determined after the end of the six-month pilot program.
Total costs were calculated (rounded to the nearest dollar): Total Burden Hours (1,000) x Construction Manager Hourly Rate ($28.34) = $28,340.
A13. Estimate of Recordkeeping and Reporting Cost Burden on Respondents
This information collection does not result in any additional cost burden to respondents.
A14. Estimated Cost to the Federal Government
There will not be any additional cost to the Federal Government as a result of this information collection beyond the usual personnel costs to verify applications and monitor outcomes from the pilot program.
A15. Reasons for Change in Burden
The proposed information collection is new and does not propose changes to any existing information collection.
A16. Plans for Tabulation, Analysis, and Publication
The Department will publish public business information for Section 3 businesses in its database that will be posted on HUD’s Section 3 webpage. This information will allow State and local governments, Public Housing Authorities, developers, and others to contact self-certified Section 3 businesses when covered contracting opportunities are available.
A17. Reasons for Not Displaying the OMB Expiration Date
This information collection is not seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the information collection.
A18. Exceptions
There are no exceptions to the certification statement identified in Item 19 of OMB Form 83-1.
PART B - EMPLOYMENT OF STATISTICAL METHODS
This information collection does not employ statistical methods.
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| File Title | SUPPORTING STATEMENT for PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSIONS |
| Author | Michael X. Torreyson |
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| File Created | 2021-01-31 |