HUD has specified that it only intends to use the data obtained from these surveys to provide anecdotal and/or qualitative information regarding the Section 3 Business Registry Pilot program and will make this clear in any reports using these data.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2013
6 Months From Approved
165
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165
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The information collected from the surveys will enale the Department to determine the feasibility of expecting of expanding the Section 3 Business Registry Pilot Program. The surveys wills assist the Department with evaluating the effectiveness of the registry for increasing the award of contracts to Section 3 business and for improving the capacity of covered recipients to meet Section 3 requirements at 24 CFR part 135.
Emergency approval will allow HUD to collect data from Section 3 business and HUD funding recipients that will be used to make policy decisions regarding the feasibility of implementing a national Section 3 Business Registry. If the Department is required to obtain PRA approval through the traditional process we will be unable to assess the Section 3 Business Registry during the limited duration of the pilot program. This emergency review wil also enable HUD to ensure that recipients of covered HUD funding have all capacity to meet the regulatory requirements of Section 3 and enhance our overall enforements efforts.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.