For HUD to be successful in its mission, input from HUD customers and interested members of the public is essential. Such feedback takes many forms, including the solicitation of public comments through Federal Register notices, but also through surveys directly sent to HUD customers designed to gauge satisfaction with services and products offered by HUD. This generic clearance is designed to elicit input on possible new HUD products or services that may be helpful to HUD customers. An example of these types of services or products are the services offered by the National Resource Network that were initially determined best suited for cities with populations of 40,000 or more, and having, among other criteria, an annual average unemployment rate of 9 percent or more.
1 For the information collection topics listed, HUD estimates no more than 1,000 respondents annually would have an interest in the information solicited on all of these topics. These topics would generally be grouped together not as separate inquiries.
2 When HUD undertakes such a solicitation, only one response would be necessary.
3 Although HUD estimates the potential interest of 1,000 respondents, HUD anticipates that only 100 of the potential 1,000 would respond to the solicitation.
4 Since HUD contemplates grouping topics of interest for one solicitation, the estimated burden hour would not be more than 1 hour per solicitation.
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.