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 Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5752-N-102]
 AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
 ACTION: Notice.
 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:*
                         January 5, 2015.
 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: 
                        *OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov*.
 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 
                        *ColettePollard@hud.gov*
                         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 
                    ( print page 72193)
                    information collection for a period of 60 days was published on September 29, 2014. A. Overview of Information Collection *Title of Information Collection:*
                     Survey Form for Small Contractor Initiative. *OMB Approval Number:*
                     2506—New. *Type of Request:*
                     New collection. *Form Number:*
                     N/A. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*
                     Survey collection form for the Small Contractor Initiative. HUD is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and BusinessUSA to promote the HUD Small Contractor Initiative through the BusinessUSA FBOpen Web site. The Web site will be used by HUD and other federal agencies to notify small contractors for bid opportunities nationwide in one place online. Surveys will be collected from grantees in the BusinessUSA online system and follow-up user surveys for different user groups such as HUD grantees, contracting companies, lenders, surety bond agents, and business counseling organizations. *Respondents:*
                     (
                    *i.e.*
                     affected public): State, local, and tribal governments. HUD grantees, contracting companies, lenders, surety bond agents, and business counseling organizations. *Estimated Number of Responses:*
                     5,000. *Estimated Number of Responses:*
                     20,000. *Frequency of Response:*
                     4. *Average Hours per Response:*
                     1. *Total Estimated Burdens:*
                     20,000. Information collection
Number of 
                             respondents
Frequency of response
Responses per annum
Burden hour per response
Annual burden hours
Hourly cost per response
Annual costSurvey Form
5,000
4
20,000
1
20,000
$0
$0Total
5,000
4
20,000
1
20,000
0
0
 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: November 28, 2014. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.


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