90 FR 137 pgs. 34294-34295 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Questionnaire

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 137Pages: 34294 - 34295
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-7092-N 23; OMB Control No.: 2535-New]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-13602 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 34294, 34295

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7092-N 23; OMB Control No.: 2535-New]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Questionnaire

AGENCY:

Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: August 20, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, Paperwork Reduction Act Division, PRAD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov, telephone (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 Ms. Guido.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on March 26, 2025 at 90 FR 13775.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Questionnaire.

OMB Approval Number: 2535-New.

Type of Request: New collection.

Form Number: None.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

HUD has implemented a department-wide supply chain risk management program. HUD will collect information to evaluate the supply chain risk management practices of its current and prospective vendors. In compliance with Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity; the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA); and incorporating guidance published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-161, Cyber Security Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has implemented a Department-wide supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. This initiative will include updated and applicable policy, procedures, and documentation that present the structure of the HUD SCRM Program and establish the guidance for performing vendor supply chain risk assessments. The HUD SCRM Program enables the Department to implement executive orders, legal authorities, regulatory orders, and federal guidance which includes a consistent process for identifying supply chain risk in current and future vendor relationships. As a part of this Program, HUD will collect information to evaluate the supply chain risk management practices of its current and prospective vendors through a HUD SCRM Questionnaire.

Footnotes:

1 ?Hourly cost estimated using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 2024 wage category: Sales and Office Occupation, Information industry41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products https://data.bls.gov/oesprofile/.

Information collection Number of respondents Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response Annual burden hour Hourly cost per response? 1 Annual cost
Pre-Award Vendor Questionnaire Response 240 1 240 4 960 $55.06 $52,857.60
Annual Current Vendor Questionnaire Response 110 1 110 2 220 55.06 12,113.20
Total 350 1 350 6 1,180 64,970.80

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.

C. Authority

Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Anna Guido,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer.

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