[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR135.32]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
    CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 135_ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW- AND VERY LOW-INCOME PERSONS
--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B_Economic Opportunities for Section 3 Residents and Section 3 
                            Business Concerns
 
Sec. 135.32  Responsibilities of the recipient.

    Each recipient has the responsibility to comply with section 3 in 
its own operations, and ensure compliance in the

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operations of its contractors and subcontractors. This responsibility 
includes but may not be necessarily limited to:
    (a) Implementing procedures designed to notify section 3 residents 
about training and employment opportunities generated by section 3 
covered assistance and section 3 business concerns about contracting 
opportunities generated by section 3 covered assistance;
    (b) Notifying potential contractors for section 3 covered projects 
of the requirements of this part, and incorporating the section 3 clause 
set forth in Sec. 135.38 in all solicitations and contracts.
    (c) Facilitating the training and employment of section 3 residents 
and the award of contracts to section 3 business concerns by undertaking 
activities such as described in the Appendix to this part, as 
appropriate, to reach the goals set forth in Sec. 135.30. Recipients, 
at their own discretion, may establish reasonable numerical goals for 
the training and employment of section 3 residents and contract award to 
section 3 business concerns that exceed those specified in Sec. 135.30;
    (d) Assisting and actively cooperating with the Assistant Secretary 
in obtaining the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with the 
requirements of this part, and refraining from entering into any 
contract with any contractor where the recipient has notice or knowledge 
that the contractor has been found in violation of the regulations in 24 
CFR part 135.
    (e) Documenting actions taken to comply with the requirements of 
this part, the results of actions taken and impediments, if any.
    (f) A State or county which distributes funds for section 3 covered 
assistance to units of local governments, to the greatest extent 
feasible, must attempt to reach the numerical goals set forth in 135.30 
regardless of the number of local governments receiving funds from the 
section 3 covered assistance which meet the thresholds for applicability 
set forth at 135.3. The State or county must inform units of local 
government to whom funds are distributed of the requirements of this 
part; assist local governments and their contractors in meeting the 
requirements and objectives of this part; and monitor the performance of 
local governments with respect to the objectives and requirements of 
this part.