[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 4] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR1000.34] [Page 736] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, PART 1000_NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 1000.34 What factors must be considered in making an exception to the conflict of interest provisions? In determining whether or not to make an exception to the conflict of interest provisions, HUD must consider whether undue hardship will result, either to the recipient or to the person affected, when weighed against the public interest served by avoiding the prohibited conflict.