# Section 3 Benchmarks for Creating Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons and Eligible Businesses
> **US Department of Housing and Urban Development** · Notification of benchmark updates and request for comments. · Published 2026-10-05 · Effective 2026-11-04 · 91 FR 63146
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-20374
- **Category:** hud-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 63146
- **CFR reference:** 24 CFR 75
- **Publication date:** 2026-10-05
- **Effective date:** 2026-11-04
- **Docket:** Docket No. FR-6622-N-01
## Abstract

HUD's regulations require that HUD set Section 3 benchmarks by publishing a notification, subject to public comment, in the Federal Register and update the benchmarks no less frequently than once every three years by the same method of notification. This document serves as an update of the 2023 benchmark Notice and requests public comment about the Section 3 benchmark goals.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/05/2026-20374/section-3-benchmarks-for-creating-economic-opportunities-for-low--and-very-low-income-persons-and)
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