; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) another qualified area designated by the Administrator under section 31(d); or ; and (2) in section 31 ( 15 U.S.C. 657a )— (A) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Other qualified areas (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term covered area means an area in a State— (i) that is located outside of an urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and (ii) with a population of not more than 50,000; (B) the term governor means the chief executive of a State; and (C) the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. (2) Designation A governor may petition the Administrator to designate one or more covered areas as a HUBZone if the average unemployment rate of each covered area is not less than 120 percent of the average unemployment rate of the United States or of the State in which the covered area is located, whichever is less, based on the most recent data available from the American Community Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census. (3) Criteria In reviewing a petition submitted by a governor under paragraph (2), the Administrator may consider— (A) the potential for job creation and investment; (B) the demonstrated interest of small business concerns in the covered area to participate in the HUBZone program established under section 31; and (C) the consideration by State and local government officials of a HUBZone as part of an economic development strategy. (4) Petition With respect to a petition submitted by a governor to the Administrator under paragraph (2)— (A) the governor may submit not more than 1 petition in a fiscal year unless the Administrator determines that an additional petition from the State of the governor is appropriate