Notice2026-02955
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher Program and Tribal HUD-VASH
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February 13, 2026
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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 comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6865-6869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02955]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7109-N-01; OMB Control No.: 2577-0169]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice
Voucher Program and Tribal HUD-VASH
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 14, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Interested persons are also invited
to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to:
Eva Fulton, Program Analyst, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 3180, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fulton, Program Analyst,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email Eva Fulton at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6869f9edb8684978683949a9f9595999b9b93988285b69e8392d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35455c5d18454754454057595c56565a5858505b4146755d40511b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone (202) 402-5847. 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 <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Fulton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Program, Project-based Voucher (PBV) Program and Tribal HUD-VASH.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0169.
Type of Request Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD-50164, HUD-52515, HUD-52517, HUD-52530A Part 1,
HUD-52530A Part 2, HUD-52530B Part 1, HUD-52530B Part 2, HUD-52530C,
HUD-52531A, HUD-52531B, HUD-52578B, HUD-52580, HUD-52580A, HUD-52641,
HUD-52641A, HUD-52642, HUD-52646, HUD-52649, HUD-52665, HUD-52667, HUD-
5980.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Public housing agencies (PHA) apply for funding to assist very low-
income families to lease or purchase housing. PHAs maintain records on
participant eligibility, unit acceptability, lease and housing
assistance payments, and budget and payment documentation. PHAs may
also project-base a portion of their vouchers or use their vouchers
under the Homeownership Option. The Tribal HUD-VASH program provides
rental assistance and supportive services to Native American veterans
who are Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness living on or near a
reservation or other Indian areas.
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is the federal
government's major program for assisting low-income families, the
elderly, and individuals with disabilities to afford decent, safe, and
sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is
provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able
to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses
and apartments. The participant may choose any housing that meets the
requirements of the program. The Project-based Voucher (PBV) program is
a component of the HCV program where the assistance is ``attached to
the structure,'' which may be a multifamily building or a single-family
property.
PHAs will prepare an application for funding which specifies the
number of units requested as well as the PHA's objectives and plans for
administering the HCV and PBV programs. The application is reviewed by
HUD Headquarters and HUD Field Offices and ranked according to the
PHA's administrative capability, the need for housing assistance and
other factors specified in a notice of funding opportunity. The PHAs
must establish a utility allowance schedule for all utilities and other
services. Units must be inspected using HUD prescribed forms to
determine if the units meet the housing quality standards (HQS) of the
HCV program. Under certain circumstances, if authorized by the PHA, a
family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home. Section 8(o) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA) (42 U.S.C. 1437), as
amended by Section 545 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility
Act of 1998 (QHWRA) and more recently by the Housing Opportunity
Through Modernization Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-201, 130 Stat. 782)
(HOTMA), authorized the merger of the Section 8
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tenant-based programs (certificate and voucher programs) into a single
market-driven program (entitled the HCV program). Section 8(y) of the
USHA, as amended by Section 555 of QHWRA authorized the ``homeownership
option'' under the HCV program.
Under the HCV program, the Department enters into an Annual
Contributions Contract (ACC) with PHAs to assist very low-income
families to lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable housing.
PHAs are required to maintain complete and accurate program and
accounting records in accordance with HUD requirements; in a manner
that permits a speedy and effective audit. PHAs must maintain records
on eligibility (e.g., verification of income, disability status and
citizenship); records of subsidized units (e.g., unit inspection
reports, rent reasonableness documentation, tenant leases and housing
assistance payments (HAP) contracts).
Section 8(o)(13) of the USHA allows PHAs to project-base a portion
of their tenant-based vouchers. PHAs participating in the PBV program
may: (1) enter into a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract with a
private owner for existing housing projects; or (2) pursuant to the
HOTMA Voucher Final Rule published on May 7, 2024 (89 FR 38224), have
the option of entering into an agreement governing development activity
for newly constructed or rehabilitated housing projects or rather
proceeding directly to entering into a HAP contract with a private
owner. PHAs may also now allow for development activity to occur after
HAP contract execution, subject to execution of a rehabilitated housing
rider. For PHA-owned units that are not owned by a separate legal
entity from the PHA, the HOTMA Voucher Final Rule gives PHAs the option
to execute a PHA-owned agreement certification, a PHA-owned
certification, or a PHA-owned rehabilitation housing rider in lieu of
executing an Agreement, a PBV HAP contract, or a rehabilitated housing
rider, respectively.
The Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Program
provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American
veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Indian country.
Housing assistance under this program is made available by grants to
Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) that are
eligible to receive Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding under the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4212) (NAHASDA). Tribes request Tenant-Based and/or Project-
Based Rental Assistance by the number of bedrooms in a rental unit.
Grants and renewal funds are awarded based on the number of rental
units (Tenant-Based and Project-Based Rental Assistance) approved by
HUD. Grants include an additional amount for administrative costs and
eligible homeless veterans receive case management services through the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Changes to HUD Forms
Changes were made to the following HUD forms to comply with current
laws, regulations, and executive orders, update definitions, fix typos
and update the burden hour language: HUD-52517 Request for Tenancy
Approval, HUD-52667 Utility Allowance Schedule, HUD 52641 HAP Contract,
Tenant Based Assistance, HUD 52641A Tenancy Addendum, Tenant Based
Assistance, HUD 52642 HAP Contract Manufactured Home Space Rental,
Tenant Based Assistance, HUD-52646 Voucher, HCV Tenant Based
Assistance, HUD-52649 Statement of Homeowner Obligations, HCV
Homeownership, HUD-50164 Unexploded Ordnance, HUD-52531A and HUD-52531B
Agreement to Enter into a Housing Assistance Payments Contract, HUD-
52530A, Part 1 and Part 2 PBV HAP Contract for New Construction or
Rehabilitation, HUD-52530B, Part 1 and Part 2 PBV HAP Contract for
Existing, HUD-52530C PBV Tenancy Addendum, HUD-52578B PBV Statement of
Family Responsibilities.
HUD-52517 Request for Tenancy Approval--Added a utility allowance
flat fee option (24 CFR 982.517(b)), added a field for owner's email
address.
HUD-52667 Utility Allowance Schedule--Added ``applicable
surcharges'' (24 CFR 982.517(b)(2)(ii)).
HUD 52641 HAP Contract, Tenant Based Assistance--Added utility flat
fee option (24 CFR 982.517(b)) and language to reflect that the PHA may
waive the owner's responsibility for tenant-caused HQS deficiencies (24
CFR 982.404(a)(4)). Added an instruction to select one of two tenancy
addendums, as appropriate, and added a second tenancy addendum to the
HAP Contract to apply when a family has elected to use its tenant-based
assistance to remain in the same project after termination or
expiration without extension of the project's PBV contract. Aligned
fair housing language with PBV forms.
HUD 52641A Tenancy Addendum, Tenant Based Assistance--Updated
language to reflect that the PHA may waive the owner's responsibility
for tenant-caused HQS deficiencies (24 CFR 982.404(a)(4)).
HUD 52642 HAP Contract Manufactured Home Space Rental, Tenant Based
Assistance--Added an option for a single HAP payment made to the family
(24 CFR 982.622(a)(1)), updated language to reflect that the PHA may
waive the owner's responsibility for tenant-caused HQS deficiencies (24
CFR 982.404(a)(4)), aligned fair housing language with PBV forms.
HUD-52646 Voucher, HCV Tenant Based Assistance--Added language to
state that the unit has passed HQS unless the PHA has approved the unit
with only NLT deficiencies (24 CFR 982.406(e)) or passed an alternative
inspection in the past 24 months (24 CFR 982.405(j)). Added language to
comply with the new requirement that if the HAP contract terminates due
to a failure to correct HQS deficiencies, the PHA must give the family
at least 90 days following the termination of the HAP contract to lease
a new unit (24 CFR 982.404(e)(1)).
HUD-52649 Statement of Homeowner Obligations, HCV Homeownership--
Removed 2(I) that stated The family fails, willfully and persistently,
to fulfill any welfare to work program obligations, as all references
to the welfare to work program were removed under the HOTMA Voucher
final rule.
HUD-50164 Unexploded Ordnance--Updated contact information for
submitting a complaint.
HUD-52531A and HUD-52531B Agreement to Enter into a Housing
Assistance Payments Contract--To comply with recent executive orders,
conform with the Department of Labor's current regulatory language
found at 29 CFR 5.5, and conform with changes made in the HOTMA Voucher
Final Rule, including those changes to 24 CFR 983.3 (definitions),
983.51 (selection), 983.56 (environmental review), 983.57 (PHA-owned
units), 983.153 (development requirements), 983.154 (development
agreement), 983.155 (completion of work), 983.156 (acceptance of
completed units), 983.251 (how participants are selected).
HUD-52530A, Part 1 and Part 2 PBV HAP Contract for New Construction
or Rehabilitation--Edited to address typos, comply with recent
executive orders, conform with 24 CFR 982.451 regarding payments,
conform with 24 CFR 982.453 regarding owner breach, and conform with
changes made in the HOTMA Voucher Final Rule, including those changes
to 24 CFR 5.100 (definitions), 982.4 (definitions), 982.405
(inspection), 983.3 (definitions), 983.51 (selection), 983.54 (income-
mixing), 983.57 (PHA-owned units), 983.59 (units excluded from program
cap and project cap), 983.103
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(inspecting units), 983.157 (development activity after HAP contract
execution), 983.203 (HAP contract information), 983.204 (execution of
HAP contract), 983.205 (term of HAP contract), 983.206 (contract
termination), 983.207 (contract amendments to add or substitute units),
983.208 (condition of contract units), 983.210 (owner certification),
983.212 (substantial improvement), 983.251 (how participants are
selected), 983.253 (leasing), 983.254 (vacancies), 983.255 (tenant
screening), 983.259 (security deposit), 983.260 (overcrowded, under-
occupied, and accessible units), 983.261 (family right to move),
983.302 (redetermination of rent to owner), 983.351 (payment for
occupied unit).
HUD-52530B, Part 1 and Part 2 PBV HAP Contract for Existing Units--
Edited to address typos, comply with recent executive orders, conform
with 24 CFR 982.451 regarding payments, conform with 24 CFR 982.453
regarding owner breach, and conform with changes made in the HOTMA
Voucher Final Rule, including those changes to 24 CFR 5.100
(definitions), 982.4 (definitions), 982.405 (inspection), 983.3
(definitions), 983.51 (selection), 983.54 (income-mixing), 983.57 (PHA-
owned units), 983.59 (units excluded from program cap and project cap),
983.103 (inspecting units), 983.203 (HAP contract information), 983.204
(execution of HAP contract), 983.205 (term of HAP contract), 983.206
(contract termination), 983.208 (condition of contract units), 983.210
(owner certification), 983.212 (substantial improvement), 983.251 (how
participants are selected), 983.253 (leasing), 983.254 (vacancies),
983.255 (tenant screening), 983.259 (security deposit), 983.260
(overcrowded, under-occupied, and accessible units), 983.261 (family
right to move), 983.302 (redetermination of rent to owner), 983.351
(payment for occupied unit).
HUD-52530C PBV Tenancy Addendum--Edited to comply with recent
executive orders and address typos and conform with changes made in the
HOTMA Voucher Final Rule, including those changes to 24 CFR 5.100
(definitions), 982.4 (definitions), 983.3 (definitions), 983.157
(development activity after HAP contract execution), 983.206 (contract
termination), 983.208 (condition of contract units), 983.212
(substantial improvement), 983.257 (eviction), 983.259 (security
deposit), 983.261 (family right to move).
HUD-52578B PBV Statement of Family Responsibilities--Edited to
comply with recent executive orders and address typos and conform with
changes made in the HOTMA Voucher Final Rule, including those changes
to 983.252 (PHA information for selected family), 983.261 (family right
to move).
New HUD Forms
The following new forms were created pursuant to the HOTMA Voucher
Final Rule published on May 7, 2024 (89 FR 38224): Tenancy Addendum,
following termination of Project-Based Voucher assistance to a project,
PHA-owned Agreement Certification, Tenant-based Assistance, PHA-owned
Agreement Certification Part 1 and Part 2, PBV PHA-owned Certification
for Existing Housing Part 1 & 2, PBV PHA-owned Certification New
Construction or Rehabilitated Housing Part 1 and Part 2, PBV
Rehabilitated Housing HAP Contract Rider PBV Rehabilitated Housing PHA-
owned Certification Rider.
Tenancy Addendum following termination of Project-Based Voucher
assistance to a project. To conform to the HOTMA Voucher Final Rule,
this form is a separate tenancy addendum that applies when a family
chooses to remain in the unit following the termination of a project-
based HAP contract.
PHA-owned Agreement Certification, Tenant-based Assistance--The
HOTMA Voucher Final Rule establishes regulations permitting a PHA to
execute a HUD-prescribed certification in lieu of a HAP Contract for a
PHA-owned unit. The final rule provides that the PHA-owned
certification obligates the PHA, as the owner, to all of the
requirements of the HAP contract (24 CFR 982.451(c)) (to become
effective upon publication of this form per 89 FR 38224 (May 7, 2024).
PHA-owned Agreement Certification Part 1 and Part 2--The HOTMA
Voucher Final Rule establishes regulations permitting a PHA to execute
HUD-prescribed certifications in lieu of an AHAP. The PHA-owned
agreement certification serves as the equivalent of the AHAP, and
subjects the PHA, as owner, to all of the requirements of the AHAP
contained in part 983. Where the PHA has elected to use the PHA-owned
agreement certification, all references to the AHAP throughout part 983
must be interpreted to be references to the PHA-owned agreement
certification. 24 CFR 983.154
PBV PHA-owned Certification for Existing Housing Part 1 & 2--The
HOTMA Voucher Final Rule establishes regulations permitting a PHA to
execute HUD-prescribed certifications in lieu of a HAP Contract. The
PHA-owned certification serves as the equivalent of the HAP contract,
and subjects the PHA, as owner, to all of the requirements of the HAP
contract contained in parts 982 and 983. Where the PHA has elected to
use the PHA-owned certification, all references to the HAP contract
throughout parts 982 and 983 must be interpreted to be references to
the PHA-owned certification. 24 CFR 983.204
PBV PHA-owned Certification New Construction or Rehabilitated
Housing Part 1 and Part 2--The HOTMA Voucher Final Rule establishes
regulations permitting a PHA to execute HUD-prescribed certifications
in lieu of a HAP Contract. The PHA-owned certification serves as the
equivalent of the HAP contract, and subjects the PHA, as owner, to all
of the requirements of the HAP contract contained in parts 982 and 983.
Where the PHA has elected to use the PHA-owned certification, all
references to the HAP contract throughout parts 982 and 983 must be
interpreted to be references to the PHA-owned certification. 24 CFR
983.204
PBV Rehabilitated Housing HAP Contract Rider--The HOTMA Voucher
Final Rule establishes regulations permitting a PHA to execute a HAP
contract, subject to a rider, for rehabilitated housing before the
rehabilitation is complete. 24 CFR 983.157
PBV Rehabilitated Housing PHA-owned Certification Rider--The HOTMA
Voucher Final Rule establishes regulations permitting a PHA to execute
a HUD-prescribed certification, subject to a rider, for rehabilitated
housing before the rehabilitation is complete. 24 CFR 983.157
Respondents: State and Local Governments, Tribes and TDHEs, owners
of rental housing.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,244 PHAs and Tribal HUD-VASH
grantees.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,848,209.
Frequency of Response: Varies by form.
Average Hours per Response: 1.15.
Total Estimated Burdens: 3,456,326.
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Number of
Description respondents Responses per Total annual Hours per Total hours
\1\ respondent \2\ responses response
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Funding Application (HUD-52515). 300 1 300 5.00 1,500.00
Application for Federal 300 1 300 0.75 225.00
Assistance (SF-424) \3\........
Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/ 300 1 300 0.08 24.00
Update Report (HUD-2880) \4\...
Acknowledgement of Application 300 1 300 0.08 24.00
Receipt (HUD-2993) \5\.........
Certification of Consistency 300 1 300 0.08 24.00
with the Consolidated Plan (HUD-
2991) \6\......................
Disclosure of Lobbying 300 1 300 0.08 24.00
Activities (SF-LLL) \7\........
Tenant-Furnished Utilities (HUD- 2,192 350 767,200 0.25 191,800.00
52667).........................
Inspection Checklist (HUD-52580) 2,192 950 2,082,400 0.50 1,041,200.00
Inspection Form (HUD-52580A).... 2,192 950 2,082,400 0.50 1,041,200.00
Request for Tenancy Approval 2,192 55 120,560 0.50 60,280.00
(HUD-52517)....................
Notice of Unit Approval/Denial.. 2,192 55 120,560 0.50 60,280.00
Voucher (HUD-52646)............. 2,192 60 131,520 0.05 6,576.00
Applications (Pre-Application, 2,192 1,400 \9\ 3,068,800 0.25 767,200.00
Application for Continued
Occupancy, Interim Change) \8\.
Information Packet.............. 2,192 55 120,560 1.00 120,560.00
PHA Information to Owner about 2,192 55 120,560 0.50 60,280.00
tenant.........................
PHA notification to HUD of 400 1 400 0.50 200.00
insufficient funds for
portability moves..............
Portability Information (HUD- 2,192 10 21,920 0.50 10,960.00
52665).........................
HAP Contracts (HUD-52641, 52641- 2,192 65 142,480 0.50 71,240.00
A, 52641x, 52642)..............
PHA-Owned Certification......... 300 10 3,000 0.50 1,500.00
Statement of Homeowner 100 10 1,000 0.25 250.00
Obligations (HUD-52649)........
Homeownership: Required Contract 100 10 1,000 0.25 250.00
of Sale Provisions.............
PHA PBV Public Notice of RFP.... 268 1 268 1.00 268.00
PHA PBV Notice of Proposal or 268 1 268 0.50 134.00
Project Selection..............
PBV Agreement to enter into a 95 1 95 0.50 47.50
HAP Contract (HUD-52531A and B)
PBV NC/R HAP Contract (HUD- 242 1 242 1.00 242.00
52530A, Part 1 & 2)............
PBV Existing HAP Contract (HUD- 242 1 242 1.00 242.00
52530B, Part 1 & 2)............
PBV Tenancy Addendum (HUD- 871 33 28,743 0.25 7,185.75
52530C)........................
PHA-owned Agreement 10 1 10 0.50 5.00
Certification (HUD-xxxxx, Part
1 & 2).........................
PBV PHA-owned Certification for 26 1 26 1.00 26.00
Existing Housing (HUD-xxxxx,
Part 1 & 2)....................
PBV PHA-owned Certification for 26 1 26 1.00 26.00
NC/R Housing (HUD-xxxxx, Part 1
& 2)...........................
PBV Rehabilitated Housing HAP 26 1 26 0.50 13.00
Contract Rider (HUD-xxxxx).....
PBV Rehabilitated Housing PHA- 3 1 3 0.50 1.50
owned Certification Rider (HUD-
xxxxx).........................
PBV Statement of Family 871 33 28,743 0.25 7,185.75
Responsibilities (HUD-52578B)..
Waikoloa Maneuver Area public 100 1 100 0.30 30.00
notice (HUD-50164).............
PHA Notice of Intent to Project- 292 1 292 1.00 292.00
Base Vouchers..................
PHA Request to HUD for Approval 20 1 20 1.00 20.00
to Terminate PBV HAP Contract..
Owner Notice to Terminate PBV 27 30 810 0.25 202.50
HAP Contract...................
Legal Opinion that PHA's Unit/ 45 1 45 1.00 45.00
Project is No Longer PHA-owned.
Notification of Ownership if 150 1 150 1.00 150.00
Unit/Project is PHA-owned......
Joint PHA/Independent Entity 150 1 150 0.50 75.00
Certification Regarding No
Legal, Financial, Other Ties...
Certification Regarding 180 1 180 0.50 90.00
Previously Approved Independent
Entity.........................
Notice of Determination of Rent 150 3 450 2.00 900.00
Reasonableness.................
Review of PHA's PBV Selection 90 2 180 3.00 540.00
Process........................
FUP Statement of Need........... 300 1 300 2.00 600.00
FUP Memorandum of Understanding. 300 1 300 5.00 1,500.00
FUP Evidence of a self- 175 1 175 0.50 87.50
sufficiency program............
HUD-VASH VAMC letter of support. 50 1 50 5.00 250.00
HUD-VASH signed formal agreement 50 1 50 6.00 300.00
HUD-VASH boundary description... 50 1 50 0.50 25.00
Tribal HUD-VASH application 29 1 29 8.00 232.00
materials......................
Tribal HUD-VASH Leasing 26 1 26 0.50 13.00
Performance Report (HUD-5980)..
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Totals...................... 2,244 4,168 \10\ 8,848,209 58.67 3,456,325.50
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\1\ This column represents number of PHA respondents.
\2\ This column represents the number of responses per PHA. For example, for the HUD-52517 this means that 2,192
PHAs are expected to have an average of 950 forms submitted on behalf of families totaling 2,082,400 forms
submitted nationwide annually.
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\3\ This form is included in another PRA (OMB 2501-0032). The additional burden hours for the voucher program
are included in this application (4040-0004).
\4\ This form is included in another PRA (OMB 2501-0032). The additional burden hours for the voucher program
are included in this application (2510-0011).
\5\ This form is included in another PRA (OMB 2501-0032). The additional burden hours for the voucher program
are included in this application (2577-0259).
\6\ This form is included in another PRA (OMB 2501-0032). The additional burden hours for the voucher program
are included in this application (2506-0112).
\7\ This form is included in another PRA (OMB 0348-0046). HUD will submit a Request for Common Form through the
Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) RISC/OIRA Combined Information System (ROCIS). The burden hours
listed here are not included in the overall burden for this collection. They are presented here to give an
accurate picture of the PHA's effort involved in responding to NOFOs.
\8\ The burden calculated here reflects the burden associated with the federal requirements of this information
collection. The number of respondents reflects the total number of federal grantees (PHAs) and not the number
of individual respondents submitting pre-application, application, and interim changes associated with the HCV
process. As indicated in this row, HUD estimates that the time it takes a respondent to provide the federally
required information associated with the HCV application, pre-application, or interim change is, on average,
15 minutes or 0.25 hours. The actual time to complete a form may be greater reflecting additional information
collection requirements or submission processes that are not associated with federal requirements.
\9\ The number of Total Annual Responses has been reduced to reflect the expected decrease in Interim Change
Forms needed as a result of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015 (HOTMA) sections 102 and
104 as detailed in the final rule published in Federal Register Notice 88 FR 9600 on February 13, 2023. The
Regulatory Impact Analysis for the HOTMA Final Rule (FR-6057-F-03) estimated that there would be a decrease of
120,000 fewer interims for Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Program combined. The HCV Program
consists of about two thirds of the total combined households, so HUD estimates that interim reexaminations
for the HCV program will decrease by about 81,120 annually.
\10\ This represents an overall decrease in burden since 2023 due to changes related to HOTMA. HUD discovered an
error in the 2023 Form-83i estimate of burden HUD erroneously reported its overall burden in 2023 as 5,762,595
hours but it should have been 8,831,401 hours.
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.
Laura Kunkel,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Programs, and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2026-02955 Filed 2-12-26; 8:45 am]
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