Notice2026-03162
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements
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Published
February 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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 comments 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 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7508-7509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03162]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7109-N-02; OMB Control No.: 2577-0230]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing
Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
(PIH), 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 comments
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 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent
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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 7th Street SW, Room
3180, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fulton, Program Analyst, Office of
Policy Programs and Legislative Initiatives, Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email Eva Fulton at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79292b38290c1b15101a3a1614141c170d0a39110c1d571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bceceefdecc9ded0d5dfffd3d1d1d9d2c8cffcd4c9d892dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>,
telephone (202) 402-5847 for Eva. 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: Public Housing Reform Act: Changes
to Admission and Occupancy Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0230.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
The purpose of this information collection is to implement the
requirement that public housing agencies (PHAs) make their admission
and occupancy policies available upon request to the public and to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). PHAs must maintain
and provide, for inspection, written policies related to admission and
continued occupancy, including eligibility, local preferences, and rent
determination, to respond to inquiries from tenants, legal-aid
organizations, HUD, and other interested parties, whether informally or
through the Freedom of Information Act.
The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (QHWRA)
(Title V of the FY 1999 HUD Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 105-276),
requires PHAs to maintain and make available written documentation of
their admission and occupancy policies. QHWRA made comprehensive
changes to the public housing program, including updates related to
choice of rent, community service and self-sufficiency requirements,
admission preferences, and the determination of income and rent. This
information collection reflects those QHWRA-related admission and
occupancy requirements.
Section 103 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of
2016 (HOTMA), which amends the United States Housing Act of 1937,
introduced additional requirements that further modified PHA policies.
HOTMA required a one-time update of PHA written policies to address
``over-income families,'' defined as households with annual incomes at
least 120 percent of the area median income for two consecutive years,
and established new annual reporting requirements on the number of
over-income families in public housing and the number of families on
public housing waiting lists.
HUD is revising this collection to reflect updated calculations
based on the current number of active PHAs. Since the last approved
information collection, the number of active PHAs has changed from
2,774 to 2,667. This number fluctuates over time due to factors such as
PHA mergers or the termination of public housing programs through the
Rental Assistance Demonstration.
Respondents: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,667.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,667.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 24.
Total Estimated Burdens: 64,008.
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Burden Annual Hourly
Information collection Number of Frequency of Responses hour per burden cost per Annual cost
respondents response per annum response hours response
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Written policies on admission and continued occupancy... 2,667 1 2,667 24 64,008 $21.69 * $1,388,333.52
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* Per 2024 data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-and-human-service-assistants.htm">https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-and-human-service-assistants.htm</a>).
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. 2026-03162 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
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