Notice2026-08400
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher Program and Tribal HUD-VASH
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Published
April 30, 2026
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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 30 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23292-23297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08400]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7107-N 09; OMB Control No.: 2577-0169]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice
Voucher Program and Tribal HUD-VASH
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 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, PRA Compliance Officer,
Paperwork Reduction Act Division, PRAD, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0757667762757068756c5562637264736e68694664734861616e6462476f726329606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c7c4d5c495e5b435e477e4948594f584543426d4f58634a4a454f496c445948024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>, ATTN: Anna Guido, telephone
(202) 402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls om 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. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on
the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on
February 13, 2026 at 90 FR 6865.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher Program and
Tribal HUD-VASH.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0169.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: 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, SF-424, HUD-2880, HUD-2991, HUD-2993, SF-LLL, PHA-owned
Certification--Tenant-based Assistance HUD NEW-XXXXX, Tenancy
Addendum--Following Termination of PBV Assistance to a Project HUD NEW-
XXXXX, PBV PHA-owned Agreement Certification--New Construction or
Rehabilitation Part 1 and Part 2 HUD NEW-XXXXX, PBV PHA-owned
Certification--Existing Housing Part 1 and Part 2 HUD NEW-XXXXX, PBV
PHA-owned Certification--New Construction or Rehabilitated Housing Part
1 and Part 2 HUD NEW-XXXXX, PBV HAP Contract Rider--Rehabilitated
Housing HUD NEW-XXXXX, PHA-owned Certification Rider--PBV Rehabilitated
Housing HUD NEW-XXXXX.
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
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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 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.
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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.
Anna Guido,
Department PRA Compliance Officer, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-08400 Filed 4-29-26; 8:45 am]
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