Notice2026-10464
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program
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Published
May 27, 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 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 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31474-31475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10464]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7103-N-07; OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: July 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number. Comments may be submitted 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 to Elizabeth Rudd,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 909 1st Avenue, Room 320-
11, Seattle, WA 98104. Comments may also be submitted via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48180c1a183d2a24212b0b2725252d263c3b08203d2c662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="702034222005121c1913331f1d1d151e0403301805145e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Rudd, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 909 1st Avenue, Room 320-11, Seattle, WA 98104;
email Elizabeth Rudd at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c0c180e0c293e30353f1f3331313932282f1c342938723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abfbeff9fbdec9c7c2c8e8c4c6c6cec5dfd8ebc3decf85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>, or call her at 202-
402-7607. 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 Elizabeth Rudd.
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: Evaluation of the Indian Housing
Block Grant Competitive Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-NEW.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeks to collect
information to evaluate the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)
Competitive Program. The IHBG program is authorized under Title I of
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of
1996, as amended (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (NAHASDA). The program funds
eligible Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs)
to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and
healthy environments on Indian reservations and other Indian areas, and
for other affordable housing activities. Grant funds must primarily
benefit low-income Indian families. HUD's Office of Native American
Programs (ONAP) administers the IHBG funds. Most IHBG funds are
allocated by formula, but since 2018 Congress has required that some
funds be allocated by competition. In response to the Congressional
mandate, ONAP created the IHBG competitive grant program.
This Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity to comment on
the information collection for the Evaluation of the Indian Housing
Block Grant Competitive Program. To evaluate the IHBG competitive
program, after OMB approval of the proposed information collection, HUD
and its contractor will administer a web-based survey to the 593 Tribes
or TDHEs eligible to apply for IHBG competitive grants to collect data
on: (1) why they apply for, or do not apply for, IHBG competitive
grants, (2) the differences between projects funded by IHBG competitive
grants and IHBG formula grants, (3) major housing needs and challenges
in each respondent's area, and (4) factors that inhibit or facilitate
building, rehabilitating, or acquiring housing on Tribal lands or for
Tribal members.
HUD and its contractor will also conduct qualitative interviews
with up to 30 Tribal staff and contractors drawn from applicants and
non-applicants for IHBG competitive grants. The interviews will focus
on experiences with the IHBG competitive grant program and ideas for
improving the program.
The purpose of this study is to assess how well the IHBG
competitive program meets its intended purposes of spurring new
construction of affordable housing and enabling smaller tribes to build
sooner than would be possible with formula funding, and to identify
opportunities to improve the program.
Respondents: Tribal staff, TDHE staff, and contractors for Tribes
and TDHEs eligible to apply for IHBG competitive grants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: This information collection will
affect approximately 623 respondents. This includes: (1) a survey of
593 Tribes and TDHEs, and (2) qualitative interviews of 30 Tribal staff
and contractors.
Estimated Number of Responses: 623.
Frequency of Response: Once. Because this collection will be
administered only once during the three year approval period, the
``responses per annum'' field has been annualized by dividing the total
number of responses by three.
Average Hours per Response: The survey is expected to take 30
minutes. Qualitative interviews will take approximately 60 minutes to
complete.
Total Estimated Burdens: 326.5 hours, $14,702.30.
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Burden hour Annual Hourly cost
Information collection Number of Frequency Responses per burden per Cost
respondents of response per annum response hours response
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Tribe/TDHE Survey............................................ 593 0.33 195.69 0.5 97.85 $45.03 $4,406.19
Qualitative Interviews....................................... 30 0.33 10 1.0 10 45.03 450.30
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Total.................................................... 623 ........... ........... ........... 107.75 ........... 4,856.26
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Note: Burden hours are annualized over a three year period, but in fact the information collection will happen only once.
Source: Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted. U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics. January 2026 for all professional and business services. <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm</a>.
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The dollar cost of the estimated response burden is based on
estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on average hourly
earnings in January 2026. For Tribal staff, TDHE staff, and
contractors, the estimate is based on the average hourly earnings for
professional and business services ($45.03).
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.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2026-10464 Filed 5-26-26; 8:45 am]
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