Notice2026-11293
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS)
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Published
June 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34214-34215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11293]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS)
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. This notice allows for 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
Title: Housing Vacancy Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0179.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission. Request for an Extension
without Change of a Currently Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 59,000.
Average Hours per Response: 0.05.
Burden Hours: 2,950.
Needs and Uses: Collection of the HVS in conjunction with the
Current Population Survey began in 1956 and serves a broad array of
data users. The HVS provides the only quarterly statistics on rental
vacancy rates and homeownership rates for the United States, the four
census regions, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the 75
largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Private and public
sector organizations use these rates extensively to gauge and analyze
the housing market with regard to supply, cost, and affordability at
various points in time.
Policy analysts, program managers, budget analysts, and
congressional staff use these data to advise the executive and
legislative branches of government with respect to the number and
characteristics of units available for occupancy and the suitability of
housing initiatives. These data are a component of consumer expenditure
statistics. They also are used to project mortgage demand and to
measure the adequacy of the supply of rental and homeowner units. In
addition, investment firms use the HVS data to analyze market trends
and for economic forecasting.
Affected Public: Individuals who have knowledge of the vacant
sample unit (landlords, rental agents, neighbors).
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and
Title 29, United States Code, Section 2.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the
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Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0607-0179.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-11293 Filed 6-4-26; 8:45 am]
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