30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements

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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 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 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55611-55612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17558]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7107-N-21; OMB Control No.: 2577-0230]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements

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: September 28, 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#4616273623343129342d1423223325322f29280725320920202f2523062e332268212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82d2e3f2e7f0f5edf0e9d0e7e6f7e1f6ebedecc3e1f6cde4e4ebe1e7c2eaf7e6ace5edf4">[email&#160;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 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. 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 18, 2026 at 91 FR 7508.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Reform; Change in 
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: This 
information collection continues the requirement that public housing 
agencies (PHAs) make their admission and occupancy policies available 
upon request to the public and to 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, Public Law 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 to choice of 
rent, community service and self-sufficiency requirements, admission 
preferences, and the determination of income and rent. This information 
collection reflects these QHWRA-related admission and occupancy 
requirements.
    Section 103 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization

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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 2 
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.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Written policies on admission and           2,667                1            2,667               24           64,008           $28.65       $1,833,829
 continued occupancy.............
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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 comments 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. 2026-17558 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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