Navy Seeks Input on Housing Help Data Collection
Published Date: 4/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Navy wants to keep collecting info about military housing help and is asking the public to share their thoughts by June 29, 2026. This helps make sure the info collected is useful and not too much work for people. If you’re connected to military housing or just curious, now’s the time to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Navy continues military housing data collection
The Department of the Navy will continue collecting information to operate the enterprise Military Housing System (eMH) suite of tools so it can provide relocation and housing assistance required by law (authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1056, 10 U.S.C. 2831, and DoD Instruction 4165.63). The agency seeks public comment on this information collection (OMB Control Number 0703-0066) with comments accepted through June 29, 2026.
HOMES.mil rental listings support allowances
HOMES.mil lets property owners voluntarily list rental properties to create a centralized inventory service members can view and request assistance from; the collected data also supports the calculation of housing allowances. The notice lists HOMES.mil annual burden as 17,485 hours from 10,491 respondents with 52,455 annual responses and an average burden per response of 20 minutes.
Aggregate time burden on respondents
The total annual burden for the Military Housing Virtual Assistance collection is 18,823 hours from 18,521 respondents with 60,485 annual responses across the suite of tools (frequency: on occasion). The collection is identified by OMB Control Number 0703-0066.
HEAT lets members request housing help
The Housing Early Assistance Tool (HEAT) allows service members and their families to submit requests for information and housing services directly to their destination installation's military housing office. HEAT is reported with 1,938 respondents, 1,938 annual responses, an average burden of 10 minutes per response, and 323 annual burden hours.
DHFS feedback for privatized military housing
The DoD Housing Feedback System (DHFS) lets active-duty service members and their dependents submit feedback, comments, or concerns about privatized military housing to promote transparency and accountability. DHFS shows 40 respondents, 40 annual responses, 10 minutes average burden per response, and 7 annual burden hours.
Navy maintenance requests via HMRS
The Navy Housing Maintenance Request Service (HMRS) enables Navy residents in unaccompanied housing to submit maintenance requests online to expedite repairs. HMRS is reported with 6,052 respondents, 6,052 annual responses, an average burden of 10 minutes per response, and 1,009 annual burden hours.
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