# 2026-12338: HUD Updates Public Housing Waiting List Data Tool

2026-12338, 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool, is a Federal Register notice from Housing and Urban Development Department published 2026-06-18, effective Comments Due Date: July 20, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12338
- As of: 2026-06-25
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12338
- Title: 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Housing and Urban Development Department
- Citation: 91 FR 36876
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: Comments Due Date: July 20, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-20
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

HUD Updates Public Housing Waiting List Data Tool

## Summary

HUD wants to update how public housing waiting list info is collected to follow the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). This affects public housing agencies who’ll provide clearer, better data to help manage waiting lists. Comments on this plan are open until July 20, 2026, and the update aims to keep things smooth without extra costs.

## 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Over‑Income Public Housing Rule: cost, high. If a public housing family is over-income for two consecutive years, the public housing agency must either raise that family's monthly rent to the higher of Fair Market Rent under Section 8(c) or the public housing subsidy amount, or end the tenancy no later than 6 months after the two-year period.…
- Annual Waiting List Data Publication: benefit, low. Every public housing agency must submit the total number of families on its public housing waiting lists annually using an electronic Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool, starting with Calendar Year 2023 data. HUD will consolidate and publish that waiting list information in an annual…

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## Sources
- [2026-12338 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12338/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-housing-opportunity-through-modernization-act-of)
- [2026-12338 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12338.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12338 (as of 2026-06-25).