HUD's Routine Housing Paperwork Comment Period – Zzz
Published Date: 8/28/2026
Notice
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.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
PHAs must publish admission policies
Public housing agencies (PHAs) must maintain and provide written admission and continued-occupancy policies on request to the public and to HUD. These policies must include eligibility, local preferences, and rent determination and remain available for inspection or FOIA requests.
HOTMA over-income policy reporting
PHAs must update written policies to address "over-income families," defined as households with annual incomes at least 120 percent of area median income (AMI) for two consecutive years. PHAs also must provide annual reports on the number of over-income families in public housing and the number of families on public housing waiting lists.
Information-collection burden and cost on PHAs
HUD estimates the revised information collection covers 2,667 active PHAs (changed from 2,774), with one response per PHA requiring 24 burden hours per response, for a total annual burden of 64,008 hours. HUD estimates an hourly cost of $28.65 and an annual cost of $1,833,829 for the collection.
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