[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 176 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44389-44390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17747]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7104-N-15; OMB Control No.: 2577-0302]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing 
Waiting List Data Collection Tool

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 
(PIH), HUD.

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 comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 14, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.regulations.gov by searching for the Docket Number 
of this notice and following the prompts. Interested persons are also 
invited to submit comments and recommendations via post. Comments and 
recommendations should be postmarked within 60 days of the publication 
of this notice, refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Approval 
Number (located at the top of this notice), and be sent to: Eva Fulton, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fulton, U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, email 
Eva Fulton at [email protected], telephone (202) 402-5847. 
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: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Fulton.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Opportunity Through 
Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data 
Collection Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0302.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection of information implements a statutory requirement made by 
Section 103 of HOTMA, which was signed into law on July 29, 2016 (Pub. 
L. 114-201, 130 Stat. 782). Section 103 of HOTMA amends section 16(a) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(a)) (``1937 
Act'').
    Section 103 of HOTMA requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to set 
new rent policies for over-income families residing in a dwelling unit 
of public housing after a two-year grace period has ended. 
Additionally, PHAs must submit an annual report on the number of over-
income families residing in public housing and the number of families 
on the public housing waiting lists. Section 103 of HOTMA permits HUD 
to determine the format of these annual reports. HUD has elected to 
utilize income data already provided when possible, as this will result 
in no additional burden to the PHA.
    Each PHA with a Public Housing program is required to submit the 
total number of families on their public housing waiting lists annually 
(starting with Calendar Year 2023 data) utilizing the electronic Public 
Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool. PHAs will be allowed to use 
income data already provided by Form HUD-50058, under OMB approval 
number 2577-0083, which is submitted electronically in the Inventory 
Management System/PIH Information Center to satisfy the requirement to 
report the annual number of over-income families residing in public 
housing. Per the requirements of Section 103 of HOTMA, HUD will

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consolidate the data provided and publish this information annually in 
a publicly available report.

                                                                 Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                      Number of                  Total                                       Total   Cost per     Total
          Form No.                 Form name         respondents   Frequency   responses         Hours per response          hours     hour       cost
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OMB 2577-0302..............  Public Housing              * 2,681           1       2,681  0.5 of an hr. (30 min)..........   1,341   ** $22.82   $30,602
                              Waiting List Data
                              Collection Tool.
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    Totals.................  .....................         2,681           1       2,681  0.5 of an hr. (30 min)..........   1,341       22.82    30,602
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* Based on Public Housing Dashboard data as of 7/1/2025.
** Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/secretaries-and-administrative-assistants.htm.

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.

Laura Kunkel,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
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