[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24270-24271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08698]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7109-N-05; OMB Control No.: 2577-0192]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements
for Designating Housing Projects
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 comments
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: July 6, 2026.
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. Interested persons are also invited
to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to:
Eva Fulton, Program Analyst, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fulton, Program Analyst,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314; email 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: Requirements for Designating
Housing Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0192.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
information collection burden associated with designated housing is
required by statute. Section 10 of the Housing Opportunity and
Extension Act of 1996 modified Section 7 of the U.S. Housing Act of
1937 to require public housing agencies (PHAs) to submit a plan for HUD
approval before a project(s) can be designated as either elderly only,
disabled only, or elderly and disabled. In this plan, PHAs must
document why the designation is needed and provide the following
information:
1. Description of the designated housing plan (DHP);
2. Justification for the designation;
3. Availability of alternative housing resources for the non-
designated population(s);
4. Impact on the availability of accessible housing;
5. A statement that existing tenants in good standing will not be
evicted;
6. A statement of the resources that will be made available if the
PHA offers voluntary relocation benefits; and
7. Information describing how the DHP is consistent with any
outstanding court orders, lawsuits, investigations, Voluntary
Compliance Agreements, Conciliation Agreements, Letters of Findings or
Determinations, etc., including for example, actions under Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Age
Discrimination Act, the Fair Housing Act, or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
Respondents: State or Local Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 43, including 21 for New/Amendment
Requests and 22 for Renewal Requests.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1 per request.
Frequency of Response: As needed, estimated at 1.
Average Hours per Response: 9 hours, including 15 for New/Amendment
Requests and 3 for Renewal Requests.
Total Estimated Burdens: 381 hours, including 315 for New/Amendment
requests and 66 for Renewal Requests.
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Avg. burden
Information collection Number of Frequency of Responses hour per Annual Hourly cost Annual cost
respondents response per annum response burden hours per response
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New/Amendment Request (2577-0192)..................... 21 1 21 15 315 * $40.86 $12,870.90
Renewal Request (2577-0192)........................... 22 1 22 3 66 40.86 2,696.76
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Total............................................. 43 1 43 9 381 40.86 15,567.66
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* Hourly cost estimates are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, most recent (May 2024) National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers reflecting the regulatory analysis, documentation, and federal compliance
functions required to prepare and submit a Designated Housing Plan.
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;
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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 comment 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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