United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-04-11 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1e072473a D09002ee1e07247ec United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Housing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), amends its regulation to implement changes related to income calculation and net family assets for properties that receive funding from the Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and the Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan and Grant programs. These changes are intended to align the Agency's annual income certification requirements with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). 91 FR 18769 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07064 2026-07064 fr13ap26-2 RIN 0575-AD44 3410-XV-P Docket No. RHS-24-MFH-0044 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07064 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/html/2026-07064.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07064.pdf 4 p. 18769 18772 91 FR 18769 Title 7 Part 3560 7 CFR Part 3560 RIN 0575-AD44 Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue RULE 2026-07064 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service 2026-04-13 Docket No. RHS-24-MFH-0044 3410-XV-P 2026-07064 Final rule.

The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), amends its regulation to implement changes related to income calculation and net family assets for properties that receive funding from the Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and the Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Direct Loan and Grant programs. These changes are intended to align the Agency's annual income certification requirements with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA).

This rule is effective on April 13, 2026. Julie Felhofer, Multi-Family Housing Asset Management Division, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-0782, Telephone: (715) 295-4069; Email: julie.felhofer@usda.gov. Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs, julie.felhofer@usda.gov program.intake@usda.gov https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf rd.usda.gov Vol. 91, no. 70 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 P0b002ee1e0704d2d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/FR-2026-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/xml/FR-2026-04-13.xml fdlp 18767 19056 DGPO 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 FR-2026-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-04-13 91 70