30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements for Designating Housing Projects
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 req...
[Docket No. FR-7107-N-19; OMB Control No.: 2577-0192]
ACTION:
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.
DATES:
Comments due date: September 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Guido, PRA Compliance Officer, Paperwork Reduction Act Division, PRAD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email at
PaperworkReductionActOffice@hud.gov,
ATTN: Anna Guido, telephone (202) 402-5535. 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
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The
Federal Register
notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 5, 2026 at 91 FR 24270.
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 of previously approved collection.
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 all of the following information as required by 42 U.S.C. 1437e(d):
“A plan under this subsection for designating a project (or portion of a project) for occupancy under subsection (a)(1) is a plan, prepared by the public housing agency for the project and submitted to the Secretary, that—
(1) establishes that the designation of the project is necessary—
(A) to achieve the housing goals for the jurisdiction under the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under section 12705 of this title; and
(B) to meet the housing needs of the low-income population of the jurisdiction; and
(2) includes a description of—
(A) the project (or portion of a project) to be designated;
(B) the types of tenants for which the project is to be designated;
(C) any supportive services to be provided to tenants of the designated project (or portion);
(D) how the design and related facilities (as such term is defined in section 1701q(d)(8)1 of title 12) of the project accommodate the special environmental needs of the intended occupants; and
(E) any plans to secure additional resources or housing assistance to provide assistance to families that may have been housed if occupancy in the project were not restricted pursuant to this section.”
Information collection
Number of respondents
Frequency of response
Responses per annum
Avg. burden hour per
response
(hours)
Annual
burden
hours
Hourly cost per response
Annual cost
New/Amendment Request (2577-0192)
21
1
21
15
315
$42.50
$13,387.50
Renewal Request (2577-0192)
22
1
22
3
66
42.50
2,805.00
Total
43
1
43
18
381
42.50
16,192.50
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.
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C. Authority
Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Anna Guido,
Department PRA Compliance Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
42 U.S.C. 1437e(d)