30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Race and Ethnic Data Collection
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-24 OMB Control No.: 2535-0113]
AGENCY:
Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.
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:
October 28, 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 P. Guido, PRA Compliance Officer, Paperwork Reduction Act Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email at
PaperworkReductionActOffice@hud.gov,
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.
Available documents submitted to OMB can be found in the docket file on reginfo.gov.
( printed page 61245)
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 June 12, 2026, at 91 FR 35697.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Race and Ethnic Data Collection.
OMB Approval Number:
2535-0113.
Type of Request:
Reinstatement without change.
Form Number:
HUD Form—27061.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
All HUD program offices use this form when collecting information concerning the race and ethnicity data of the populations intended to benefit from HUD funding as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Fair Housing Act; and HUD's regulations.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour per response
Annual burden hours
Hourly cost per response
Annual cost
HUD-27061
14,375
1.2
17,250
0.50
8,625.00
* $53.24
$459,195
* Median hourly rate for “Project Management Specialists” (occupation code 13-1082), May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Profiles.
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 comment in response to these questions.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 61244
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Race and Ethnic Data Collection,” thefederalregister.org (September 28, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19784/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-race-and-ethnic-data-collection.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
44 U.S.C. 3507