30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC)
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-26; OMB Control No.: 2577-0274]
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 November 30, 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
( printed page 68537)
(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.
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 15, 2026 at 91 FR 27971.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC).
OMB Approval Number:
2577-0274.
Type of Request:
Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number:
N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
EPIC automates the collection of the Capital Fund program Five-Year Plan and Annual Statement/Budget/Performance and Evaluation (P&E) forms from grantees. These required forms were previously collected in hard copy on Forms HUD-50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 under collection OMB control number 2577-0157. These forms collect data on the eventual and actual use of awarded Federal funds. Electronic collection enables the Department to compile and centralize information about the way grantees use Federal funds. Tracking Federal funds paid through the Public Housing Capital Fund, the only Federal funding stream dedicated to the capital needs of the nation's last resort housing option, is crucial to understanding how the Department can properly and efficiently assist grantees to meet the Department's goals in maintaining and improving public housing as a safe, decent, and sustainable housing option for low-income residents. EPIC also automates the collection of signed documents required by 24 CFR part 905 to gain access to funds awarded by HUD. These forms are covered under the Public Housing Capital Fund Program, OMB control number 2577-0157. Finally, EPIC allows PHAs to request additional funding sources, such as Operating Funds for Capital Fund-eligible activities. The EPIC data system is equipped to collect Physical Needs Assessment data, should this data be required in the future. EPIC is equipped to collect information about the Energy Performance Contract process, including energy efficiency improvements. EPIC is equipped to track development of public housing with Federal funds and through other means, including mixed-finance development.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of response
Responses per annum
Burden hours per response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly
cost per
response *
Annual cost
Core Activity
2,800
1
2,800
1
2,800
$57.47
$160,916.00
5-Yr Plan (including Utility Conservation Measures)
2000
1
2,000
2
4,000
57.47
114,940.00
Annual Statement/Budget
2,800
3
8,400
1
8,400
57.47
482,748.00
P&E
2,800
0.5
1,400
1
1,400
57.47
80,458.00
Document Management Center (including new digital closeout form)
2,800
2
5,600
0.5
1,400
57.47
160,916.00
Additional Capital Resources
15
1
15
0.5
7.5
57.47
431.03
EPC
30
1
30
120
3600
57.47
206,892.00
Public Housing Development
60
1
60
120
7,200
57.47
413,784.00
Mixed Finance Development
60
1
60
0.33
20
57.47
1,137.91
CFP Grant Application Module
50
1
50
2
100
57.47
5,747.00
Totals
13,415
12.5
20,415
248.33
30,327
57.47
1,742,909.93
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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 68536
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC),” thefederalregister.org (October 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22128/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-energy-and-performance-information-center-epic.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
24 CFR part 905
44 U.S.C. 3507