30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens and Authorization To Release Information/Privacy Act
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-27; OMB Control No.: 2577-0295]
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
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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 (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 June 22, 2026 at 91 FR 37121.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens and Authorization To Release Information/Privacy Act.
OMB Approval Number:
2577-0295.
Type of Request:
Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number:
HUD-9886-A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
This is a request for a revision of a currently approved collection for HUD to require applicants and tenants to sign the form HUD-9886-A. The information collected through this PRA assist public housing agencies (PHAs) in eligibility determinations for applicable HUD-assisted housing programs and assist HUD in managing and monitoring these programs. Applicants and tenants applying for or receiving assistance in the Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, or Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation programs are required to sign the Authorization for the Release of Information/Privacy Act Notice (Public and Indian Housing form HUD-9886-A).
Further, this PRA covers the burden associated with the verification required by Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1436a), which prohibits HUD from making financial assistance available to persons who are ineligible for assistance with respect to citizenship or non-citizen immigration status and applies to both applicants for assistance and persons already receiving assistance under: (1) Section 235 of the National Housing Act (the Section 235 Program); (2) Section 236 of the National Housing Act (tenants paying below market rent only) (the Section 236 Program); (3) Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (the Rent Supplement Program); and the United States Housing Act of 1937—(i) HUD's Public Housing Programs; (ii) Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs; and (iii) the Housing Development Grant Programs (with respect to low income units only). This PRA covers the following programs under Section 214: Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation. Though there is no OMB form associated with the requirements of Section 214, the burden associated with the verification is included in this PRA, because for U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, each family member, regardless of age, must submit a signed declaration of U.S. citizenship or U.S. nationality. For noncitizens who are 62 years of age or older and receiving assistance or applying for assistance, they must provide a signed declaration of eligible immigration status and proof of age document. For all other noncitizens, they are required to submit: (1) a signed declaration of eligible immigration status; (2) the original of a document designated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as acceptable evidence of immigration status; and (3) a signed verification consent form.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of response
Responses per annum
Burden
hour per
response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual cost
Restriction on Assistance to Noncitizens
New tenant admissions in Public Housing and Section 8 programs
3,645
23
83,835
0.16
13,414.00
$30.49
$408,980.66
Annual recertification of tenants' eligible immigration status in Public Housing and Section 8 programs
3,645
11
40,095
0.08
3,208.00
30.49
97,799.72
Subtotal
3,645
34
123,930
0.24
16,621.00
30.49
506,780.39
Authorization of Release of Information/Privacy Act
New tenant admissions of adult members in Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs
144,920
1
144,920
0.16
23,187.00
30.49
706,977.73
Execution of Form HUD-9886-A by household members that turn 18 years old
36,488
1
36,488
0.08
2,919.00
30.49
89,001.53
Subtotal
181,408
2
181,408
0.24
26,106.00
30.49
795,979.26
Total
185,053
36
305,338
0.48
42,727.00
30.49
1,302,759.65
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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 68538
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens and Authorization To Release Information/Privacy Act,” thefederalregister.org (October 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22129/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-restrictions-on-assistance-to-noncitizens-and-authorization-to-release-.
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42 U.S.C. 1436a