60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification
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-7109-N-13; OMB Control No.: 2577-0215]
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AGENCY:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), 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 comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES:
Comments Due Date:
December 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to
www.regulations.gov.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Eva Fulton, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eva Fulton, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
PIH-PRAPublicComments@hud.gov;
telephone (202) 402-5847. 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 supporting documents for the proposed collection may be obtained from Eva Fulton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification.
OMB Approval Number:
2577-0215.
Type of Request:
Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number:
HUD-52648.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use:
On an annual basis (or every 2 years for small agencies) public housing agencies (PHAs) are required to submit a SEMAP certification (Form HUD-52648) electronically into the Information Management System/Public and Indian Housing Information Center (IMS/PIC), with the exception of small rural PHAs. There is a maximum of 15 indicators that are either verified through IMS/PIC data or an on-site or off-site confirmatory review. HUD uses the PHA's SEMAP certification, together with other available data, to assess PHA management capabilities and deficiencies, and to assign an overall performance rating to each PHA administering a housing choice voucher program. HUD rates a PHA on each SEMAP indicator, completes a PHA SEMAP profile identifying any program management deficiencies and assigns an overall performance rating. A PHA's written report of correction of a SEMAP deficiency is used as documentation that the PHA has taken action to address identified program weaknesses. Where HUD assigns an overall performance rating of troubled, the PHA's corrective action plan is used to monitor the PHA's progress on program improvements.
Respondents:
Public Housing Agencies.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency
of response
Responses
per annum
Burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Form HUD-52648 SEMAP Certification
1,544
1
1,544
12
18,528
$42.50
$787,440
Corrective Action Plan
60
1
60
10
600
42.50
25,500
Report on Correction of SEMAP Deficiency
400
1
400
2
800
42.50
34,000
Total
2,004
1
2,004
19,928
42.50
846,940
* Estimated cost per hour is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2026 National Occupational Employment and Wages Estimates, US for 13-1041, Compliance Officer mean hourly wage.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice solicits 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.
www.regulations.gov
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
44 U.S.C. 3507