Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22128
HUD Seeks Public Comment on EPIC Information Collection Revision
Buyer
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Posted
October 30, 2026
Respond By
December 01, 2026
Identifier
2026-22128
HUD is inviting public comment on a proposed revision to the Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC) information collection, not seeking products or contracted services. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Office of Policy Development and Research and its Chief Data Officer. - Purpose: HUD is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision to the existing EPIC information collection. - Information collected: Public Housing Capital Fund Five-Year Plans, Annual Statements/Budgets, and Performance and Evaluation forms; information on document management, additional capital-funding requests, energy performance contracting, and public and mixed-finance housing development. - Requested public input: Whether the collection is necessary and useful, whether the respondent-burden estimates are accurate, how to improve the information collected, and how to reduce the burden on respondents. - Estimated annual burden: 13,415 respondents, 20,415 responses, 30,327 burden hours, and $1,742,909.93 in total annual costs. - Procurement status: This is a public-comment notice, not a procurement or award. No OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, or contracted services are identified.
Description
HUD is seeking Office of Management and Budget approval for a revision to the currently approved information collection for the Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC). EPIC automates collection of Public Housing Capital Fund program forms, including Five-Year Plans and Annual Statements/Budgets/Performance and Evaluation forms, and supports tracking how grantees use federal funds. The system also supports information collection related to energy performance contracts, public housing development, and additional funding requests. HUD requests public comments on the necessity and utility of the collection, estimated respondent burden, ways to improve the information collected, and ways to reduce response burden.