Housing and Urban Development Department
This notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for eligible multifamily housing projects having an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2026. OCAFs are annual factors used to adjust Section 8 rents renewed under section 515 or section 524 of MAHRA. Additionally, OCAFs are part of an allowable method of rent adjustment for project-based voucher contracts pursuant to the provision at Section 8(o)(13)(I) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that was implemented June 6, 2024. This notice also solicits comments on the methodology and data sources used to determine the OCAFs.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-6495-N-02] AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: This notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for eligible multifamily housing projects having an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2026. OCAFs are annual factors used to adjust Section 8 rents renewed under section 515 or section 524 of MAHRA. Additionally, OCAFs are part of an allowable method of rent adjustment for project-based voucher contracts pursuant to the provision at Section 8(o)(13)(I) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that was implemented June 6, 2024. This notice also solicits comments on the methodology and data sources used to determine the OCAFs. DATES: Applicability date: February 11, 2026. Comment due date: Comments are requested on or before April 6, 2026. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments responsive to this notice. Copies of all comments submitted are available for inspection and downloading at www.regulations.gov . To receive consideration as public comments, comments must be submitted through one of the two methods specified…
Citation: 91 FR 4934
