PART 908—ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF REQUIRED FAMILY DATA FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, INDIAN HOUSING, AND THE SECTION 8 RENTAL VOUCHER, AND MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437f, 3535(d), 3543, 3544, and 3608a. Source: 60 FR 11628, Mar. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted. § 908.101 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to require Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), including Moving-to-Work (MTW) PHAs, that operate Public Housing, Indian Housing, or Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Voucher, and Moderate Rehabilitation programs to electronically submit certain data to HUD for those programs. These electronically submitted data are required for HUD forms: HUD-50058, including the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Addendum. Applicable program entities must retain at a minimum, the last three years of the form HUD-50058, and supporting documentation, during the term of each assisted lease, and for a period of at least 3 years from the end of participation (EOP) date, to support billings to HUD and to permit an effective audit. Electronic retention of form HUD-50058 and HUD-50058-FSS and supporting documentation fulfills the record retention requirement under this section. [74 FR 68934, Dec. 29, 2009, as amended at 89 FR 38293, May 7, 2024] § 908.104 Requirements. (a) Automated HAs. (b) Nonautomated HAs. (1) Complete a vendor search and obtain either: (i) The necessary hardware and software required to develop and maintain an in-house automated data processing system (ADP) used to generate electronic submission of the data for these forms via telephonic network; or (ii) A service contract for the operation of an automated system to generate electronic submission of the data for these forms via telephonic network; (2) Complete their data loading; and (3) Begin electronic transmission by March 2, 1996. (c) Electronic transmission of data. (d) Service contract. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the Department may approve transmission of the data by tape or diskette if it determines that the cost of telephonic transmission would be excessive. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2577-0083) § 908.108 Cost. (a) General. (b) Sources of funding. § 908.112 Extension of time. The HUD Field Office may grant an HA an extension of time, of a reasonable period, for implementation of the requirements of § 908.104, if it determines that such electronic submission is infeasible because of one of the following: (a) Lack of staff resources; (b) Insufficient financial resources to purchase the required hardware, software or contractual services; or (c) Lack of adequate infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the inability to obtain telephone service to transmit the required data.