80 FR 76705 - Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Request for Recommended Changes

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 237 (December 10, 2015)

Page Range		76705-76706
FR Document		2015-31202

Consistent with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, this notice invites interested persons to submit proposed changes to update and revise HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. These proposed changes will be submitted to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) for review and consideration as part of its responsibility to provide periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, revise, and interpret the HUD standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5906-N-01]


Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Request for 
Recommended Changes

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, this notice invites 
interested persons to submit proposed changes to update and revise 
HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. These 
proposed changes will be submitted to the Manufactured Housing 
Consensus Committee (MHCC) for review and consideration as part of its 
responsibility to provide periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the HUD standards.

DATES: To ensure consideration, the deadline for submitting proposed

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changes from the public for the 2016-2017 review is March 31, 2016. Any 
Proposals received after March 31, 2016 will be held until the 2018-
2019 review period.

ADDRESSES: Proposed changes to the Manufactured Home Construction and 
Safety Standards are to be submitted to the following URL address: 
mhcc.homeinnovation.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator and 
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Manufactured Housing 
Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Room 9168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-708-6423 
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing 
or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 604(a) of the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by 
the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et 
seq.) (the Act) establishes the MHCC. Among other things, the MHCC is 
responsible for providing periodic recommendations to HUD to adopt, 
revise, and interpret the manufactured housing construction and safety 
standards. HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards 
are codified at 24 CFR part 3280. According to Section 604(a)(4) of the 
Act, the MHCC is required to consider revisions not less than once 
during each 2-year period.
    Today's notice requests that interested persons provide proposed 
changes for revising or updating HUD's Manufactured Home Construction 
and Safety Standards. Consistent with the Act, recommendations are 
requested that further HUD's efforts to increase the quality, 
durability, safety and affordability of manufactured homes; facilitate 
the availability of affordable manufactured homes and increase 
homeownership for all Americans; and encourage cost-effective and 
innovative construction techniques for manufactured homes. To permit 
the MHCC to fully consider the proposed changes, commenters are 
encouraged to provide at least the following information:
     The specific section of the current Manufactured Home 
Construction and Safety Standards that require revision or update; or 
whether the recommendation would require a new standard;
     Specific detail regarding the recommendation including a 
statement of the problem intended to be corrected or addressed by the 
recommendation, how the recommendation would resolve or address the 
problem, and the basis of the recommendation; and
     Information regarding whether the recommendation would 
result in increased costs to manufacturers or consumers and the value 
of the benefits derived from HUD's implementation of the 
recommendation, should be provided and discussed to the extent 
feasible.
    The Act requires that an administering organization administer the 
process for the MHCC's development and interpretation of the Federal 
Standards and Procedural and Enforcement Regulations. The administering 
organization that has been selected by HUD to administer this process 
is Home Innovation Research Labs, Inc. This Notice requests that 
proposed revisions to the Federal standards be submitted to the MHCC 
for consideration through the administering organization, Home 
Innovation Research Labs, Inc. at the following URL address: 
mhcc.homeinnovation.com. This organization will be responsible for 
ensuring delivery of all appropriately prepared proposed changes to the 
MHCC for its review and consideration.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The information collection requirements contained in this notice 
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and assigned 
OMB Control Number 2535-0116. In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 
not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless the 
collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Dated: December 4, 2015.
Pamela Beck Danner,
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs.
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Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is coordinate the use of HUD rental Total Estimated Burdens: 8,000.
requesting comment from all interested assistance programs with public and
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
parties on the proposed collection of private resources, to enable eligible
information. The purpose of this notice families to achieve economic This notice is soliciting comments
is to allow for 60 days of public independence and self-sufficiency. from members of the public and affected
comment. HUD’s Appropriations Act of 2015 parties concerning the collection of
allows owners of privately owned information described in Section A on
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 8,
multifamily properties with a Section 8 the following:
2016. (1) Whether the proposed collection
contract to voluntarily make a Family
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are of information is necessary for the
Self-Sufficiency program available to
invited to submit comments regarding proper performance of the functions of
assisted tenants in accordance with
this proposal. Comments should refer to the agency, including whether the
procedures established by the Secretary,
the proposal by name and/or OMB information will have practical utility;
including those procedures permitting
Control Number and should be sent to: (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
tenants to accrue escrow funds in
Colette Pollard, Reports Management estimate of the burden of the proposed
accordance with section 23(d)(2) of the
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing collection of information;
U.S. Housing Act of 1937. Owners of
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
privately-owned HUD assisted
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC utility, and clarity of the information to
multifamily housing can voluntarily
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 be collected; and
establish and operate a MF FSS program (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at their housing sites. Participation in the collection of information on those
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the MF FSS program is voluntary for who are to respond; including through
the proposed forms or other available
families living in these properties. the use of appropriate automated
information. Persons with hearing or FSS families are referred to services
speech impairments may access this collection techniques or other forms of
and educational opportunities that can
number through TTY by calling the toll- information technology, e.g., permitting
lead to improved employment and
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– electronic submission of responses.
earned income. Such services might HUD encourages interested parties to
8339. include child care, transportation,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submit comment in response to these
education, job training, employment questions.
Danielle Garcia, Branch Chief, Subsidy counseling, financial literacy, and
Oversight Branch, Assisted Housing homeownership counseling. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Oversight Division, Office of Asset Families entering the FSS program Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Management and Portfolio Oversight, work with a case manager to develop Dated: December 2, 2015.
Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, goals that will lead to self-sufficiency Janet M. Golrick,
Department of Housing and Urban within a 5-year period. These goals may Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
Development, 451 7th Street SW., include education, specialized training, for Housing—Associate Deputy Federal
Washington, DC 20410; email and job readiness, placement, and career Housing Commissioner.
Danielle.D.Garcia@hud.gov or telephone advancement activities. Families sign a [FR Doc. 2015–31201 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
202–402–2768. This is not a toll-free five year contract of participation (CoP) BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
number. Persons with hearing or speech with the owner. Goals for each
impairments may access this number participating family member are set out
through TTY by calling the toll-free in Individual Training and Services DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. plans (ITSP) that are part of the CoP. URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Copies of available documents When the family meets its goals and [Docket No. FR–5906–N–01]
submitted to OMB may be obtained completes its FSS contract, the family
from Ms. Pollard. becomes eligible to receive funds Manufactured Home Construction and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This deposited in an escrow account. Safety Standards; Request for
notice informs the public that HUD is The owner establishes an interest- Recommended Changes
seeking approval from OMB for the bearing escrow account for each
information collection described in participating family. If a family’s earned AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Section A. income and rental payments increase as Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
a result of participation in the FSS, the Commissioner, HUD.
A. Overview of Information Collection ACTION: Notice.
owner will credit the incremental
Title of Information Collection: earned income amount to the family’s
Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency SUMMARY: Consistent with the National
escrow account. Once a family Manufactured Housing Construction
Program Escrow Credit Data. successfully graduates from the
OMB Approval Number: Pending. and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as
program, they may access the escrow amended, this notice invites interested
Type of Request: This is a new funds and use them for any purpose.
collection. persons to submit proposed changes to
Form Number: Sample attached: Respondents update and revise HUD’s Manufactured
Sample MF FSS Reporting Tool Owners of privately-owned HUD Home Construction and Safety
Description of the need for the assisted multifamily housing who Standards. These proposed changes will
be submitted to the Manufactured
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information and proposed use: voluntarily establish and operate a MF
Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency FSS program at their housing sites. Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC)
(MF FSS) is a HUD program that enables Estimated Number of Respondents: for review and consideration as part of
families living in multifamily assisted 2,000. its responsibility to provide periodic
housing to increase their earned income Estimated Number of Responses: recommendations to HUD to adopt,
and reduce their dependence on public 8,000. revise, and interpret the HUD standards.
assistance programs. MF FSS promotes Frequency of Response: Quarterly. DATES: To ensure consideration, the
the development of local strategies to Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. deadline for submitting proposed

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changes from the public for the 2016– of the problem intended to be corrected DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
2017 review is March 31, 2016. Any or addressed by the recommendation,
Proposals received after March 31, 2016 how the recommendation would resolve National Park Service
will be held until the 2018–2019 review or address the problem, and the basis of
period. the recommendation; and [NPS–WASO–CRPS–NHL–16529;
ADDRESSES: Proposed changes to the PPWOCRADP2, PCU00RP14.R50000 (166)]
• Information regarding whether the
Manufactured Home Construction and recommendation would result in
Safety Standards are to be submitted to Information Collection Request Sent to
increased costs to manufacturers or the Office of Management and Budget
the following URL address:
mhcc.homeinnovation.com. consumers and the value of the benefits (OMB) for Approval; Nomination of
derived from HUD’s implementation of Properties for Designation as National
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the recommendation, should be Historic Landmarks
Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator and provided and discussed to the extent
Designated Federal Official (DFO), feasible. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Office of Manufactured Housing ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
Programs, Department of Housing and The Act requires that an
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., administering organization administer SUMMARY: We (National Park Service)
Room 9168, Washington, DC 20410, the process for the MHCC’s have sent an Information Collection
telephone number 202–708–6423 (this development and interpretation of the Request (ICR) to OMB for review and
is not a toll-free number). Persons who Federal Standards and Procedural and approval. We summarize the ICR below
have difficulty hearing or speaking may Enforcement Regulations. The and describe the nature of the collection
access this number via TTY by calling administering organization that has and the estimated burden and cost. We
the toll-free Federal Information Relay been selected by HUD to administer this may not conduct or sponsor and a
Service at 800–877–8339. process is Home Innovation Research person is not required to respond to a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Labs, Inc. This Notice requests that collection of information unless it
604(a) of the National Manufactured proposed revisions to the Federal displays a currently valid OMB control
Housing Construction and Safety standards be submitted to the MHCC for number.
Standards Act of 1974, as amended by consideration through the administering DATES: You must submit comments on
the Manufactured Housing organization, Home Innovation Research or before January 11, 2016.
Improvement Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. Labs, Inc. at the following URL address: ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
5401 et seq.) (the Act) establishes the mhcc.homeinnovation.com. This suggestions on this information
MHCC. Among other things, the MHCC organization will be responsible for collection to the Desk Officer for the
is responsible for providing periodic ensuring delivery of all appropriately Department of the Interior at OMB–
recommendations to HUD to adopt, prepared proposed changes to the OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
revise, and interpret the manufactured MHCC for its review and consideration. Submission@omb.eop.gov (email).
housing construction and safety Please provide a copy of your comments
standards. HUD’s Manufactured Home Paperwork Reduction Act to Madonna L. Baucum, Information
Construction and Safety Standards are Collection Clearance Officer, National
codified at 24 CFR part 3280. According The information collection
Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley
to Section 604(a)(4) of the Act, the requirements contained in this notice
Drive, Room 2C114, Mail Stop 242,
MHCC is required to consider revisions have been approved by the Office of
Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or madonna_
not less than once during each 2-year Management and Budget (OMB) under baucum@nps.gov (email). Please
period. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 include ‘‘1024–NHL’’ in the subject line
Today’s notice requests that interested (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and assigned of your comments.
persons provide proposed changes for OMB Control Number 2535–0116. In
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
revising or updating HUD’s accordance with the Paperwork
request additional information about
Manufactured Home Construction and Reduction Act, an agency may not this ICR, contact Patricia Henry,
Safety Standards. Consistent with the conduct or sponsor, and a person is not Historian, National Historic Landmark
Act, recommendations are requested required to respond to, a collection of Program, at patty_henry@nps.gov
that further HUD’s efforts to increase the information, unless the collection (email); (202) 354–2216 (telephone); or
quality, durability, safety and displays a currently valid OMB control (202) 371–2229 (fax). You may review
affordability of manufactured homes; number. the ICR online at http://
facilitate the availability of affordable
Dated: December 4, 2015. www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
manufactured homes and increase
Pamela Beck Danner, instructions to review Department of the
homeownership for all Americans; and
Interior collections under review by
encourage cost-effective and innovative Administrator, Office of Manufactured
OMB.
construction techniques for Housing Programs.
manufactured homes. To permit the [FR Doc. 2015–31202 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
MHCC to fully consider the proposed BILLING CODE 4210–67–P I. Abstract
changes, commenters are encouraged to
provide at least the following National Historic Landmarks (NHLs)
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information: are nationally significant historic places
• The specific section of the current (buildings, sites, structures, objects, or
Manufactured Home Construction and districts) designated by the Secretary of
Safety Standards that require revision or the Interior, because they possess
update; or whether the recommendation exceptional value or quality in
would require a new standard; illustrating or interpreting the heritage
• Specific detail regarding the of the United States. Today, just over
recommendation including a statement 2,500 historic places bear this national

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Action		Notice.
Dates		To ensure consideration, the deadline for submitting proposed changes from the public for the 2016-2017 review is March 31, 2016. Any Proposals received after March 31, 2016 will be held until the 2018- 2019 review period.
Contact		Pamela Beck Danner, Administrator and Designated Federal Official (DFO), Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 9168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-708-6423 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation		80 FR 76705