80 FR 77980 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30681 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 77980-77981] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30681] [[Page 77979]] Vol. 80 Tuesday, No. 240 December 15, 2015 Part X Department of Housing and Urban Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 80 , No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda [[Page 77980]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 24 CFR Subtitles A and B [Docket No. FR-5852-N-02] Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' as amended, HUD is publishing its agenda of regulations already issued or that are expected to be issued during the next several months. The agenda also includes rules currently in effect that are under review and describes those regulations that may affect small entities, as required by section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The purpose of publication of the agenda is to encourage more effective public participation in the regulatory process by providing the public with advance information about pending regulatory activities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone number 202-708-3055. (This is not a toll-free number.) A telecommunications device for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) is available at 800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735), as amended, requires each department or agency to prepare semiannually an agenda of: (1) Regulations that the department or agency has issued or expects to issue, and; (2) rules currently in effect that are under departmental or agency review. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) requires each department or agency to publish semiannually a regulatory agenda of rules expected to be proposed or promulgated that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of ``small entities,'' meaning small businesses, small organizations, or small governmental jurisdictions. Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act permit incorporation of the agenda required by these two authorities with any other prescribed agenda. HUD's regulatory agenda combines the information required by Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. As in the past, HUD's complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. While publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department notes that its Fall 2015 Unified Agenda does not list any rules expected to be proposed or promulgated that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of ``small entities.'' The Department is subject to certain rulemaking requirements set forth in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.). Section 7(o) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that the Secretary transmit to the congressional committees having jurisdictional oversight of HUD (the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services), a semiannual agenda of all rules or regulations that are under development or review by the Department. A rule appearing on the agenda cannot be published for comment before or during the first 15 calendar days after transmittal of the agenda. Section 7(o) provides that if, within that period, either committee notifies the Secretary that it intends to review any rule or regulation that appears on the agenda, the Secretary must submit to both committees a copy of the rule or regulation, in the form that it is intended to be proposed, at least 15 calendar days before it is to be published for comment. The semiannual agenda posted on www.reginfo.gov is the agenda transmitted to the committees in compliance with the above requirements. HUD has attempted to list in this agenda all regulations and regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication, except for minor and routine or repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently omitted, or may have arisen too late to be included in the published agenda. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Also, where a date is provided for the next rulemaking action, the date is an estimate and is not a commitment to act on or by the date shown. In some cases, HUD has withdrawn rules that were placed on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity. Withdrawal of a rule does not necessarily mean that HUD will not proceed with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows HUD to assess the subject matter further and determine whether rulemaking in that area is appropriate. Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate. If that determination is made, such rules will be included in a succeeding semiannual agenda. In addition, for a few rules that have been published as proposed or interim rules and which, therefore, require further rulemaking, HUD has identified the timing of the next action stage as ``undetermined.'' These are rules that are still under review by HUD for which a determination and timing of the next action stage have not yet been made. Since the purpose of publication of the agenda is to encourage more effective public participation in the regulatory process by providing the public with early information about the Department's future regulatory actions, HUD invites all interested members of the public to comment on the rules listed in the agenda. Dated: September 30, 2015. Tonya Robinson, Principal Deputy General Counsel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 311......................... 24 CFR 3280 2502-AJ34 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR- 5739). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 77981]] DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of Housing (OH) Proposed Rule Stage 311.Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR- 5739) Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) Abstract: This proposed rule would amend the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards by adopting certain recommendations made to HUD by the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC). The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (the Act) requires HUD to publish all proposed revised construction and safety standards submitted by the MHCC. This proposed rule is based on the third set of MHCC recommendations to update and improve various aspects of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards. HUD has reviewed those proposals and has made several editorial revisions to the proposals which were reviewed and accepted by the MHCC. This rule proposes to add new standards that would establish requirements for carbon monoxide detection, stairways, fire safety considerations for attached garages, and for draftstops when there is a usable space above and below the concealed space of a floor/ceiling assembly and would establish requirements for venting systems to ensure that proper separation is maintained between the air intake and exhaust systems. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 03/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Richard Mendlen, Structural Engineer, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, Phone: 202 708-6423. RIN: 2502-AJ34 [FR Doc. 2015-30681 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND likely to have a significant economic published for comment. The semiannual
URBAN DEVELOPMENT impact on a substantial number of agenda posted on www.reginfo.gov is the
‘‘small entities,’’ meaning small agenda transmitted to the committees in
24 CFR Subtitles A and B businesses, small organizations, or small compliance with the above
[Docket No. FR–5852–N–02] governmental jurisdictions. Executive requirements.
Order 12866 and the Regulatory HUD has attempted to list in this
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Flexibility Act permit incorporation of agenda all regulations and regulatory
the agenda required by these two reviews pending at the time of
AGENCY: Department of Housing and authorities with any other prescribed publication, except for minor and
Urban Development. agenda. routine or repetitive actions, but some
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. HUD’s regulatory agenda combines may have been inadvertently omitted, or
the information required by Executive may have arisen too late to be included
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
Order 12866 and the Regulatory in the published agenda. There is no
4(b) of Executive Order 12866,
Flexibility Act. As in the past, HUD’s legal significance to the omission of an
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ as
complete Unified Agenda will be item from this agenda. Also, where a
amended, HUD is publishing its agenda
available online at www.reginfo.gov, in date is provided for the next rulemaking
of regulations already issued or that are
a format that offers users a greatly action, the date is an estimate and is not
expected to be issued during the next
enhanced ability to obtain information a commitment to act on or by the date
several months. The agenda also
from the Agenda database. While shown.
includes rules currently in effect that
publication in the Federal Register is In some cases, HUD has withdrawn
are under review and describes those
mandated for the regulatory flexibility rules that were placed on previous
regulations that may affect small
agendas by the Regulatory Flexibility agendas for which there has been no
entities, as required by section 602 of
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department notes publication activity. Withdrawal of a
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The
that its Fall 2015 Unified Agenda does rule does not necessarily mean that
purpose of publication of the agenda is
not list any rules expected to be HUD will not proceed with the
to encourage more effective public
proposed or promulgated that are likely rulemaking. Withdrawal allows HUD to
participation in the regulatory process
to have a significant economic impact assess the subject matter further and
by providing the public with advance
on a substantial number of ‘‘small determine whether rulemaking in that
information about pending regulatory
entities.’’ area is appropriate. Following such an
activities.
The Department is subject to certain assessment, the Department may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: rulemaking requirements set forth in the determine that certain rules listed as
Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Department of Housing and Urban withdrawn under this agenda are
Counsel for Regulations, Office of Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et appropriate. If that determination is
General Counsel, Department of seq.). Section 7(o) of the Department of made, such rules will be included in a
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Housing and Urban Development Act succeeding semiannual agenda.
7th Street SW., Room 10276, (42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that the In addition, for a few rules that have
Washington, DC 20410–0500; telephone Secretary transmit to the congressional been published as proposed or interim
number 202–708–3055. (This is not a committees having jurisdictional rules and which, therefore, require
toll-free number.) A oversight of HUD (the Senate Committee further rulemaking, HUD has identified
telecommunications device for hearing- on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs the timing of the next action stage as
and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) and the House Committee on Financial ‘‘undetermined.’’ These are rules that
is available at 800–877–8339 (Federal Services), a semiannual agenda of all are still under review by HUD for which
Relay Service). rules or regulations that are under a determination and timing of the next
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive development or review by the action stage have not yet been made.
Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Department. A rule appearing on the
Since the purpose of publication of
Review’’ (58 FR 51735), as amended, agenda cannot be published for
the agenda is to encourage more
requires each department or agency to comment before or during the first 15
effective public participation in the
prepare semiannually an agenda of: (1) calendar days after transmittal of the
regulatory process by providing the
Regulations that the department or agenda. Section 7(o) provides that if,
public with early information about the
agency has issued or expects to issue, within that period, either committee
Department’s future regulatory actions,
and; (2) rules currently in effect that are notifies the Secretary that it intends to
HUD invites all interested members of
under departmental or agency review. review any rule or regulation that
the public to comment on the rules
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. appears on the agenda, the Secretary
listed in the agenda.
601–612) requires each department or must submit to both committees a copy
agency to publish semiannually a of the rule or regulation, in the form that Dated: September 30, 2015.
regulatory agenda of rules expected to it is intended to be proposed, at least 15 Tonya Robinson,
be proposed or promulgated that are calendar days before it is to be Principal Deputy General Counsel.
Regulation
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND construction and safety standards maintained between the air intake and
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) submitted by the MHCC. This proposed exhaust systems.
rule is based on the third set of MHCC Timetable:
Office of Housing (OH)
recommendations to update and
Proposed Rule Stage improve various aspects of the Action Date FR Cite
Manufactured Housing Construction
311. • Manufactured Home and Safety Standards. HUD has NPRM .................. 03/00/16
Construction and Safety Standards reviewed those proposals and has made
(FR–5739) several editorial revisions to the Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5401 et proposals which were reviewed and Required: Yes.
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) accepted by the MHCC. This rule Agency Contact: Richard Mendlen,
Abstract: This proposed rule would proposes to add new standards that Structural Engineer, Office of
amend the Federal Manufactured Home would establish requirements for carbon Manufactured Housing Programs, Office
Construction and Safety Standards by monoxide detection, stairways, fire of Housing, Department of Housing and
adopting certain recommendations safety considerations for attached Urban Development, Office of Housing,
made to HUD by the Manufactured garages, and for draftstops when there is 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC
Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC). a usable space above and below the 20410, Phone: 202 708–6423.
The National Manufactured Housing concealed space of a floor/ceiling
Construction and Safety Standards Act assembly and would establish RIN: 2502–AJ34
of 1974 (the Act) requires HUD to requirements for venting systems to [FR Doc. 2015–30681 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
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| Contact | Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General Counsel for Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone number 202-708-3055. (This is not a toll-free number.) A telecommunications device for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) is available at 800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service). | |
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