81_FR_37431 81 FR 37320 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

81 FR 37320 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)

Page Range37320-37321
FR Document2016-12907

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Subtitles A and B

[Docket No. FR-5935-N-01]


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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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 Spring 2016 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: March 18, 2016.
Tonya T. Robinson,
Principal Deputy General Counsel.

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                                                           Regulation
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169.......................  24 CFR 3280 Manufactured           2502-AJ34
                             Home Construction and
                             Safety Standards (FR-
                             5739).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)

Office of Housing (OH)

Proposed Rule Stage

169. 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:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/16  .......................
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    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. 2016-12907 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am]
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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–5935–N–01]                                   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 Spring 2016 Unified Agenda                    rule does not necessarily mean that
                                                  purpose of publication of the agenda is
                                                                                                              does 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: March 18, 2016.
                                                  regulatory agenda of rules expected to                      it is intended to be proposed, at least 15             Tonya T. Robinson,
                                                  be proposed or promulgated that are                         calendar days before it is to be                       Principal Deputy General Counsel.

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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               submitted by the MHCC. This proposed                   maintained between the air intake and
                                                  URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)                                 rule is based on the third set of MHCC                 exhaust systems.
                                                  Office of Housing (OH)                                  recommendations to update and                            Timetable:
                                                                                                          improve various aspects of the
                                                  Proposed Rule Stage                                     Manufactured Housing Construction                               Action            Date      FR Cite
                                                  169. Manufactured Home Construction                     and Safety Standards. HUD has
                                                                                                          reviewed those proposals and has made                  NPRM ..................   06/00/16
                                                  and Safety Standards (FR–5739)
                                                                                                          several editorial revisions to the
                                                    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5401 et                                                                             Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                          proposals which were reviewed and
                                                  seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)                                                                                        Required: Yes.
                                                    Abstract: This proposed rule would                    accepted by the MHCC. This rule
                                                                                                          proposes to add new standards that                       Agency Contact: Richard Mendlen,
                                                  amend the Federal Manufactured Home                                                                            Structural Engineer, Office of
                                                  Construction and Safety Standards by                    would establish requirements for carbon
                                                                                                          monoxide detection, stairways, fire                    Manufactured Housing Programs, Office
                                                  adopting certain recommendations                                                                               of Housing, Department of Housing and
                                                  made to HUD by the Manufactured                         safety considerations for attached
                                                                                                          garages, and for draftstops when there is              Urban Development, Office of Housing,
                                                  Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC).
                                                                                                          a usable space above and below the                     451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                  The National Manufactured Housing
                                                                                                          concealed space of a floor/ceiling                     20410, Phone: 202 708–6423.
                                                  Construction and Safety Standards Act
                                                  of 1974 (the Act) requires HUD to                       assembly and would establish                             RIN: 2502–AJ34
                                                  publish all proposed revised                            requirements for venting systems to                    [FR Doc. 2016–12907 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  construction and safety standards                       ensure that proper separation is                       BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
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ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
ContactAaron 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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