81 FR 94765 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)
| Page Range | 94765-94767 | |
| FR Document | 2016-29865 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 94765-94767] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29865] [[Page 94765]] Vol. 81 Friday, No. 247 December 23, 2016 Part X Department of Housing and Urban Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 247 / Friday, December 23, 2016 / Unified Agenda [[Page 94766]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 24 CFR Subtitles A and B [Docket No. FR-5935-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. 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: August 31, 2016. Tonya Robinson, Principal Deputy General Counsel. Office of Housing--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 329....................... 24 CFR 3280 Manufactured 2502-AJ34 Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR- 5739). 330....................... 24 CFR 3282 Manufactured 2502-AJ37 Housing Program: Minimum Payments to the States (FR-5848). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 94767]] DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of Housing (OH) Proposed Rule Stage 329. 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................................ 03/00/17 ....................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, Phone: 202 708-6423. RIN: 2502-AJ34 330.Manufactured Housing Program: Minimum Payments to the States (FR-5848) Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4501; 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 35359(d) Abstract: This proposed rule would revise the minimum payments to States approved as State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 in order to provide for a more equitable guarantee of minimum funding from HUD's appropriation for this program and to avoid the differing per unit payments to the States that have occurred under the present rule. This rule would base the minimum payments to States upon their participation in production or siting of new manufactured homes, including for new manufactured homes both produced and sited in the same State. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 11/00/16 ....................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 457 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, Phone: 202 708-6423. RIN: 2502-AJ37 [FR Doc. 2016-29865 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND agency to publish semiannually a compliance with the above
URBAN DEVELOPMENT regulatory agenda of rules expected to requirements.
be proposed or promulgated that are HUD has attempted to list in this
24 CFR Subtitles A and B likely to have a significant economic agenda all regulations and regulatory
[Docket No. FR–5935–N–02] impact on a substantial number of reviews pending at the time of
‘‘small entities,’’ meaning small publication, except for minor and
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda businesses, small organizations, or small routine or repetitive actions, but some
governmental jurisdictions. Executive may have been inadvertently omitted, or
AGENCY: Department of Housing and Order 12866 and the Regulatory may have arisen too late to be included
Urban Development. Flexibility Act permit incorporation of in the published agenda. There is no
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. the agenda required by these two legal significance to the omission of an
SUMMARY: In accordance with section authorities with any other prescribed item from this agenda. Also, where a
4(b) of Executive Order 12866, agenda. date is provided for the next rulemaking
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ as HUD’s regulatory agenda combines action, the date is an estimate and is not
amended, HUD is publishing its agenda the information required by Executive a commitment to act on or by the date
of regulations already issued or that are Order 12866 and the Regulatory shown.
expected to be issued during the next Flexibility Act. As in the past, HUD’s In some cases, HUD has withdrawn
several months. The agenda also complete Unified Agenda will be rules that were placed on previous
includes rules currently in effect that available online at www.reginfo.gov, in agendas for which there has been no
are under review and describes those a format that offers users a greatly publication activity. Withdrawal of a
regulations that may affect small enhanced ability to obtain information rule does not necessarily mean that
entities, as required by section 602 of from the Agenda database. HUD will not proceed with the
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The rulemaking. Withdrawal allows HUD to
The Department is subject to certain assess the subject matter further and
purpose of publication of the agenda is rulemaking requirements set forth in the
to encourage more effective public determine whether rulemaking in that
Department of Housing and Urban area is appropriate. Following such an
participation in the regulatory process Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et
by providing the public with advance assessment, the Department may
seq.). Section 7(o) of the Department of determine that certain rules listed as
information about pending regulatory Housing and Urban Development Act
activities. withdrawn under this agenda are
(42 U.S.C. 3535(o)) requires that the appropriate. If that determination is
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Secretary transmit to the congressional
Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General made, such rules will be included in a
committees having jurisdictional succeeding semiannual agenda.
Counsel for Regulations, Office of oversight of HUD (the Senate Committee
General Counsel, Department of In addition, for a few rules that have
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Housing and Urban Development, 451 been published as proposed or interim
and the House Committee on Financial
7th Street SW., Room 10276, rules and which, therefore, require
Services), a semiannual agenda of all
Washington, DC 20410–0500; telephone further rulemaking, HUD has identified
rules or regulations that are under
number 202–708–3055. (This is not a the timing of the next action stage as
development or review by the
toll-free number.) A ‘‘undetermined.’’ These are rules that
Department. A rule appearing on the
telecommunications device for hearing- are still under review by HUD for which
agenda cannot be published for
and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) a determination and timing of the next
comment before or during the first 15
is available at 800–877–8339 (Federal action stage have not yet been made.
calendar days after transmittal of the
Relay Service). Since the purpose of publication of
agenda. Section 7(o) provides that if,
the agenda is to encourage more
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive within that period, either committee
effective public participation in the
Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and notifies the Secretary that it intends to
regulatory process by providing the
Review’’ (58 FR 51735), as amended, review any rule or regulation that
public with early information about the
requires each department or agency to appears on the agenda, the Secretary
Department’s future regulatory actions,
prepare semiannually an agenda of: (1) must submit to both committees a copy
HUD invites all interested members of
Regulations that the department or of the rule or regulation, in the form that
the public to comment on the rules
agency has issued or expects to issue, it is intended to be proposed, at least 15
listed in the agenda.
and; (2) rules currently in effect that are calendar days before it is to be
under departmental or agency review. published for comment. The semiannual Dated: August 31, 2016.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. agenda posted on www.reginfo.gov is the Tonya Robinson,
601–612) requires each department or agenda transmitted to the committees in Principal Deputy General Counsel.
OFFICE OF HOUSING—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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329 .................... 24 CFR 3280 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FR–5739) ...................................... 2502–AJ34
330 .................... 24 CFR 3282 Manufactured Housing Program: Minimum Payments to the States (FR–5848) ..................... 2502–AJ37
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND safety considerations for attached Agencies (SAAs) under the National
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) garages, and for draftstops when there is Manufactured Housing Construction
a usable space above and below the and Safety Standards Act of 1974 in
Office of Housing (OH)
concealed space of a floor/ceiling order to provide for a more equitable
Proposed Rule Stage assembly and would establish guarantee of minimum funding from
329. Manufactured Home Construction requirements for venting systems to HUD’s appropriation for this program
and Safety Standards (FR–5739) ensure that proper separation is and to avoid the differing per unit
maintained between the air intake and payments to the States that have
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5401 et exhaust systems. occurred under the present rule. This
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) Timetable: rule would base the minimum payments
Abstract: This proposed rule would to States upon their participation in
amend the Federal Manufactured Home Action Date FR Cite production or siting of new
Construction and Safety Standards by manufactured homes, including for new
adopting certain recommendations NPRM .................. 03/00/17 manufactured homes both produced and
made to HUD by the Manufactured sited in the same State.
Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC). Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The National Manufactured Housing Required: Yes. Timetable:
Construction and Safety Standards Act Agency Contact: Richard Mendlen,
Action Date FR Cite
of 1974 (the Act) requires HUD to Structural Engineer, Office of
publish all proposed revised Manufactured Housing Programs, Office NPRM .................. 11/00/16
construction and safety standards of Housing, Department of Housing and
submitted by the MHCC. This proposed Urban Development, Office of Housing, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
rule is based on the third set of MHCC 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, Required: Yes.
recommendations to update and DC 20410, Phone: 202 708–6423.
Agency Contact: Richard Mendlen,
improve various aspects of the RIN: 2502–AJ34
Structural Engineer, Office of
Manufactured Housing Construction
and Safety Standards. HUD has 330. • Manufactured Housing Program: Manufactured Housing Programs, Office
Minimum Payments to the States (FR– of Housing, Department of Housing and
reviewed those proposals and has made
5848) Urban Development, Office of Housing,
several editorial revisions to the
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4501; 42 457 Seventh Street SW., Washington,
proposals which were reviewed and
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 35359(d) DC 20410, Phone: 202 708–6423.
accepted by the MHCC. This rule
proposes to add new standards that Abstract: This proposed rule would RIN: 2502–AJ37
would establish requirements for carbon revise the minimum payments to States [FR Doc. 2016–29865 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am]
monoxide detection, stairways, fire approved as State Administrative BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
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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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